Shruti
Born: 1975-09-18 in Hassan, Karnataka, india
Known For: Acting
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
2023
2020
- ACT-1978 as Kannika
2018
2017
- College Kumar as Girija
2014
- Weekend With Ramesh as Herself
2008
- Navashakthi Vaibhava as Sowbhagya
2006
2005
- Pandu Ranga Vittala
- Rama Shama Bhama as Shanti
2004
- C.I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inch as Dr. Lekshmy
2001
- Ellara Mane Dosenu as Vasantha
- Amma Ninna Tolinalli
2000
1998
- Kottaram Veettile Apputtan as Dr. Ambili
- Nammura Huduga
- Bhama Sathyabhama
1997
- Oral Mathram as Devika Menon
- Thayi Kotta Seere
1996
1995
- Veluchami as Chinnamma
- Mojugara Sogasugara
- Urvashi
- Killer Diary
- Thumbida Mane
1994
- Rasika
- Jaana
- Parugo Parugu as Saroja
- Time Bomb
1993
- Alimayya
- Muddina Maava as Lakshmi
1992
1990
- Aasegobba Meesegobba
- Shruthi as Shruthi