Veteran actress Gauthami has appeared as heroine opposite many leading actors of eighties and nineties including Rajinikanth,Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth, Sathyaraj, Prabhu and Karthik. She is a divorcee who is living with her daughter Subbulakshmi and is also involved in politics aligned to the BJP.

Gauthami has filed a complaint with the Chennai Police Commissioner that her assets of Rs 25 crores have been defrauded. According to her complaint she has stated that she has properties in some areas of Tamil Nadu including Sriperumbudur and due to her ill health and daughter's upbringing expenses, she appointed wanted to sell off a 46 acre property. One Alagappan a builder and his wife approached her promising to sell her property and trusting them the actress had given power of attorney to him.

Now Gauthami has alleged that Alagappan and his family have forged documents with her signatures and embezzled assets to the tune of rupees twenty five crores. Four types of frauds have been discovered based on examination of bank transactions.

The 54 year old cancer survivor has further stated in the complaint that she and her daughter are getting death threats from political goons aiding Alagappan which is affecting Subbulakshmi's studies. She has requested the authorities to investigate the matter and help her recover her properties and take necessary action against the perpertrators. The Chennai Central Crime Branch police are investigating the complaint and are planning to send a notice to Alagappan and his family.