Gauthami Nair

Gauthami Nair was born to Madhu Nair and Sobha in Alappuzha. She has an elder sister, Gayathri.

She left her studies mid-way to pursue a career in films, 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 with the second rank in the university exams. She started her acting career by starring in the Malayalam film Second Show. Her second film was Diamond Necklace in Malayalam, in which she starred with Fahadh Faasil and Samvrutha Sunil as a nurse. 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. Her next Malayalam film Chapters, was also well received.