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Gayathri Raghuram (Echa)
BornWorst Day
Chennai
OccupationFilm actor|Choreographer|Echa Jing Chak
Years active2002–present Dancing & Talking behind

Gayathri Raguram Daughter of noted film choreographer dancer, Raghuram, she began acting in the 2002 film Charlie Chaplin and later started working as choreographer in films. She has participated in BIG BOSS a Tamil reality show in which her real character is shown to the world. She is very fond of chocolate milk and because of that she lied to her housemates which is revealed by Kamal Haasan. Unfortunately, she is not aware of the term called "seer(uniform)", but she exceeds in other words such as "vesam, mugarakatta, and thushtana kandal thoora vizhagu, Seri(Slum) character, yelarai".(

Early career

Gayathri Raguram started acting at 14. She has said that she never dreamt that she would be an actress but that offers kept pouring in.[1] She had insisted on being known by her full name to avoid confusion with another actress, Gayatri Jayaraman, who was also active in period.[2]

Her debut film was with actor Prabhu Deva whom she shared her experience Charlie Chaplin (2002), which was followed by a serial each in Kannada (Manasella Neene), Tamil (Style) and Malayalam (Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari). Subsequently, she quit films to relocate to the USA.[3]

She returned in 2008 as a choreographer with films like Jayam Kondaan (2008) and Poi Solla Porom (2008) and has since worked in big budget productions including Osthe (2011), Alex Pandian (2013), Anjaan (2014) and Muthuramalingam (2017).[1][4] Her work in the satire Tamil Padam was well received.[5] By 2014, she had choreographed around 100 films.[1]

She is currently a contestant in the Bigg Boss Tamil 1 reality show hosted by Kamal Haasan in Star Vijay.[6]

Personal life

Gayathri was born to dance choreographers Raghuram and Girija Raghuram.[7] Her elder sister Suja is also a prominent dancer and actress.[8] She is the great grand daughter of director Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. Girija is the elder sister of another choreographer, Kala.[9] Gayathri got married to Deepak Chandrasekhar who is working in United States of America in 2006.[7] Later the couple filed for divorce in 2009.[10]

Filmography

Actress
Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Charlie Chaplin Susi Tamil
Manasella Neene Renuka Kannada
Oppa Potta Thappa Kalyani Tamil
Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran
Avanundoru Rajakumari
Aswathy Malayalam
Style Viji Tamil
2003 Maa Bapu Bommaku Pellanta Mohana Telugu
Parasuram Meena Tamil
Whistle Anjali Tamil
Vikadan Gowri Tamil
2011 Vaanam Herself Tamil Special appearance in the song "Who Am I?"
2012 Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Fitness Instructor Tamil Special appearance in the song "Azhaipaya Azhaipaya"
Love Failure Telugu Special appearance in the song "Inthajare Inthajare"
2015 Vai Raja Vai Gautham Karthik's sister Tamil
Idhu Enna Maayam Herself Tamil Special appearance in the song "Irikkirai"
2017 Bigg Boss Tamil Herself Tamil
Director

References

  1. ^ a b c http://silverscreen.in/features/gayathri-raguram-interview-dancing-beat/
  2. ^ TNN (19 July 2009). "The name is 'Gayathri Raghuram'". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Gayathri Raghuram bids goodbye ". IndiaGlitz. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Gayathri Raghuram follows her dad ". IndiaGlitz. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ^ V Lakshmi, TNN (8 March 2010). "I want to try my hand at direction: Gayathri ". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ^ http://www.biggbosstamil.com/2017/07/gayathri-raguram-bigg-boss.html
  7. ^ a b http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/11089.html
  8. ^ http://film.rrfedu.com/california/suja_india/
  9. ^ http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/09/21/sunday-celebritykala-master-she-%E2%80%98sagala-kala-vallavi%E2%80%99
  10. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/gayathri-ragurams-marriage-on-the-rocks--tamil-news-51640.html