Gouthami (Telugu: గౌతమి) (born Gouthami Tadimalla, 2 July 1968) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films.
[edit] Film career
Gouthami was born in Tadimalla Village in West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. She was studying at GITAM College in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh when she received her first film offer. She was introduced to Tamil films through Guru Shishyan, a film that starred Rajnikanth. She was most active in Tamil cinema from the late 1980s to the mid-90s and was a competitor to the other heroines of the time, Kushboo and Bhanupriya. Her filmography includes Thevar Magan, as well as Mani Ratnam's Iruvar (1997), which co-starred Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Nasser and Revathi.
She has acted in the Kannada films Elu Suttina Kote, Chikkejamana and Cheluva, and in the Hindi movies Pyar Hua chori chori, Janata ki Adalat, Haiwan, Admi, Appoo Raja, Trimurti, and Dhaal. Before this, she had done a few movies in Malayalam, notably His Highness Abdulla (starring Mohanlal), Dhruvam (starring Mammootty), and Daddy (opposite Arvind Swamy). Her role in Sukrutham was penned by M.T. Vasudevan Nair.
She has acted in the Tamil serial Indira in the lead role. She made a guest appearance in the song "Chikku Bukku Railu" with Prabhu Deva in the film Gentleman. She had hosted a talk show in Sun TV titled Anbudan which was launched to compete with Koffee with Anu running on STAR Vijay. She acted in the serial Abhirami which was telecast on Kalingar TV.
[edit] Awards
- 2009 – STAR Vijay Award for "Best Costume Designer" for the movie Dasavathaaram.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Telugu films
[edit] Tamil films
| Year |
Film |
Cast |
Direction |
Notes |
| 2006 |
Sasanam |
Arvind Swamy |
Mahendran |
|
| 1998 |
Iniyavaley |
Prabhu |
Seeman |
|
| 1997 |
Iruvar |
Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai |
Mani Ratnam |
|
| 1995 |
Witness |
Raghuvaran |
Thakkali Sreenivasan |
|
| 1995 |
Kuruthipunal |
Kamal Hassan, Arjun |
P.C. Sriram |
|
| 1994 |
Nammavar |
Kamal Hassan |
Sethu madhavan |
|
| 1994 |
Sathyavan |
Murali |
Rajkappor |
|
| 1994 |
Honest Raj |
Vijayakanth, Aamni |
Thyagarajan |
|
| 1994 |
Oru Vasantha Geetham |
T. Rajendar |
T. Rajendar |
|
| 1993 |
Aathma |
Ramki, Rashin Rahman |
Pratab Pothan |
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| 1993 |
Chinna Kannamma |
Karthik |
R. Raghu |
|
| 1993 |
Airport |
Sathyaraj |
Madhu |
|
| 1993 |
Gentleman |
Arjun, Madhoo, Prabhu Deva |
S. Shankar |
Special appearance in the song Chikku Bukku |
| 1992 |
Sivanda Malar |
Sarath Kumar |
Sasi Mohan |
|
| 1992 |
Thilagam |
Nizhalgal Ravi, Goundamani |
Rajasekar |
|
| 1992 |
Rickshaw Maama |
Sathyaraj, Khushboo |
P. Vasu |
|
| 1992 |
Periya Gounder Ponnu |
Sarath Kumar |
Manivasagam |
|
| 1992 |
Magudam |
Sathyaraj, Bhanupriya |
Prathap Pothan |
|
| 1992 |
Thevar Magan |
Sivaji, Kamal Hassan |
Bharathan |
|
| 1992 |
Mapillai Vandhachu |
Rashin Rahman |
Sasi Mohan |
|
| 1992 |
Brahmachari |
Nizhalgal Ravi |
Muktha.V.Sreenivasan |
|
| 1992 |
Senthura Pandi |
Vijayakanth, Vijay |
S.A.Chandrasekar |
|
| 1992 |
Ponnuketha Purushan |
Ramarajan |
Gangai amaran |
|
| 1992 |
Pattathu Rani |
Vijaya Kumar |
Manivasagam |
|
| 1991 |
Eshwari |
Anand babu, Nazaar |
Ramanarayanan |
|
| 1991 |
Aboorva Naagam |
Nizhalgal Ravi |
Chozharajan |
|
| 1991 |
Rudhra |
Bhagyaraj, Lakshmi |
Sasi Mohan |
|
| 1991 |
Dharmadurai |
Rajinikanth |
Rajashekhar |
|
| 1991 |
Vasanthame varuga |
Rashin Rahman, Radhika |
Balu[disambiguation needed ] |
|
| 1991 |
Adhikari |
Arun Pandiyan |
P. Vasu |
|
| 1991 |
Theechatti Govindhan |
Thyagarajan |
Sasi Mohan |
|
| 1991 |
Kaval Nilayam |
Sarath Kumar, Anand Raj |
Sendilnathan |
|
| 1991 |
Raja Kayya Vaccha |
Prabhu, Revathi |
Suresh Krishna |
|
| 1991 |
Nee Pathi Naan Pathi |
Rashin Rahman |
Vasanth |
|
| 1990 |
Seetha |
Rashin Rahman, Sarathkumar |
S.A.Chandrasekar |
|
| 1990 |
Santhana Katru |
Vijayakanth |
Manivannan |
|
| 1990 |
Namma Oru Poovatha |
Murali |
Manivasagam |
|
| 1990 |
Velai Kidaichithu |
Sathyaraj |
P. Vasu |
|
| 1990 |
Vaazhkai Sakkaram |
Sathyaraj |
Balu anand |
|
| 1990 |
Avasara Police 100 |
MGR, Bhagyaraj |
Bhagyaraj |
|
| 1990 |
Panakkaran |
Rajinikanth |
P. Vasu |
|
| 1990 |
Vazhndhu kattuvom |
Ramki |
R. Krishnamoorthy |
|
| 1990 |
Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga |
Sathyaraj, Rubini |
SP.Muthuraman |
|
| 1990 |
Adi 18 |
Nizhalgal Ravi |
Ramanarayanan |
|
| 1990 |
Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu |
Ramarajan |
Gangairaman |
|
| 1990 |
Kalathai Ventravan |
Jeppiar,Rekha |
Jeppiar |
|
| 1990 |
Adhisya Manithan |
Nizhalgal Ravi |
Thakkali seenivasan |
|
| 1989 |
En Thangai |
Arjun |
A.Jagannathan |
|
| 1989 |
Pongi Varum Kaveri |
Ramarajan |
T.K. Bose |
|
| 1989 |
Rajanadai |
Vijayakanth, Seetha |
S.A. Chandrashekhar |
|
| 1989 |
Dharmam Vellum |
Vijayakanth |
A. RAngarajan |
|
| 1989 |
Pudhiya Vanam |
Sivaji, Sathyaraj |
R.V.Udhayakumar |
|
| 1989 |
Enga Oru Mappillai |
Ramarajan |
Ramarajan |
|
| 1989 |
Raja Rajathan |
Ramarajan |
E. Ramdas |
Producer:Shoba Nivas |
| 1989 |
Penbutti Munbutti |
Ramki |
Sendilnathan |
|
| 1989 |
Nan Sonnathey sattam |
Jeppiar |
Jeppiar |
|
| 1989 |
Vai Kozhuppu |
Pandiarajan |
Muktha. V. Sreenivasan |
|
| 1988 |
Namma Oor Nayagan |
Ramarajan |
K. Subraj |
|
| 1988 |
Ratha Dhanam |
Prabhu |
Sivachandran |
|
| 1989 |
Raja Chinna Roja |
Rajinikanth |
S.P. Muthuraman |
|
| 1989 |
Apoorva Sagodharargal |
Kamal Hassan |
S. Sreenivasa Rao |
|
| 1988 |
Kalicharan |
Karthik |
Raja |
|
| 1988 |
Kakki Sattai Potta Machan |
Arjun |
Chandrasekar |
|
| 1988 |
Enga Oru Kaavalkaran |
Ramarajan |
T. P. Rajendran |
|
| 1988 |
Guru Sishyan |
Rajinikanth |
S.P. Muthuraman |
|
[edit] Hindi films
[edit] Malayalam films
[edit] Kannada films
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Cast |
Direction |
| 1987 |
Yelu Suttina Kote |
Raani |
Ambareesh |
Gowrishankar |
| 1995 |
Chikka Yejamanru |
Kavita |
Ravichandran |
Ravichandran |
| 1996 |
Cheluva |
Priya |
Ravichandran |
Ravichandran |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Tadimalla, Gouthami |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
July 2, 1968 |
| Place of birth |
Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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