Gayathri Iyer

Gayathri Iyer (also known as Urmila Gayathri) is an Indian film actress and model from Kerala, who has acted in Kannada, Telugu and Bengali films.

Iyer was born and brought up in Kochi with her roots from Tirunelveli. Iyer started modelling in her first year of Mechanical Engineering. Besides acting, Iyer is also passionate about dancing. She has been a student of Bharatanatyam since her school and college days. She has undergone training for hip-hop and contemporary under lollipop master. She has also undergone training for taekwondo, the Korean martial art.

Modelling

It started with college fashion shows which led to inter-college fashion show competitions. Soon she got noticed by coordinators and casting directors in Kerala. Subsequently, she did print ads and later TV commercials of well known national and international brands. She also walked the ramp in Bangalore for several fashion labels. After establishing herself as a model, she shifted her focus to acting and films.

Iyer has also appeared in television commercials such as Garnier, Pantene, Vivel soap, Big bazaar, Orysa oil, Catch Masala, ITC Bank, Airtel Digital TV, ParleG, Prince Jewellery, Travancore Jewels, Easyoffbang, Luminous Inverters, Nalli Silks, Kalamandir sarees, Colgate Max Fresh, Yamaha Dream Rider, Vanitha Magazine Cover, SM Silks, Cool Lips.

Films

Her first notable film in Kannada was Namo Bhootatma, a remake of the Tamil film Yaamirukka Bayamey, produced by Eldred Kumar of RS Infotainment and starred Komal and Harish Raj as the male leads. Namo Bhootatma ran for 100 days in Karnataka and was well received by the audience.

Iyer's next release was Ouija in Kannada and Telugu by Vega Entertainment which was filmed in Malaysia and parts of Bangalore and Hyderabad. It starred Shraddha Das, Madhuri Itagi, Sayaji Shinde and Bharath. It released to good opening and collections in Karnataka and her performance in the film was noted and appreciated. She also starred in a Bengali film named Shrishti with Nepali actor Uttam Pradhan, where she played the title role. It is yet to release.

Iyer next appeared in the Kannada film Jaggu Dada with actor Darshan. She has finished shooting for Tyson with Vinod Prabhakar, son of late actor Tiger Prabhakar.