Gauthami Nair

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gauthami Nair

• Gauthami Nair is an Indian actor, film director, neuroscientist, and psychologist. In 2018, she appeared in the Malayalam film ‘2018,’ which was India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

• During her school days, she became the sports captain. She actively participated in sports during her college days and won many table tennis competitions.

  

• She secured 80.8% in MS Psychology and ranked 2nd in her university.

  

• She has acted in various Malayalam films such as ‘Diamond Necklace’ (2012), ‘Koothara’ (2014), ‘Campus Diary’ (2016), and ‘2018’ (2023).

  

• In December 2015, she joined the psychology department at the Government Mental Health Center, Oolanpara, Kerala, as an intern. She worked there for around a year.

• In 2017, she interned at the Government Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala in the psychiatry department for two months.

• Later, she worked as a research assistant at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

• In March 2020, she joined Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, as a junior researcher, and later, she was promoted to junior research fellow.

• Nair has also modelled for a few advertisements.

  

• She can speak many languages such as Arabic, English, French, Hindi, and Malayalam.

• Whenever she gets time from her busy schedule, she enjoys travelling, reading books, and playing pool.

  

• She attended an event of TEDx Talks in 2022.

  

• She loves animals and has a pet dog.