Gayatri Jayaraman

Gayatri Jayaraman is an Indian actress who appears in films and television shows. She is best known for her role in the Tamil film Manadhai Thirudivittai. Her glamorous appearance in the song Manja Kaattu Maina from the film gave her massive recognition.

Career

Gayathri began her career as an actress with director K. Balachander's tele-serial Azhukku Veshti and rejected offers from prominent directors such as Arjun before deciding to make her debut by featuring in Nagabharana's Neela. Neela, a Kannada film about a tribal singer with cancer. before she also went on to feature in a supporting role in Shree alongside Suriya, with Gayatri revealing that her role was chopped by the editors in post-production.

She retired from films after her marriage and is now a certified scuba diving instructor in the Andaman Islands and briefly returned to compere the Chennai Super Kings Cheer Leaders talent show on Vijay TV in 2009. She also notably, anchored the show Super Kudumbam on Sun TV in early 2013.

Personal life They are parents to two children—a son and a daughter.

Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes2001 Neela Neela Kannada Asoka Gypsy Dancer Hindi Special appearanceManadhai Thirudivittai Shruthi Tamil 2002 Aaduthu Paaduthu Gayatri / Vasanthi Telugu Shree Stella Tamil April Maadhathil Nimmi 2003 Vaseegara Asha 2004 Njan Salperu Ramankutty Sangeetha Malayalam 2005 Lokanathan IAS Durga Malayalam Swamy Aishwarya Kannada 2006 Naidu LLB Telugu 2021 Uppena Sangeetha's mother Telugu LankeKannada

Television Serials

Shows Year Title Role Language Channel Ilamai Pudhumai Host TamilSun TV Telephone Manipol HostTamil Vijay TV2006 Grandmaster Herself Tamil Vijay TV2009 Chennai Super Kings Cheer Leaders Talent Show Vijay TV2012 Super Kudumbam Sun TV2016 Achcham Thavir Contestant Vijay TV2018 Nandhini Kudumbam Herself Sun TV

Web Series Year Title Role Language Channel 2018 Dollhouse Diaries Damayanthi Tamil MX Player