Gayathrie

In this Indian name, the name Shankar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gayathrie.

Gayathrie Shankar is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Her Tamil film debut was in 2012 with 18 Vayasu, and is best known for her role in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012). She had her Malayalam film debut with Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022).

Gayathrie
Born	Gayathrie Shankar Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	2012–present

Early life

Gayathrie was born and brought up in Bangalore.^[1] she is half Malayali and half Tamil.

Career

The actress's first release was the psychological thriller 18 Vayasu (2012), but was recognized for her work in Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012) alongside Vijay Sethupathi. In 2013 she starred in two films, Ponmaalai Pozhudhu and Mathapoo. She was next seen in Rummy (2014), a 1980s college love story, opposite Inigo Prabhakaran.^[2]

In 2017, Puriyatha Puthir directed by Ranjit Jeyakodi co-starring with Vijay Sethupathi..^[1][3][4] In 2018, she has two releases, a dark comedy Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren and drama film Seethakaathi. She played in the series called Vella Raja. The multi-starrer Chithiram Pesuthadi 2, Super Deluxe and K- 13 was release in 2019.^[5][6]

In 2022, she starred in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Vikram, in which she played the wife of Amar, interpreted by Fahadh Faasil along Kamal Haasan and Vijay Sethupathi. The film marks her second collaboration with Faasil after Super Deluxe and eighth collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi. Her long delayed movie, Maamanithan, directed by Seenu Ramasamy was released in the same year.^[7] She make her debut in Malayalam cinema with the film Nna Thaan Case Kodu (2022).^[8] Gayathrie Shankar played the female lead opposite Kunchacko Boban. The film is getting highly positive reviews.^[9] In 2023, the action thriller Corona Papers directed by Priyadarshan was a remake of Tamil hit 8 Thottakkal.^[10]

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

List of Gayathrie film credits

Year	Film	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2012	18 Vayasu	Gayathri
	Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom	Dhana Lakshmi (Dhana)
2013	Ponmaalai Pozhudhu	Divya
	Mathapoo	Pooja
2014	Rummy	Meenakshi
2017	Puriyadha Pudhir	Meera		[11]
2018	Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren	Godavari
	Seethakaathi	Herself
2019	Chithiram Pesuthadi 2	Priya
	Super Deluxe	Jothi
	K- 13	Pavithra		[12]
	Oththa Seruppu	Usha	Voice over only
2021	Tughlaq Durbar	Herself	Cameo appearance in the song "Arasial Kedi"
2022	Vikram	Gayathri Amar
	Maamanithan	Savithri Radhakrishnan		[13]
	Nna Thaan Case Kodu	Devi	Malayalam film	[14][15]
	Udanpaal	Kanmani		[16]
2023	Bagheera	Pallavi		[17]
	Corona Papers	Veena	Malayalam film	[18]
2024	Pechi	Meena		[19]

Web series

List of Gayathrie web series credits

Year	Series	Role	Notes
2018	Vella Raja	Aadhira	Amazon Prime
2019	Fingertip	Sandhya	ZEE5
2021	I Hate You I Love You: Chapter-1 : Alarm	Mrs.Rahul	Madboys Original YouTube Channel
2022	Srikanto	Ritu	Cameo Appearance, Bengali Web Series (Hoichoi)
2023	Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke	Thasleena	ZEE5 Hindi

References

1. Gayathrie. "Gayathrie Shankar – Interview". behindwoods.com (Interview). Interviewed by Jyothsna Bhavanishankar. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
2. Anupama, Subramanian (18 May 2013). "Rummy is a 1980s film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
3. balachandran, logesh (24 December 2013). "Gayathrie on a signing spree". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
4. "Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie pair up again for Mellisai — Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 28 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
5. Gupta, Rinku (1 October 2013). "I came as a blank slate: Gayathrie". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
6. "Ajmal and Ashok kick start 'Ulaa'". The Times of India. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
7. "Maamanithan Movie Review: A useful story, but not a riveting film".
8. "Gayathrie Shankar makes Malayalam debut with 'Nnaa...Thaan Case Kodu'".
9. "Nna Thaan Case Kodu Box Office 5 Days Collections: Kunchacko Boban's Film Is A Super Hit!".
10. "'Corona Papers' review: Slightly improved, but flawed remake".
11. "Puriyatha Puthir movie review: Vijay Sethupathi shines in this decent thriller". The Indian Express. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
12. "K13 movie review: An interesting premise that should have yielded a better result". The Indian Express. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
13. "Gayathrie teams up with Vijay Sethupathi again for Maamanithan". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
14. "மலையாளத்தில் அறிமுகமாகும் காயத்ரி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
15. "Release date of Kunchacko Boban-starrer Nna, Thaan Case Kodu out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
16. "Udanpaal Movie Review: Gayathrie, Vivek Prasanna's film is funny and engaging". India Today. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
17. "Gayathrie roped in for important role in 'Bagheera'". The News Minute. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
18. "Shane Nigam, Shine Tom Chacko team up for Priyadarshan's 'Corona Papers'". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
19. "Sivakarthikeyan unveils Pechi's first look, reveals release window". Cinema Express. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

External links

• Gayathrie at IMDb
• Gayathrie on Twitter