Gautami

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Gautami
Gauthami.jpg
Gautami in 2013
Born
Gautami Tadimalla

(1969-07-02) 2 July 1969 (age 54)
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma materGITAM University, Visakhapatnam
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Social worker
Years active1987 – 1998
2015 – present
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
1997 - present
Spouse(s)
Sandeep Bhatia
​
(
m. 1998; div. 1999)
Partner(s)Kamal Haasan
(2004–2016)
Children1
Websitegautamitadimalla.com

Gautami Tadimalla (born 2 July 1969) is an Indian actress and politician who has worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu, in addition to Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada films. She was one of the leading South Indian actresses from 1987 to 1998. She is also a television actress, television host, the founder of Life Again Foundation, and a costume designer.[1][2]

Personal life[edit]

Gautami in Life Again Foundation Charity Work

Gautami was born in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh to Dr. T. R. Seshagiri Rao and Dr. Vasundhara Devi. Her father was a pioneering radiation oncologist and her mother was a pathologist and diagnostician. Gautami attended Bishop Cotton Girls' School, Bangalore.[3]

Gautami married Sandeep Bhatia, a businessman, in 1998, and the couple have a daughter, Subbulakshmi born in 1999. They later got divorced in 1999.

Gautami was in a relationship with actor Kamal Haasan from 2004 till 2016. In 2016, Gautami had announced on her blog that she had ended her relationship with him.[4] Gautami wrote on her blog: "It is heartbreaking for me to have to say today that I and Mr. Haasan are no longer together. After almost 13 years together, it has been one of the most devastating decisions that I have ever had to make in my life".[5]

She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 35,[6] and had recovered later.[7][8][9]

Film career[edit]

Gautami went to GITAM University in Visakhapatnam to pursue engineering. She made her first appearance in the Telugu film Dayamayudu, that was produced by her cousin.[1][10]

She was introduced to Tamil film industry through Guru Shishyan, a film that starred Rajinikanth and Prabhu.[1] She was most active in Tamil cinema from 1987 to 1998 and was a tough competitor to the other heroines of her time, Khushbu, Revathy, Amala and Bhanupriya. Her filmography includes notable movies like Apoorva Sagodharargal,His Highness Abdullah,Raja Chinna Roja, Thevar Magan, Panakkaran, Guru Sishyan, Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu, Dharma Durai, Dhruvam, Rickshaw Mama as well as Mani Ratnam's Iruvar (1997), which co-starred Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Nassar and Revathi.

She played the lead in the Tamil serial Indira. She made a guest appearance in the song "Chikku Bukku Railu" with Prabhu Deva in the film Gentleman.[1] She had hosted a talk show in Sun TV titled Anbudan.[10] She acted in the serial Abirami which was telecast on Kalaignar TV.[11] She made a comeback to the film industry in the late 2000s as a costume designer for films starring her partner Kamal Haasan. She won the Vijay Award for Best Costume Designer for Dasavathaaram.[12] After sixteen years, she returned to acting, by starring in the Tamil film Papanasam, in which she was paired with her partner Kamal Haasan.[13]

Political career[edit]

Gautami is a member of the BJP since 1997. She was BJYM vice president [14] She joined the party in 1997 under the leadership of LK Advani. She extensively campaigned for Atal Bihari Vajpayee during that period in Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. She took a break from politics after her daughter was born. She is back into BJP in 2017. In 2021, she was appointed as in-charge of the Rajapalayam Assembly constituency.[15][16]

Charity work[edit]

Gautami founded Life Again Foundation (LAF) to help cancer patients.[17] Life Again Foundation has conducted more than 360 motivational camps for cancer patients, cancer awareness campaigns, and food drives. It also conducts Yoga and Alternative Therapy programs. It also periodically conducts health camps to conduct tests that screen for cancer and overall health.[18] LAF also runs 2 Mobile hospitals.[18] It also sponsors under-privileged students for higher education.[19] It runs Supplementary Education Centres and Vocational Training Centres.[19]

Awards and honours[edit]

Year Award Category Awarded Work Ref
1990 Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Namma Ooru Poovatha
1991 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nee Pathi Naan Pathi [20]
1991 Cinema Express Awards for Special Best Tamil Actress Nee Pathi Naan Pathi [21]
1994 Ramu Kaaryatt Award for Best Actress-Malayalam Sukrutham
2009 Vijay Award for Best Costume Designer Dasavathaaram [22]
2017 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Costume Designer Vishwaroopam

Filmography[edit]

Main article: Gautami filmography

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Gauthami Archived 14 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com (1999-06-12). Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  2. ↑ "A banquet of ideas at TEDx Chennai". The Hindu. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (11 July 2015). "Gautami talks about her milestone movies and Kamal". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Bhattacharya, Ananya (1 November 2016). "Kamal Haasan and Gautami part ways after living together for 13 years". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gautami opens up on Kamal Haasan: After 13 years together, our paths have irreversibly diverged". India.com. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Gauthami: 'Don't feel scared of breast cancer' | startrack – Movies Archived 20 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. ChennaiOnline (2012-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  7. ↑ Gautami narrates her experience of fighting breast cancer Archived 29 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu
  8. ↑ Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal Archived 4 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India
  9. ↑ It's the genes at play[permanent dead link] India Today
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Friday Review Chennai / Interview : Determined to make a mark, again". The Hindu. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
  11. ↑ Gauthami enters small screen – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2009-11-25). Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  12. ↑ Univercell 3rd Vijay Awards – Winners List – Tamil Movie News Archived 18 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IndiaGlitz (2009-06-15). Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  13. ↑ "Give timely support to good films, Kamal tells media". The Hindu. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Major reshuffle of office bearers in Tamil Nadu BJP; VP Duraisamy becomes state vice president".
  15. ↑ "Gautami warns protest BJP if road works not completed". 30 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "'24 வருடங்களாக நான் பா.ஜ.க-வில் இருந்துவருகிறேன்' - நடிகை கௌதமியின் புது விளக்கம்!".
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Life Again Foundation | One for One... We are there for Everyone!".
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Life Again Foundation | One for One... We are there for Everyone!".
  20. ↑ "39th Annual Filmfare Tamil Best Actor Actress". 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ↑ "Chinna Thambhi Bags Cinema Express Award". The Indian Express. 25 February 1992. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  22. ↑ Kamalhassan bags 4 awards for Dasavatharam ~ Archived 10 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Yoory.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-11.

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