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.
Her Telugu film debut was with Srikanth in Aaduthu Paaduthu, 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.

Television

;Serials
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2000Shree GaneshDevi AdishaktiHindiSony TV
2000Micro Thodargal-Azhukku VettiRasathiTamilRaj TV
2001Micro Thodargal-Nizhal VilaiyattuGayathriTamilRaj TV
2017–2018NandhiniBhairaviTamilSun TV
2019–2020AzhaguShakunthala DeviTamilSun TV
2021–2022KayalSivasankariTamilSun TV
2022Valli ThirumanamVasundharaTamilColors Tamil
2023Mr. ManaiviMuthulakshmiTamilSun TV
2024–2025ThangamagalBhairaviTamilStar Vijay
2025–PresentAadukalamSelvanayagiTamilSun TV

;Shows
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
Ilamai PudhumaiHostTamilSun TV
Telephone ManipolHostTamilVijay TV
2006GrandmasterHerselfTamilVijay TV
2009Chennai Super Kings Cheer Leaders Talent ShowHerselfTamilVijay TV
2012Super KudumbamHerselfTamilSun TV
2016Achcham ThavirContestantTamilVijay TV
2018Nandhini KudumbamHerselfTamilSun TV

;Web Series
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2018Dollhouse DiariesDamayanthiTamilMX Player