Laya (actress)


Laya Gorty is a Telugu film actress and Kuchipudi dancer. Her debut film as child actor is Bhadram Koduko in 1992. Later, she started as an actress with Telugu film Swayamvaram in 1999 along with another popular actor, Venu in 1999. She went on to act in about 60 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films.

Personal life

Laya born into a Telugu Bramhin family in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and attended Nirmala High School, Vijayawada. Her mother was a music teacher in Nirmala High School, Vijayawada and her father a doctor. During her school days, she was a state champion seven times and won second place at National level in Chess. Later, she moved to Hyderabad and participated in multiple stage shows as a classical dancer, having performed in more than 50 stage shows. She has a master's degree in Computer Applications. She married Dr. Sri Ganesh Gorty on 14 June 2006 and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. The couple have a daughter Sloka Gorty and a son Vachan Gorty. Her father is the noted nephrologist Dr. Gopalakrishna Gandikota.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1992Bhadram KodukoTelugu
1999SwayamvaramAnuTelugu
1999Maa BalajiSujathaTelugu
2000ManoharamUshaTeluguNandi Award for Best Actress
2000Manasunna MaarajuTelugu
2000Kodanda RamuduLathaTelugu
2000DevulluSita DeviTelugu
2001Ramma ChilakammaTelugu
2001Hanuman JunctionSangeethaTelugu
2001PreminchuMeenaTeluguNandi Award for Best Actress
2001Maa Aavida Meeda Vottu Mee Aavida Chala ManchidiLayaTelugu
2001Naalo Unna Prema HemaTelugu
2001Maduve Aagona BaaShanthiKannada
2002GelupuTelugu
2002Sri Bannari AmmanBhavaniTamil
2002Siva Rama RajuRama Raju's wifeTelugu
2002GelupuTelugu
2002Nee PremakaiAnjaliTelugu
2003Pellamtho PanentiSireeshaTelugu
2003Donga Ramudu And PartyVasantha LakshmiTelugu
2003MissammaRatna MalaTelugu
2004Veera KannadigaKannada
2003Nenu Pelliki ReadyBhavanaTelugu
2004Tata Birla Madhyalo LailaMahalakshmiTelugu
2004Vijayendra VarmaTelugu
2004GajendraIndhuTamil
2004SwarabhishekamSurekhaTelugu
2005Adirindayya ChandramRajyamTelugu
2005Alice In WonderlandSofiaMalayalam
2005Thommanum MakkalumPoonkavanamMalayalam
2005UdayonMayaMalayalam
2005ChanakyaAnjaliTamil
2006RashtramCeleineMalayalam
2006Gandugali Kumara RamaRamaleKannada
2010Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via BhulokamGoddess Aadi ParashaktiTelugu
2018Amar Akbar AnthonyAishwarya's motherTeluguSpecial appearance

Awards

She has won the Nandi Award for Best Actress two times for movies Manoharam and Preminchu in consecutive years.

Television career