Gayathri Raguram is an Indian choreographer and actress who has worked
in the South Indian film industry. She was born to a brahmin Iyer
family to choreographer Raghuram. Gayathri began her career as an
actress in the 2002 film Charlie Chaplin and after a career break, she
began working as a choreographer in films from 2008.Gayathri was born
as the second daughter to dance choreographers Raghuram and Girija
Raghuram. Her elder sister Suja is a prominent dancer, who has also
previously worked as an actress. She is the great grand-daughter of
director Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. Her mother, Girija comes from a
family of choreographers, which includes Brinda and Kala. In August
2006, Gayathri had an arranged marriage with US-based software
engineer Deepak Chandrasekar in California, and the pair subsequently
held a Hindu ceremony in December 2006 which was attended by several
actors and politicians from Tamil Nadu. In 2008, Gayathri filed for
divorce on the grounds of domestic abuse from Deepak and his parents.
The divorce was subsequently granted in 2010.In November 2015,
Gayathri was appointed as Bharatiya Janata Party's secretary for arts
in Tamil Nadu. She had earlier joined the party in 2014 in the
presence of BJP president Amit Shah.
in the South Indian film industry. She was born to a brahmin Iyer
family to choreographer Raghuram. Gayathri began her career as an
actress in the 2002 film Charlie Chaplin and after a career break, she
began working as a choreographer in films from 2008.Gayathri was born
as the second daughter to dance choreographers Raghuram and Girija
Raghuram. Her elder sister Suja is a prominent dancer, who has also
previously worked as an actress. She is the great grand-daughter of
director Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. Her mother, Girija comes from a
family of choreographers, which includes Brinda and Kala. In August
2006, Gayathri had an arranged marriage with US-based software
engineer Deepak Chandrasekar in California, and the pair subsequently
held a Hindu ceremony in December 2006 which was attended by several
actors and politicians from Tamil Nadu. In 2008, Gayathri filed for
divorce on the grounds of domestic abuse from Deepak and his parents.
The divorce was subsequently granted in 2010.In November 2015,
Gayathri was appointed as Bharatiya Janata Party's secretary for arts
in Tamil Nadu. She had earlier joined the party in 2014 in the
presence of BJP president Amit Shah.
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