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.
Born in a Kannada speaking family in Karnataka, Shruti's birth name is Girija. She was rechristened as Shruti by the famous actor-director Dwarakish who introduced her as a leading star for his 1990 film Shruthi.
Shruthi was in Puttur in her early ages of life. Shruti started her cinema career as a supporting actress and acted in Kannada movie Aasegobba Meesegobba as Shivarajkumar's sister. Later in the year 1990, she acted as heroine in the movie Shruthi directed and produced by Dwarakish. This movie was a successful one running over 25 weeks. Some of the most famous and successful Kannada movies from Shruti are, Shruti, Taayi Illada Tavaru, Veerappa Nayaka, Gauri Ganesha, Bombat Hendthi (Karnataka State award Winner), Muddina Maava, Midida Hrudayagalu. Soon after these films, Shruti was stereotyped for tear jerking roles in many Kannada films. She won her first Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for the movie Aagatha (1995) directed by Suresh Heblikar.
In her career spanning for more than two decades, she acted with all the leading male stars in the film industry of her times like Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Dr.Ambrish, Shivarajkumar, Shashikumar, Ramesh Aravind, Jaggesh, Devaraj, Sunil, Abhijeeth Ram Kumar and others.
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.
Shruthi entered Kannada small screen by entering into Bigg Boss Kannada 3 house as contestant. On 31 Jan 2016 at Bigg Boss Kannada 3 "Grand Finale" she grab Bigg Boss Kannada 3 title defeating Chandan Kumar.
Shruti was married to film director S. Mahendar for 11 years and divorced in 2009.[5] Post her divorce, she was romantically linked with Chakravarthy, a journalist-turned-director and they married in June 2013 and divorced one year later.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1989 | Swantham Ennu Karuthi | Malayalam | ||
1990 | Nambidre Nambi Bitre Bidi | Kannada | Credited as Priyadarshini | |
1990 | Aasegobba Meesegobba | Kannada | ||
1990 | Shruthi | Shruthi | Kannada | |
1991 | Gauri Ganesha | Gowri | Kannada | |
1991 | Nagu Nagutha Nali | Kannada | ||
1991 | Punda Prachanda | Kannada | ||
1991 | C. B. I. Shiva | Kannada | ||
1992 | Sindhoora Thilaka | Kannada | ||
1992 | Bombat Hendthi | Kannada | ||
1992 | Chitralekha | Kannada | ||
1992 | Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi | Kannada | ||
1992 | Shambhavi | Kannada | ||
1992 | Thevar Veettu Ponnu | Tamil | ||
1992 | Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha | Keerthi | Telugu | |
1992 | Ksheera Sagara | Kannada | ||
1993 | Abhijith | Kannada | ||
1993 | Alimayya | Kannada | ||
1993 | Dakshayini | Kannada | ||
1993 | Durga Pooje | Kannada | ||
1993 | Ranjitha | Kannada | ||
1993 | Kempaiah IPS | Kannada | ||
1993 | Rupaayi Raja | Kannada | ||
1993 | Midida Hrudayagalu | Kannada | ||
1993 | Muddina Maava | Kannada | ||
1993 | Amruta Sindhu | Kannada | ||
1993 | Parugo Parugu | Saroja | Telugu | |
1994 | Rashmi | Kannada | ||
1994 | Rasika | Kannada | ||
1994 | Jaana | Kannada | ||
1994 | Sammilana | Kannada | ||
1994 | Hettha Karulu | Kannada | Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |
1994 | Time Bomb | Kannada | ||
1995 | Thumbida Mane | Kannada | ||
1995 | Maangalya Sakshi | Kannada | ||
1995 | Mojugara Sogasugara | Kannada | ||
1995 | Taayi Illada Tavaru | Kannada | ||
1995 | Aagatha | Kannada | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada |
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1996 | Karpoorada Gombe | Kannada | ||
1996 | Thavarina Thottilu | Kannada | ||
1996 | Geluvina Saradara | Kannada | ||
1996 | Kalki | Kalki | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
1997 | Oral Mathram | Devika Menon | Malayalam | |
1997 | Taaliya Sowbhagya | Kannada | ||
1998 | Bhama Satyabhama | Bhama | Kannada | |
1998 | Kottaram Veettile Apputtan | Ambili | Malayalam | |
1998 | Elavamkodu Desam | Nandini | Malayalam | |
1998 | Goonda Mattu Police | Kannada | ||
1998 | Jagadeeshwari | Kannada | ||
1998 | Tavarina Kanike | Kannada | ||
1999 | Annan Thangachi | Sarasu | Tamil | |
1999 | Veerappa Nayaka | Kannada | ||
2000 | Soorappa | Kannada | ||
2000 | Kadlimatti Station Master | Kannada | ||
2000 | Mahathma | Kannada | ||
2000 | Swalpa Adjust Madkolli | Kannada | ||
2001 | Amma Ninna Tholinalli | Kannada | ||
2001 | Gattimela | Kannada | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada | |
2001 | Jenu Goodu | Kannada | ||
2002 | Annayya Thammayya | Kannada | ||
2003 | Swantham Malavika | Malayalam | ||
2004 | C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu | Dr. Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
2004 | Gowdru | Gowri | Kannada | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress |
2005 | Rama Shama Bhama | Shanti | Kannada | |
2005 | Ben Johnson | Malayalam | ||
2005 | Pandu Ranga Vittala | Kannada | ||
2005 | Maanikyan | Malayalam | ||
2006 | Sirivantha | Kannada | ||
2006 | Shyamam | Malayalam | ||
2006 | Saira | Malayalam | ||
2008 | Navashakti Vaibhava | Kannada | ||
2008 | Avva | Aane Baddi Rangavva | Kannada | |
2008 | Nandadeepa | Kannada | ||
2008 | Akka Thangi | Nagi | Kannada | |
2009 | Chellidaru Sampigeya | Kannada | ||
2011 | Sri Naga Shakthi | Kannada | ||
2011 | Take It Easy | Kannada | ||
2011 | Puttakkana Highway | Puttakka | Kannada | Filmfare 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 |
2011 | Aidondla Aidu | Kannada | ||
2012 | Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri | Kannada | ||
2012 | Rambo | Vijayalakshmi | Kannada | |
2012 | Kalpana | Janaki | Kannada | Nominated- 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 Acterss Nominated - Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
2013 | Gombegala Love | Kannada | Karnataka Vanijya Mandali Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
2013 | Bachchan | Lakshmi | Kannada | |
2015 | Ond Chance Kodi | Kannada | ||
2016 | Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja | Kannada | ||
2016 | 1944 | Kannada | ||
2016 | Home Stay | Hindi Kannada Tamil |
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2017 | Marali Manege | Kannada | ||
2017 | Dandupalya 2 | Abhivyakthi | Kannada / Telugu | |
2017 | College Kumar | Kannada |
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