Shruti
Acting • Born 1975-09-18
Biography
Girija (born 18 September 1975), known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. As an actress, she is known for her work in Kannada cinema and has appeared in over 100 films. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre. In addition to Kannada, Shruti has appeared in a handful Tamil and Malayalam 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. 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 the BJP.
Filmography
52 credits
Rathnan Prapancha
Movie • 2021
Jaana
Movie • 1994
Rasika
Movie • 1994
Pandu Ranga Vittala
Movie • 2005
Rama Shama Bhama
Movie • 2005
Shanti
Veluchami
Movie • 1995
Chinnamma
Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha
Movie • 1992
Keerthi
Bachchan
Movie • 2013
Lakshmavva aka Lakshmi
Muddina Maava
Movie • 1993
Lakshmi
Sowbhagya Devathe
Movie • 1996
Nagu Naguta Nali
Movie • 1991
Oral Mathram
Movie • 1997
Devika Menon
Amma Ninna Tolinalli
Movie • 2001
Punda Prachanda
Movie • 1991
Karpoorada Gombe
Movie • 2000
C.B.I Shiva
Movie • 1991
Kaatera
Movie • 2023
Kalki
Movie • 1996
Kalki
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan
Movie • 1998
Dr. Ambili
Gauri Ganesha
Movie • 1991
Gauri
Kalpana
Movie • 2012
C.I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inch
Movie • 2004
Dr. Lekshmy
Alimayya
Movie • 1993
Dandupalya 3
Movie • 2018
College Kumar
Movie • 2017
Girija
Bhajarangi 2
Movie • 2021
ACT-1978
Movie • 2020
Kannika
Ksheera Sagara
Movie • 1992
Rambo
Movie • 2012
DC Vijayalakshmi
Urvashi
Movie • 1995
Ellara Mane Dosenu
Movie • 2001
Vasantha
Soorappa
Movie • 2000
Nammura Huduga
Movie • 1998
Veerappa Nayaka
Movie • 1999
Sirivantha
Movie • 2006
Thayi Kotta Seere
Movie • 1997
Durga Shakthi
Movie • 1999
Mojugara Sogasugara
Movie • 1995
Thumbida Mane
Movie • 1995
Time Bomb
Movie • 1994
Shruthi
Movie • 1990
Shruthi
Sindhoora Thilaka
Movie • 1992
Bombat Hendthi
Movie • 1992
Killer Diary
Movie • 1995
Chithralekha
Movie • 1992
Aasegobba Meesegobba
Movie • 1990
Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi
Movie • 1992
Shambhavi
Movie • 1992
Geluvina Saradara
Movie • 1996
Banni Ondsala Nodi
Movie • 1991
Bigg Boss
TV • 2013
Herself - Contestant
Weekend With Ramesh
TV • 2014
Herself