Gayathri Iyer

Not to be confused with Gayatri Iyer.
Gayathri Iyer [1]
Born Gayathri Venkitagiri
16 June 1990
Aluva, Kerala, India, India
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2009–present

Gayathri Iyer[2] is an Indian film actress and model from Kerala, who acted in Kannada, Telugu and Bengali films.

Biography

Gayathri Iyer[3][4][5] [6] started modeling in her first year of Mechanical Engineering. It started with college fashion shows. And they led to intercollege fashion show competitions. Soon she got noticed by coordinators and casting directors in kerala. Subsequently she did prominent print ads and later TV Commercials of well known national and international brands. She also walked the ramp in bangalore for several fashion labels. After establishing herself as a popular model she shifted her focus to acting and films.

She did notable movies in Telugu and Kannada. Shravana opposite Vijay Raghavendra being her first. And Six opposite Jagapathi Babu being the next. Both Shravana and Six were heroine oriented movies which got her noticed not just as a pretty face but also as someone who can hold powerful characters. Then she followed it up with more movies in Telugu. Gola Gola and Dorakadu, both opposite Sivaji and Sindhu with a new comer. Daya with Tarakratna etc.

She then did her second movie in Kannada. Namo Bhootatma which was produced by Eldred Kumar of RS Infotainment. This was a remake of the Tamil Super Hit Yaamirukka Bayamey. Namo Bhootatma ran for 70 days in Karnataka and was well received by the audience.

Gayathri's next is Ouija in Kannada and Telugu by Vega Entertainment which was filmed in Malaysia and parts of Bangalore and Hyderabad. Gayathri's last 4 movies have been in the horror genre.

Besides acting, she is also passionate about dancing . She has been a student of Bharatanatyam since her school days and even in college. She has undergone training for Hip-hop and contemporary under lollipop master. She has undergone training for taekwondo, the Korean martial art .

She is also popular in television commercials like Garnier, Pantene, Vivel soap, Big bazaar, Orysa oil, Catch Masala, ITC Bank, Airtel Digital TV, ParleG, Prince Jewellery, Travancore Jewels, Easyoffbang, Luminous Inverters, Nalli Silks, Kalamandir sarees, Colgate Max Fresh, Yamaha Dream Rider, Vanitha Magazine Cover, SM Silks, Cool Lips.

Filmography

Year Film Language Opposite
2011 Shravana Kannada Vijay Raghavendra [7]
2012 Gola Gola Telugu Sivaji [8]
2012 Six Telugu Jagapati Babu [9]
2013 Daya Telugu Taraka Ratna [10]
2014 Shrishti Bengali Reeshi Uttam Pradhan [11]
2014 Namo Boothatma [12] Kannada Komal, Harish Raj
2015 Dorakadu Telugu Sivaji [13]
2015 Ouija[14][15] Kannada Bharath
2015 Aata Telugu Bharath
2015 Tyson Kannada Vinod Prabhakar [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Gayathri Wants to be Studious in Filmdom". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Pasupulate, Karthik (8 October 2012). "Gayatri Iyer, the new girl on the block". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ouija Movie Shooting Experience by Gayathri Venkitagiri". itimes.com. Retrieved 18 Dec 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gayathri has a special connection with horror films". Times of India. Retrieved 17 Dec 2015.
  5. ↑ "Risk lurks beyond glitz". Banglore Mirror. Retrieved 12 Feb 2015.
  6. ↑ "Namo Bhootatma is a big Surpirse for me Gayatri Iyeraccessdate=17 Feb 2015". moviemint.com.
  7. ↑ "Shravana (2010) (Kannada)". OneIndia Entertainment. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gola Gola Movie Review". Indiagliz. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "6(Six) Telugu Movie Review". supergoodmovies.com. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "DAYA Preview". Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sikkimese Actor Uttam Pradhan in Bengali Film ‘Shristi’". Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Namo Boothatma". vijaykarnatakaepaper.com. 14 Jan 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Dorakadu Preview". Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ouija Kannada/Telugu movie". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Gayathri Wants to be Studious in Filmdom". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2014.
  16. ↑ "Gayathri Enters Commercial Cinema With Vinod Prabhakar's "Tyson"". Retrieved 9 April 2015.