Gauthami Nair


Gauthami Nair is an Indian film actress and director who is associated with Malayalam films. She made her silver screen debut in the 2012 movie Second Show, and her portrayal of the female lead, a village girl, was well received. She went on to garner further critical acclaim in the Lal Jose movie Diamond Necklace and won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.

Early life

Gauthami Nair was born to Madhu Nair and Sobha on 13 November 1991 in Alappuzha. She has an elder sister, Gayathri.
She left her studies mid-way to pursue a career in films, but in 2012, she enrolled herself in a course in Psychology at the Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She went on to pursue masters at the same college and graduated bagging the second rank in the university exams.

Personal life

She announced that she will marry someone working in the industry in March 2017 through online news portals, and married film-maker Srinath Rajendran on 2 April 2017.

Career

She started her acting career by starring in the Malayalam film Second Show. Her second film was Diamond Necklace in Malayalam, in which she starred with Fahadh Faasil and Samvrutha Sunil as a nurse. Her role as a Tamil girl and the charisma with which she carried herself around even when everything around her was collapsing in the film was very much appreciated. Her next Malayalam film Chapters, was also well received.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012Second ShowGeethanjali Janardhanan Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year
2012Diamond NecklaceLakshmiWinner – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant
2012ChaptersPriya
2014KootharaRoshni
2016Campus DiaryKrishnapriya
2019VritthamDebut directorial

Awards and nominations