Gautami

Gautami Tadimalla is an Indian film actress who has worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu films, although she also appeared successful in Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is one of the most top actress and active in the films from 1987-1998. She is also a television actress, television host, the founder of Life Again Foundation, and a costume designer.[1][2]

"Gouthami" redirects here. For the Indian entrepreneur, see Gouthami (entrepreneur).

Gautami
Actor Gautami Speaking at Life Again Foundation Event
Born
Gautami Tadimalla

(1968-07-02) 2 July 1968
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Alma materGITAM University
Occupation
Years active1987—1998
2015—present
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Sandeep Bhatia
​
​
(m. 1998; div. 1999)​
Partner(s)Kamal Haasan
(2005–2016)
ChildrenSubbulakshmi (b.1999)
Parent(s)T. R. Seshagiri Rao
Vasundhara Devi
Websitegautamitadimalla.com

Personal life
Gauthami in Life Again Foundation Charity Work

Gautami born in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India 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 and later they have got divorced in 1999.

Gauthami had a relationship with actor Kamal Haasan, from 2005 till 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]

Film career

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][6]

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, Kushboo, Revathy, Amala and Bhanupriya. Her filmography includes classics like Apoorva Sagodharargal, 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 which was launched to compete with Koffee with Anu running on STAR Vijay.[6] She acted in the serial Abirami which was telecast on Kalaignar TV.[7] 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.[8] After sixteen years, she returned to acting by starring in the Tamil film Papanasam in which she was paired with her partner Kamal Haasan.[9]

She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 35,[10] and recovered from it.[11][12][13]

Political career

Gautami is a member of Bharatiya Janata party. She is a State Executive Committee member.[14] In 2021, She was appointed as in-charge of Rajapalayam Assembly Constituency.[15]

Charity work

Gautami has founded Life Again Foundation to help Cancer patients.[16] Life Again Foundation has conducted more than 360 motivational camps for cancer patients, cancer awareness campaigns, 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.[17] LAF also runs 2 Mobile hospitals.[17] It also sponsors under privileged Students for higher education.[18] It runs Supplementary Education Centres and Vocational Training Centres.[18]

Awards and honours
Year Award Category Awarded Work Ref
1990Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special PrizeNamma Ooru Poovatha
1991Filmfare Award for Best Actress – TamilNee Pathi Naan Pathi[19]
1991Cinema Express Awards for Special Best Tamil ActressNee Pathi Naan Pathi[20]
1994Ramu Kaaryatt Award for Best Actress-MalayalamSukrutham
2009Vijay Award for Best Costume DesignerDasavathaaram[21]
2017Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Costume DesignerVishwaroopam

Filmography

Television

TV serials

Reality shows as Judge

Other shows as Guest

Online show
  • Anbudan Gautami Season 1&2 as Host[22]

References
  1. 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. "The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Interview : Determined to make a mark, again". hindu.com. 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
  7. Gauthami enters small screen – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2009-11-25). Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  8. 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.
  9. "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.
  10. 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.
  11. Gautami narrates her experience of fighting breast cancer Archived 29 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu
  12. Don't let mediocrity be the standard:Kamal Archived 4 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India
  13. It's the genes at play India Today
  14. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/jul/03/major-reshuffle-of-office-bearers-in-tamil-nadu-bjp-vp-duraisamy-becomes-state-vice-president-2164832.html
  15. https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/gautami-warns-protest-bjp-if-road-works-not-completed.html
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. https://lifeagainfoundation.org/workHealth
  18. https://lifeagainfoundation.org/workEducation
  19. "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.
  20. "Chinna Thambhi Bags Cinema Express Award". The Indian Express. 25 February 1992. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  21. Kamalhassan bags 4 awards for Dasavatharam ~ Archived 10 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Yoory.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
  22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcBxofa-Hs&list=PLhkNvHorUv44daK0-Ris4uPWLLJW9VOYR&ab_channel=LifeAgain
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