Shruti (actress)

Girija (born 18 September 1975),[1] known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is Winner of Biggboss Kannada Season 3, as an actress, she predominantly appears in Kannada film industry. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre.

Shruti
Shruti in 2011
Chairperson, Karnataka Women’s Development Corporation
In office
2008 – June 2009
Succeeded byD. S. Aswath
Chairperson, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation
In office
January 2020 – July 2021
Personal details
Born
Girija

(1975-09-18) 18 September 1975
Hassan, Karnataka, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
(2008–13, 2014–present)
Other political
affiliations		Karnataka Janata Paksha
(2013–14)
Spouses
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(m. 1998; div. 2009)​
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    (m. 2013; div. 2014)​
    RelativesSharan (brother)
    Occupation
    • Actress
    • politician

    In addition to Kannada, Shruti has appeared in a handful of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She was among the leading actresses in Kannada cinema during the 1990s and has won three Karnataka State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South in her career spanning over 25 years. She is known for performance in films such as Gauri Ganesha (1991), Aagatha (1995), Kalki (1996), Gowdru (2004), Akka Thangi (2008) and Puttakkana Highway (2011). She is sister of actor Sharan. In 2016, she won the third season of the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada.[2]

    Shruti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2008. She was made the chairperson of the Karnataka Women and Child Development Corporation before being removed in 2009. In 2013, she joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha which eventually merged in 2014 with BJP. Shruti, over the years has been considered one of the prolific actresses of Kannada cinema and a household name with her regular appearances as a judge for reality shows and films. Judge in a TV show Majaabharata

    Early life

    Born in a Kannada speaking family in Karnataka, Shruti's birth name is Girija. She was credited as Priyadarshini in her first Kannada movie Aasegobba Meesegobba. She was named Shruti by the actor-director Dwarakish who introduced her in a leading role for his film Shruthi in 1990.

    Career

    Shruthi was in Puttur in her early ages of life. Shruti started her cinema career in Malayalam film Swantham ennu karuthi. Kannada movie Aasegobba Meesegobba as Shivarajkumar's sister role. Later in the year 1990, she acted as heroine in the movie Shruthi directed and produced by Dwarakish. This movie was successful completing 25 weeks. Some of her popular and successful Kannada movies include Shruti, Taayi Illada Tavaru, Veerappa Nayaka, Gauri Ganesha, Bombat Hendthi, Muddina Maava, Mr. Mahesh Kumar and Midida Hrudayagalu. At the peak of her career Shruti was stereotyped for tear jerking roles.

    She won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for Aagatha (1995) directed by Suresh Heblikar. In a career spanning three decades, she has acted with all the leading Kannada heroes of her time - Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Tiger Prabhakar, Shiva Rajkumar, Shashikumar, Ramesh Aravind, Jaggesh, Devaraj, Sunil, Abhijeeth and Ram Kumar. Navashakthi Vaibhava (2008) was Shruti's 100th film (filmed in 2003).[3][4] Gowdru turned out to be her 100th release in which she played the sister of the character played by Ambareesh.[5]

    She made her debut in Telugu with Parugo Parugu opposite Rajendra Prasad and went on to act with him in a few more. Her Tamil film Kalki (1996) directed by the ace director K. Balachander won her the Filmfare Award and also the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actress.

    Shruti made her small screen debut in the Malayalam serial Sthreethvam aired on Surya TV during 2005. Also, her Tamil daily serial, Karthigai Pengal aired on Sun TV from July 2012. Shruti was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada 3, winning the season, in January 2016.[6] In 2017, she appeared as a judge in the comedy television series Majaa Bharatha.[7]

    In Vidhi (Article) 370, set in the backdrop of terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, her first release of 2023, Shruti played Preethi, the wife of an army officer who needs a heart transplant.[8] In Veeram, she played Saraswathi, the protective sister of the protagonist played by Prajwal Devaraj. The reviewer for Cinema Express wrote: "Shruti's role brings that emotional connection among siblings and all the sentiment is brought through her."[9]

    Personal life

    Shruti was married to film director S. Mahendar for 11 years and they divorced in 2009.[10] Post her divorce she was linked with Chakravarthy Chandrachud, a journalist-turned-director. They got married in June 2013 and divorced a year later.[11]

    Filmography

    Kannada films
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1990Nambidre Nambi Bitre BidiCredited as Priyadarshini
    Aasegobba MeesegobbaRadha
    ShruthiShruthi
    1991Gauri GaneshaGowri
    Nagu Nagutha Nali
    Punda Prachanda
    C. B. I. ShivaShruthi
    1992Sindhoora Thilaka
    Bombat Hendthi
    Chitralekha
    Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli HendthiJayakumari
    Shambhavi
    Ksheera SagaraChandra
    1993Abhijith
    Kaadambari
    AlimayyaLakshmi
    Dakshayini
    Sri Durga Pooje
    Mouna Sangrama
    Ranjitha
    Kempaiah IPS
    Rupaayi Raja
    Midida HrudayagaluKaveri
    Muddina MaavaLakshmi
    Amruta Sindhu
    1994RashmiRashmi
    RasikaRukmini
    JaanaLakshmi
    Vijaya KankanaVijaya
    Sammilana
    Bhuvaneshwari
    Mr. Mahesh Kumar
    Hettha KaruluFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
    Time BombMaala
    1995Thumbida ManeKaveri
    Maangalya Sakshi
    Kalyanotsava
    Mojugara SogasugaraShantha
    Shubha Lagna
    Urvashi
    Satya Jwale
    Taayi Illada Tavaru
    AagathaUshaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
    Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
    1996Karpoorada GombeSeetha
    Thavarina Thottilu
    Geluvina Saradara
    SthreeHeera
    Sowbhagya Devathe
    Minugu Thare
    Thayi Kotta Seere
    1997Taaliya Sowbhagya
    Shruthi Hakida Hejje
    Baalina Daari
    Kodagina KaveriKaveri
    Thavarina Theru
    1998Bhama SatyabhamaBhama
    Marthanda
    Nammura Huduga
    Goonda Mattu Police
    Jagadeeshwari
    Tavarina Kanike
    1999Veerappa Nayaka
    Durga Shakthi
    2000SoorappaLakshmi
    Kadlimatti Station MasterKashibai
    Mahathma
    Swalpa Adjust Madkolli
    2001Amma Ninna Tholinalli
    GattimelaGirijaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
    Jenu Goodu
    MahalakshmiMahalakshmi
    Ellara Mane DosenuVasantha
    2002Annayya Thammayya
    MutthuGowri[12]
    Manase O Manase
    2004Hendthi Andre Hendthi
    GowdruGowriKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
    Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
    2005Rama Shama BhamaShantiVatika Chalana Chitra Award for Best Comedian
    Nominated—Udaya film Award for Best Comedian
    Nominated—Udaya Film Award Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
    Pandu Ranga Vittala
    2006SirivanthaLakshmi
    Hendathi Kattida ThaliDelayed release
    2008Navashakti VaibhavaSaubhagya
    AvvaAane Baddi Rangavva
    Nandadeepa
    Akka ThangiNagi
    2011Sri Naga Shakthi
    Take It Easy
    Puttakkana HighwayPuttakkaFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
    Nominated—TV9 Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada
    Nominated—Innovative Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kannada
    Nominated—Sandalwood Star Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated—Udaya Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated—Suvarna Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress
    Aidondla Aidu
    2012Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri
    RamboVijayalakshmi
    KalpanaJanakiNominated—Sandalwood Star Award for Best Comedian
    Nominated—Udaya Film Award for Best Comedian
    Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Comedian
    Nominated—Udaya Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
    Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
    2013Gombegala LoveKarnataka Vanijya Mandali Award for Best Supporting Actress
    BachchanLakshmi
    2015Ond Chance KodiTavare
    2016Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja
    1944Girija
    Home Stay
    2017Marali Manege
    Dandupalya 2Abhivyakthi
    College KumarGirija
    2018Dandupalya 3Abhivyakthi
    2020ACT 1978Kanika Mehta
    2021 Mohandas Putlibai
    Rathnan Prapancha Yellavva
    Bhajarangi 2Alamelamma
    2023 Vidhi (Article) 370 Preethi
    Veeram Saraswathi
    Tatsama Tadbhava Suman
    13 Part-1 Saira
    2023Kaatera Kumari [13]

    Malayalam films
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1989Swantham Ennu Karuthi
    1997Oral MathramDevika Menon
    1998Kottaram Veettile ApputtanAmbili
    2004C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 InchuDr. Lakshmi

    Tamil films
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1992Thevar Veettu PonnuSaroja
    1996KalkiKalkiTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
    Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
    1999Annan ThangachiSarasu

    Telugu films
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1992Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki SubhalekhaKeerthi
    1994Parugo ParuguSaroja

    Television
    • All shows are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
    Year Title Role Notes Ref.
    2005SthreetvamMalayalam series
    2012–2013Karthigai PengalCharuTamil series[14]
    2015Super MinuteContestant
    2015–2016Bigg Boss Kannada (season 3)ContestantWinner
    2017Majaa BharathaJudge[15]
    2017Weekend with RameshHerself[16]
    2017Sathya KatheHerself[17]
    2020Majaa TalkiesGuest[18]
    Mareyalare
    Hejje Guruthu
    2022–2023Gicchi GiliGiliJudge[19]
    2023Bigg Boss Kannada (season 10)Guest

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