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{{Infobox person
| name = Gayathri Reddy
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| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actress}}
| years_active = 2016–present
}}
'''Gayathri Reddy''' is an Indian model and actress. She was a finalist in the beauty contest [[Femina Miss India 2016]]. She made her film debut with ''[[Bigil]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | 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]] }}</ref>

== Career ==
At age 20, Gayathri was a finalist in [[Femina Miss India 2016]] and won two sub-contest awards.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/Unveiling-the-fbb-Femina-Miss-India-2016-finalists/eventshow/51338315.cms|title=Unveiling the fbb Femina Miss India 2016 finalists - BeautyPageants|website=Femina Miss India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/beauty-pageants/miss-india/Introducing-fbb-Femina-Miss-India-2016-finalist-Gayathri-Reddy/videoshow/51390254.cms|title=Introducing fbb Femina Miss India 2016 finalist Gayathri Reddy|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 March 2016|accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/fbb-Femina-Miss-India-2016-Sub-contest-winners-announced/articleshow/51519844.cms|title=fbb Femina Miss India 2016 Sub-contest winners announced - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes|website=Femina Miss India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/beauty-queen-fights-against-suicide-and-depression/articleshow/58493903.cms|title=Beauty queen fights against suicide and depression - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes|website=Femina Miss India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-times-25-most-desirable-women-in-2016/articleshow/56762240.cms|title=Chennai Times 25 Most Desirable Women in 2016 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> She was selected as a wild card entrant as one of [[Varun Dhawan]]'s style buddies, a campaign that is intended to celebrate the uniqueness of Indian girls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/VarunsStyleBuddy-campaigns-grand-finale-held-in-Mumbai/articleshow/51729594.cms|title=VarunsStyleBuddy campaign's grand finale held in Mumbai - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Gayathri made her film debut in ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019) 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 (actor)|Vijay]] sir initially because there were scenes where I had to look him in the eye and who resentment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20191104/282724818734786|title=Gayathri Reddy as Maari|website=The Hindu|date= 4 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She played a role in the Tamil-language film ''Lift''.<ref>{{Cite web|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 - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Role
!Language
! Notes
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Bigil]]'' || Maari
| rowspan="2" |Tamil||Debut film
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Lift (2021 film)|Lift]]'' || Thara ||Cameo Appearance
|}

===Television===

{| Class ="wikitable sortable"
!Year !!Show !! Role!! Platform
!Notes
|-
|2019
|''Bigil Deepavali''
|Guest
|[[Sun TV Network|Sun TV]]
|As a Part of ''[[Bigil]]'' Promotions
|-
|2021||''[[Survivor Tamil (season 1)|Survivor Tamil Season 1]]''|| Contestant || rowspan="3" | [[Zee Tamil]]
|Eliminated Day 43
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''Survivor Pongal Celebration''
| rowspan="2" |Guest
|Survivor Special Show
|-
|''Run Baby Run''
|Reality Game Show
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || rowspan="2"|[[Femina Miss India 2016|Femina Miss India]] || Miss Fashion Icon || rowspan="2" {{won}} || won along with Aradhana Buragohai || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="A"/>
|-
| iNIFD Miss Talented || won along with Dnyanda Shringarpure and Pankhuri Gidwani
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|6925527}}

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[[Category:Female models from Chennai]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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