Gouthami,(Telugu:గౌతమి ) born as Gouthami Tadimalla, is an Indian actress. She has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Her first film was Dayamayudu, a Telugu movie based on the life of Jesus Christ.
[edit] Film career
She was studying at GITAM College in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh when she received her first film offer. She was introduced to Tamil films through Guru Shishyan, a film that also starred Rajnikanth.
She was most active in Tamil cinema from the late 80's to the mid 90's, and was a competitor to the other heroines of the time, Kushboo and Banupriya.
Her filmography includes Thevar Magan, as well as Mani Ratnam's "Iruvar"(1997), which co-starred Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Nasser and Revathi.
She has acted also in Kannada films Elu Suttina Kote, Chikkejamana and Cheluva, and in the Hindi movies, Pyar Hua chori chori, Janata ki Adalat, Haiwan, Admi, Appoo Raja, Trimurti, and Dhaal.
Prior to this, she had done a few movies in Malayalam, notably His Highness Abdulla (starring Mohanlal), and Dhruvam (starring Mammootty), Daddy (opposite Arvind Swamy), and Ayalathe Adheham (opposite Jayaram). Her role in Sukrutham was penned by the writer M.T.Vasudevan Nair.
She has acted in the Tamil serial "Indira" in the lead role of Indira. She made a guest appearance in the song 'Chikku Bukku Railu' with Prabhu Deva in the film Gentleman. Recently she has also hosted a talk show in Sun TV titled Anbudan which was launched to compete with Koffee with Anu running on STAR Vijay.
[edit] Awards
Recently she won award of Best Costume Designer for the movie Dasavatharam.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Tamil Films
| Year | Film | Cast | Direction | Notes |
| 2006 | Sasanam | Arvind Swamy | Mahendran | |
| 1998 | Iniyavaley | Prabhu | Seeman | |
| 1997 | Iruvar | Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai | Mani Ratnam | |
| 1995 | Witness | Raghuvaran | Thakkali Sreenivasan | |
| 1995 | Kuruthipunal | Kamal Hassan, Arjun | P.C. Sriram | |
| 1994 | Nammavar | Kamal Hassan | Sethu madhavan | |
| 1994 | Sathyavan | Murali | Rajkappor | |
| 1994 | Honest Raj | Vijayakanth, Aamni | Thyagarajan | |
| 1994 | Oru Vasantha Geetham | T. Rajendran | T. Rajendran | |
| 1993 | Aathma | Ramki, Rashin Rahman | Pratab Pothan | |
| 1993 | Chinna Kannamma | Karthik | R. Raghu | |
| 1993 | Airport | Sathyaraj | Madhu | |
| 1993 | Gentleman | Arjun, Madhoo, Prabhu Deva | S. Shankar | Guest appearance in the song Chikku Bukku Rayile |
| 1992 | Sivanda Malar | Sarath Kumar | Sasi Mohan | |
| 1992 | Thilagam | Ravi, Goundamani | Rajasekar | |
| 1992 | Rickshaw Maama | Sathyaraj, Khushboo | P. Vasu | |
| 1992 | Periya Gounder Ponnu | Sarath Kumar | Manivasagam | |
| 1992 | Magudam | Sathyaraj, Bhanupriya | Prathap Pothan | |
| 1992 | Thevar Magan | Sivaji,Kamal Hassan | Bharathan | |
| 1992 | Mapillai Vandhachu | Rashin Rahman | Sasi Mohan | |
| 1992 | Brahmachari | Ravi | Muktha.V.Sreenivasan | |
| 1992 | Senthura Pandi | VijayaKanth,Vijay | S.A.Chandrasekar | |
| 1992 | Ponnuketha Purushan | Ramarajan | Gangai amaran | |
| 1992 | Pattathu Rani | Vijaya Kumar | Manivasagam | |
| 1991 | Eshwari | Anand babu,Nazaar | Ramanarayanan | |
| 1991 | Aboorva Naagam | Ravi | Chozharajan | |
| 1991 | Rudhra | Bhagyaraj, Lakshmi | Sasi Mohan | |
| 1991 | Dharmadurai | Rajinikanth | Rajashekhar | |
| 1991 | Vasanthame varuga | Rashin Rahman,Radhika | Balu | |
| 1991 | Adhikari | Arun Pandiyan | P. Vasu | |
| 1991 | Theechatti Govindhan | Thyagarajan | Sasi Mohan | |
| 1991 | Kaval Nilayam | Saratha Kumar,Anand Raj | Sendilnathan | |
| 1991 | Raja Kayya Vaccha | Prabhu, Revathi | Suresh Krishna | |
| 1991 | Nee Pathi Naan Pathi | Rashin Rahman | Vasanth | |
| 1990 | Seetha | Rashin Rahman, Sarathkumar | S.A.Chandrasekar | |
| 1990 | Santhana Katru | Vijayakanth | Manivannan | |
| 1990 | Namma Oru Poovatha | Murali | Manivasagam | |
| 1990 | Velai Kidaichithu | Sathyaraj | P. Vasu | |
| 1990 | Vaazhkai Sakkaram | Sathyaraj | Balu anand | |
| 1990 | Avasara Police 100 | MGR,Bhagyaraj | Bhagyaraj | |
| 1990 | Panakkaran | Rajinikanth | P. Vasu | |
| 1990 | Vazhndhu kattuvom | Ramki | R. Krishnamoorthy | |
| 1990 | Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga | Sathyaraj, Rubini | SP.Muthuraman | |
| 1990 | Adi 18 | Ravi | Ramanarayanan | |
| 1990 | Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu | Ramarajan | Gangairaman | |
| 1990 | Kalathai Ventravan | Jeppiar,Rekha | Jeppiar | |
| 1990 | Adhisya Manithan | Ravi | Thakkali seenivasan | |
| 1989 | En Thangai | Arjun | A.Jagannathan | |
| 1989 | Pongi Varum Kaveri | Ramarajan | T.K. Bose | |
| 1989 | Rajanadai | Vijayakanth,Seetha | S.A. Chandrashekhar | |
| 1989 | Dharmam Vellum | Vijayakanth | A. RAngarajan | |
| 1989 | Pudhiya Vanam | Sivaji, Sathyaraj | R.V.Udhayakumar | |
| 1989 | Enga Oru Mappillai | Ramarajan | Ramarajan | |
| 1989 | Raja Rajathan | Ramarajan | E. Ramdas | |
| 1989 | Penbutti Munbutti | Ramki | Sendilnathan | |
| 1989 | Nan Sonnathey sattam | Jeppiar | Jeppiar | |
| 1989 | Vai Kozhuppu | Pandiarajan | Muktha. V. Sreenivasan | |
| 1988 | Namma Oor Nayagan | Ramarajan | K. Subraj | |
| 1988 | Ratha Dhanam | Prabhu | Sivachandran | |
| 1989 | Raja Chinna Roja | Rajinikanth | S.P. Muthuraman | |
| 1989 | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Kamal Hassan | S. Sreenivasa Rao | |
| 1988 | Kalicharan | Karthik | Raja | |
| 1988 | Kakki Sattai Potta Machan | Arjun | Chandrasekar | |
| 1988 | Enga Oru Kaavalkaran | Ramarajan | T. P. Rajendran | |
| 1988 | Guru Sishyan | Rajinikanth | S.P. Muthuraman | |
[edit] Telugu Films
[edit] Hindi Films
[edit] Malayalam Films
[edit] Kannada Films
| Year | Film | Role | Cast | Direction |
| 1999 | Cheluva | Priya | Ravichandran | Ravichandran |
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