Gayathri Reddy competed in the
Miss India 2016 pageant and secured the titles of FBB Miss Fashion Icon and Prayag Miss Photogenic. She made her film debut in
Bigil (2019) opposing
Vijay in which she played Maari, one of the female soccer players. She had never played football before and took part in a forty-five day bootcamp to improve her football skills. Regarding her role in the film, she stated that it was difficult to work with
Vijay initially because there were scenes where she had to look him in the eye and got lost in the intense expression. She played a role in the film
Lift. In 2022, Gayathri officially announced via her
YouTube channel that after her marriage she will quit cinema and stop acting and modeling permanently. == Personal life ==