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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gauthami Nair
| image = Gauthami Nair .jpg
| caption = Nair in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|13 November 1991}}
| birth_place = [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actress]]|[[Film director]]}}
| alma_mater = [[Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Srinath Rajendran|2017}}<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=szri |number=848359602987175936 |date=1 April 2017 |title=Meet @Gauthmi & @srinatkp :) #JustMarried |access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pscp.tv/w/a68DCzQxOTcyfDFsUEtxWkxSdmRMR2IkJNgok8x6WhTGdRyEhGSKkwPYWNmzVficdeju9zrOXA==|title=Szri @szri|last=Inc|first=Twitter|website=Periscope|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref>
| parents = {{ubl|Madhu Nair|Sobha}}
| years_active = 2012 - present
}}

'''Gauthami Nair''' (born 13 November 1991) is an Indian film actress and director who is associated with [[Malayalam film]]s. She made her silver screen debut in the 2012 movie ''[[Second Show]]'', and her portrayal of the female lead, a village girl, was well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/second-show-review-malayalam-pcmaoFgdgefic.html|title=Second Show|last=|first=|date=|website=Sify|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> She went on to garner further critical acclaim in the [[Lal Jose]] movie ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'' and won a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/diamond-necklace/movie-review/13012359.cms|title=Diamond Necklace|last=|first=|date=|website=Entertainment Times|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-dont-miss-diamond-necklace/20120507.htm|title=Review: Don't miss Diamond Necklace|last=|first=|date=|website=Rediff|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Gauthami Nair was born to Madhu Nair and Sobha on 13 November 1991 in [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]. She has an elder sister, Gayathri.

She left her studies mid-way to pursue a career in films,<ref>Shiba Kurian (13 June 2012) [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Gauthami-is-career-minded/articleshow/14059074.cms "Gauthami is career minded"]. ''The Times of India''.</ref> but in 2012, she enrolled herself in a course in [[Psychology]] at the [[Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram]]. She went on to pursue masters at the same college and graduated bagging the second rank in the university exams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/gauthami-nair-second-show-actress-get-kerala-university-second-rank-msc-psychology-1.2730338|title=അഭിനേത്രി മാത്രമല്ല ഗൗതമി ഭയങ്കര പഠിപ്പിസ്റ്റുമാണ്‌|last=|first=|date=|website=Mathrubhumi|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/03/27/diamond-actress-gauthami-nair-bags-university-rank.html|title='Diamond' actress Gauthami Nair bags university rank|last=|first=|date=|website=On Manorama|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==

She announced that she will marry someone working in the industry in March 2017 through online news portals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/03/28/gauthami-nair-wedding-malayalam-movie-industry.html|title=It's guessing time, peeps! Gauthami Nair's fiancé is from Mollywood itself|work=OnManorama|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> and married film-maker Srinath Rajendran on 2 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://keralaweddingtrends.com/malayalam-actress-gauthami-nair-wedding-photos/|title=Malayalam Actress Gauthami Nair Wedding Photos|date=2017-04-02|work=Kerala Wedding Trends|access-date=2017-04-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/gauthami-nair-srinath-rajendran-marriage-relationship-969145-2017-04-03|title=Gauthami Nair and director Srinath Rajendran are married now|last=|first=|date=|website=India Today|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
She started her acting career by starring in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] ''[[Second Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-09/news-and-interviews/31627613_1_character-challenges-second-show |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329072430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-09/news-and-interviews/31627613_1_character-challenges-second-show |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 March 2013 |title=I'd love to play a psycho: Gauthami Nair |author=Manu Vipin |date= 9 May 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=25 May 2012}}</ref> Her second film was ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'' in Malayalam, in which she starred with [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Samvrutha Sunil]] as a nurse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balconybeats.com/2012/actresses/i-was-super-excited-to-be-working-with-lal-jose-and-fahad-in-diamond-necklace-gauthami-nair-in-balcony-baatein/ |title=I was super excited to be working with Lal Jose and Fahad in 'Diamond Necklace': Gauthami Nair in 'Balcony Baatein'|publisher= Balconybeats|date=30 April 2012}}</ref> Her role as a Tamil girl and the charisma with which she carried herself around even when everything around her was collapsing in the film was very much appreciated.<ref name=college>{{cite news|title=Gauthami Nair is back in college|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Gauthami-Nair-is-back-in-college/articleshow/16820582.cms?referral=PM|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 October 2012|author=Manu Vipin}}</ref> Her next Malayalam film ''[[Chapters (film)|Chapters]]'', was also well received.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130401115700/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=13735675&programId=7940954&BV_ID=%40%40%40&channelId=-1073751665&tabId=8]. ''manoramaonline.com''. 28 March 2013</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Second Show]]'' || Geethanjali Janardhanan (Geethu) ||{{Won}} – [[Asianet Film Awards#Best New Face of the Year (Female)|Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year (Female)]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]'' || Lakshmi ||{{Won}} – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Chapters (film)|Chapters]]'' || Priya ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Koothara]]'' || Roshni ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Campus Diary]]'' || Krishnapriya ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Lokam'' || Herself ||Music video
|-
| 2021 || ''Vrittham'' ||Director ||Debut directorial<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/gauthami-nair-vruttham-is-not-a-women-centric-film-but-it-will-have-a-female-perspective/articleshow/67284966.cms|title=Gauthami Nair: Vruttham is not a women-centric film, but it will have a female perspective|last=|first=|date=|website=Entertainment Times|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2021||''Meri Awaz Suno''||||Post Production
|}

==Awards==
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best New Face of the Year (Female)|Asianet Film Award for Best New Face of the Year (Female)]] for ''[[Second Show]]''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam]] for ''[[Diamond Necklace (film)|Diamond Necklace]]''

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=4920833}}
*{{Twitter}}
*{{Facebook|GauthamiNair.Official}}

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[[Category:Actresses from Alappuzha]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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