Gayathri Reddy

Gayathri Reddy is an Indian former actress and model who appeared in Indian films. After her marriage, she migrated to Perth, Western Australia permanently and quit acting.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bigil-actress-announces-her-engagement/articleshow/91235346.cms | title='Bigil' actress announces her engagement - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=May 2022 }}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gayathri Reddy

| image = Gayathri Reddy.jpg

| citizenship = Australian

| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|14 July 1995}}

| alma_mater = Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|Model|YouTuber}}

| years_active = 2014 – 2025

| spouse = Nishant (m. 2022)

| website =

}}

Career

Gayathri Reddy competed in the Miss India 2016 pageant and secured the titles of FBB Miss Fashion Icon and Prayag Miss Photogenic.{{Cite web |title=Gayathri Reddy - 2016 - Miss India Contestants - Miss India - Beauty Pageants {{!}} Femina.in |url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/miss-india-contestants/2016/fmi-2016-bangalore/contestantprofile/50231521.cms |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=www.femina.in |language=en}} She made her film debut in Bigil (2019) opposing Vijay in which she played Maari, one of the female soccer players. She had never played football before and took part in a forty-five day bootcamp to improve her football skills. Regarding her role in the film, she stated that, "It was quite difficult to work with Vijay sir initially because there were scenes where I had to look him in the eye and who resentment".{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20191104/282724818734786|title=Gayathri Reddy as Maari|website=The Hindu|date= 4 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/who-are-the-girls-playing-footballers-in-vijays-bigil/article29863238.ece|title=The girls of 'Bigil'|first=Gautam|last=Sunder|date=2 November 2019|work=The Hindu}} She played a role in the Tamil-language film Lift.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijays-bigil-actress-gayathri-reddy-in-kavins-next-film/articleshow/76954903.cms|title=Vijay's Bigil actress Gayathri Reddy in Kavin's next film |website=The Times of India|date=14 July 2020 }}

In 2022, Gayathri officially announced via her YouTube channel that after her marriage she will quit cinema and stop acting and modeling permanently.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ephRreVTK34|title= WHY I QUIT CINEMA? - FUTURE PLANS - Gayathri Reddy |website=YouTube|date= 5 November 2022 }}

{{Infobox YouTube personality

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| website = https://www.youtube.com/@gayathri_reddy

| channel_url =

| channel_direct_url =

| channel_display_name = Gayathri Reddy

| creator = Gayathri Reddy

| years_active = 2011-present

| subscribers = 19.7K

| subscriber_date = May 21, 2021

| views = 3,165,041 views

| view_date = 3,165,041 views

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Personal life and education

Gayathri Reddy, who hails from Chennai, has obtained her bachelor's degree in engineering. {{Cite news |title=Survivor Tamil contestant Gayathri Reddy: Here's everything you need to know about this model turned actress |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/survivor-tamil-contestant-gayathri-reddy-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-model-turned-actress/photostory/86075276.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} On 28 September 2022, Gayathri married a civil engineer. Their marriage was an arranged marriage.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Language
2019	Bigil	Maari	rowspan="2"\|Tamil
2021	Lift	Thara
2022	Shikaaru	Swathi	Telugu
2025	Pisaasu 2{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-movies-are-all-my-vision-any-great-person-working-with-me-on-a-movie-is-subservient-to-it-mysskin/articleshow/93314768.cms \| title=My movies are all my vision; any great person working with me on a movie is subservient to it: Mysskin \| work=The Times of India \| date=4 August 2022 }}	{{TBA}}	Tamil