Gayathrie Shankar | |
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![]() Gayathrie in 2018 | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Gayathrie Shankaris an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film 18 Vayasu (2012) . Her notable films include Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012), Puriyadha Pudhir (2017), Super Deluxe (2019), K- 13 (2019) and Vikram (2022), which is her highest grossing release. Gayathrie expanded to Malayalam films with Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022), which earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam.
Gayathire made her screen debut with the psychological thriller 18 Vayasu (2012), and gained recognition for her work in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom opposite Vijay Sethupathi, in the same year. [2] In 2013 she starred in two films, Ponmaalai Pozhudhu and Mathapoo . In 2014, she appeared in Rummy (2014), a 1980s college love story opposite Inigo Prabhakaran. [3] After a two year hiatus, she appeared in the 2017 film Puriyatha Puthir reuniting with Vijay Sethupathi. [4] In 2018, she had two releases, a dark comedy, Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren and drama film Seethakaathi . [5] That year, Gayathrie also made her web debut with Vella Raja opposite Bobby Simha. [6]
Gayathrie had five releases in 2019. She first appeared in the films Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 , Super Deluxe , K- 13 and Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (where she had a voice role). She later appeared in the web series Fingertip . [7] [8] In Super Deluxe, she played a transgender's wife opposite Vijay Sethupathi. [9] Kirubakaran Purushothaman of India Today was appreciative of her performance and expressions. [10] In 2021, she had a special dance appearance in Tughlaq Durbar . [11]
The year 2022 marked a turning point in her career with several successful films. She first played a secret agent's wife in Vikram opposite Fahadh Faasil. [12] The film emerged as one of the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. [13] Her long delayed film Maamanithan was released in the same year. [14] Gayathrie then expanded to Malayalam films with Nna Thaan Case Kodu , playing a reformed thief's lover opposite Kunchacko Boban. [15] Jose K George of The Week noted, "Gayathrie is praiseworthy. Although she does not have much to do in the first two acts, she has quite a few interesting lines in the third act, and the actor pulls it off with much self-assurance." [16] The film was a box office success and won her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam. [17] Her last release that year was Udanpaal . [18]
In 2023, Gayathrie appeared in Bagheera opposite Prabhudeva, [19] and in the Malayalam film Corona Papers opposite Shane Nigam . [20] In the same year, she played a young terrorist in the Hindi series Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke . Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost noted, "Gayathrie as Tasleena will make you hate her portrayal with her impeccable act." [21] In 2024, Gayathire first appeared in a cameo as a singer in the Hindi-Tamil bilingual Merry Christmas . She then played the lead in Pechi . [22] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India stated that she "excels" in her well-written role. [23]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | 18 Vayasu | Gayathri | ||
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom | Dhanalakshmi "Dhana" | |||
2013 | Ponmaalai Pozhudhu | Divya | ||
Mathapoo | Pooja | |||
2014 | Rummy | Meenakshi | ||
2017 | Puriyadha Pudhir | Meera | [24] | |
2018 | Titanic Kadhalum Kavundhu Pogum | Unknown | Unreleased film | [25] |
Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren | Godavari | |||
Seethakaathi | Herself | |||
2019 | Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 | Priya | ||
Super Deluxe | Jyothi Manickam | |||
K-13 | Pavithra | [26] | ||
Oththa Seruppu | Usha | Voice only | ||
2021 | Tughlaq Durbar | Herself | Cameo appearance in song "Arasial Kedi" | |
2022 | Vikram | Gayathri Amar | ||
Maamanithan | Savithri Radhakrishnan | [27] | ||
Nna Thaan Case Kodu | Devi Kozhummal | Malayalam film | [28] [29] | |
Udanpaal | Kanmani | [30] | ||
2023 | Bagheera | Pallavi | [31] | |
Corona Papers | Veena | Malayalam film | [32] | |
2024 | Merry Christmas | Singer | Cameo appearance; simultaneously shot in Hindi | [33] |
Pechi | Meena | [34] | ||
2025 | DNA | Dancer | Cameo appearance in the song "Maaya Theera" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Vella Raja | Aadhira | [35] | |
2019 | Fingertip | Sandhya | Season 1 | |
2021 | I Hate You I Love You: Chapter-1 : Alarm | Mrs.Rahul | ||
2022 | Srikanto | Ritu | Bengali series; cameo appearance | |
2023 | Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke | Thasleena | Hindi series | [36] |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Nna Thaan Case Kodu | Won | [37] |