Gayathri Iyer

Not to be confused with Gayatri Iyer.
Gayathri Iyer
Born Gayathri Venkitagiri
(1985-06-16) 16 June 1985
Kochi, Kerala, India[1]
Other names Urmila Gayathri[1]
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2012–present

Gayathri Iyer (also known as Urmila Gayathri)[1][2] is an Indian film actress and model from Kerala, who has acted in Kannada, Telugu and Bengali films.[3]

Early life

Iyer was born and brought up in Kochi with her roots from Tirunelveli.[1] Iyer started modelling in her first year of Mechanical Engineering.[1] Besides acting, Iyer is also passionate about dancing. She has been a student of Bharatanatyam since her school and college days. She has undergone training for hip-hop and contemporary under lollipop master. She has also undergone training for taekwondo, the Korean martial art.

Career

Modelling

It started with college fashion shows which led to inter-college fashion show competitions. Soon she got noticed by coordinators and casting directors in Kerala. Subsequently, she did 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 model, she shifted her focus to acting and films.

Iyer has also appeared in television commercials such as 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.

Films

Her first notable film in Kannada was Namo Bhootatma, a remake of the Tamil film Yaamirukka Bayamey, produced by Eldred Kumar of RS Infotainment and starred Komal and Harish Raj as the male leads. Namo Bhootatma ran for 100 days in Karnataka and was well received by the audience.[4]

Iyer's next release was Ouija in Kannada and Telugu by Vega Entertainment which was filmed in Malaysia and parts of Bangalore and Hyderabad.[5][6] It starred Shraddha Das, Madhuri Itagi, Sayaji Shinde and Bharath.[7] It released to good opening and collections in Karnataka and her performance in the film was noted and appreciated. She also starred in a Bengali film named Shrishti with Nepali actor Uttam Pradhan, where she played the title role. It is yet to release.

Iyer next appeared in the Kannada film Jaggu Dada with actor Darshan. She has finished shooting for Tyson with Vinod Prabhakar, son of late actor Tiger Prabhakar.

Filmography

Year Film Language Opposite
2012 Six Telugu Jagapati Babu
2012 Shravana Kannada Vijay Raghavendra[8]
2013 Shrishti Bengali Reeshi Uttam Pradhan[9]
2014 Namo Boothatma[10] Kannada Komal, Harish Raj
2015 Ouija[11][12][13] Kannada Bharath
2015 Tyson Kannada Vinod Prabhakar[14]
2016 Jaggu Dada[15] Kannada Darshan
2016 Aata[16] Telugu Bharath, Sayaji Shinde

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mohammed, Waseem (5 November 2015). "If you are fluent in Kannada, you are loved in Sandalwood". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Pasupulate, Karthik (8 October 2012). "Gayatri Iyer, the new girl on the block". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gayathri Wants to be Studious in Filmdom". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Namo Bhootatma is a big Surpirse for me Gayatri Iyer". moviemint.com. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gayathri has a special connection with horror films". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Risk lurks beyond glitz". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ouija Movie Shooting Experience by Urmila Gayathri". itimes.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shravana (2010) (Kannada)". OneIndia Entertainment. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sikkimese Actor Uttam Pradhan in Bengali Film 'Shristi'". Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Namo Boothatma". vijaykarnatakaepaper.com. 14 Jan 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "When girls sabotaged Bharath's scenes". Times of India. Retrieved 1 Nov 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ouija Kannada/Telugu movie". Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Gayathri Wants to be Studious in Filmdom". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2014.
  14. ↑ "Gayathri Enters Commercial Cinema With Vinod Prabhakar's "Tyson"". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Injury Can't Stop Gayathri". New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Aata Telugu Movie Posters 2016". moviemint.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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