Gayathri Jayaram

Gayathri Jayaram was raised in Shahabad near Gulbarga until she was four years old, after which her family headed to Madras. She spent a year in Bangalore. Gayatri Jayaraman Gayatri Jayaraman is a South Indian artist. She w >> Read More... studied at Adarsh Vidyalaya and Church Park in Chennai. Gayatri initially wished to pursue a career in medicine. She scored 94% in board exams. She studied B.Sc. in life science from IGNOU. Gayatri divided her time between modelling and education and thus also went on to study physiotherapy at SRM College in Chennai. She did her first modelling for local brands such as Nalli Silks, Kumaran Silks, Pothys and Chennai Silks. She also participated in the beauty pageants. She won the Miss Tamil Nadu title in October 1997 and later went on to win the title of Miss South India in 1998. Gayathri made it to the final stages of Femina Miss India 2000 after being selected among the 26 finalists from 8000 entries.

She reached the top 5, eventually securing the fourth position. She also worked as a video jockey on television. She appeared on Telephone Manipol on Vijay TV and Ilamai Pudhumai Ilamai Pudhumai was one of the hit shows on Sun TV >> Read More... on Sun TV. Gayathri started her acting career by starring in director K. Balachander's serial Azhukku Veshti. She debuted by featuring in Nagabharana's Neela. Neela was one of the thirty-two Indian films featured at the International Film Festival of India. Gayatri was honoured with the Cinema Express Award for her performance with a critic. She made her Tamil film debut with Manadhai Thirudivittai opposite Prabhu Deva Story soon >> Read More... , produced by KRG. Gayathri Jayaram's Telugu film debut was with Srikanth in Aaduthu Paaduthu. She had also featured in a supporting role in Shree alongside Suriya.

In May 2007, she married Samit Sawhney, an Indian entrepreneur and author, in the Andaman Islands in a private ceremony. After her wedding, she eventually retired from films. Gayathri is presently a scuba diving instructor in the Andaman Islands. She briefly returned to compete in the 2009 TV show The Chennai Super Kings Cheer Leaders talent show, which aired on Vijay TV. She also notably anchored the show Super Kudumbam Super Kudumbam is a Malayalam family game show whi >> Read More... on Sun TV in early 2013.