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 (2001). Her glamorous appearance in the song Manja Kaattu Maina from the film gave her massive recognition.[1]
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.[1]
Her Telugu film debut was with Srikanth in Aaduthu Paaduthu,[2] 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.[3]
They are parents to two children—a son and a daughter.[4]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Neela | Neela | Kannada | |
| Asoka | Gypsy Dancer | Hindi | Special appearance | |
| Manadhai 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 | [5] |
| Lanke | Kannada | [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shree Ganesh | Devi Adishakti | Hindi | Sony TV |
| Micro Thodargal-Azhukku Vetti | Rasathi | Tamil | Raj TV | |
| 2001 | Micro Thodargal-Nizhal Vilaiyattu | Gayathri | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nandhini | Bhairavi | Sun TV | |
| 2019–2020 | Azhagu | Shakunthala Devi | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kayal | Sivasankari | ||
| 2022 | Valli Thirumanam | Vasundhara | Colors Tamil | |
| 2023 | Mr. Manaivi | Muthulakshmi | Sun TV | |
| 2024–2025 | Thangamagal | Bhairavi | Star Vijay | |
| 2025–Present | Aadukalam | Selvanayagi | Sun TV |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilamai Pudhumai | Host | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| Telephone Manipol | Host | Tamil | Vijay TV | |
| 2006 | Grandmaster | Herself | Tamil | Vijay TV |
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings Cheer Leaders Talent Show | Vijay TV | ||
| 2012 | Super Kudumbam | Sun TV | ||
| 2016 | Achcham Thavir | Contestant | Vijay TV | |
| 2018 | Nandhini Kudumbam | Herself | Sun TV |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dollhouse Diaries | Damayanthi | Tamil | MX Player |
