Shruti (actress)

















Shruti
Chairperson, Karnataka Women’s Development Corporation

In office
2008 – June 2009
Succeeded byD. S. Aswath

Personal details
Born
Girija


(1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 43)
Hassan, Karnataka, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
(2008–13; 2014–present)
Other political
affiliations

Karnataka Janata Paksha
(2013–14)
Spouse(s)

S. Mahendar
(m. 1998; div. 2009)



Chakravarthy Chandrachud
(m. 2013; div. 2014)

Relatives
Sharan (brother)
Occupation
  • Actress

  • Politician

Girija (born 18 September 1975),[1][2] 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.[3]


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.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 Television

    • 5.1 TV serials


    • 5.2 Television Shows



  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Early life


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.



Career


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 Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Shiva Rajkumar, 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.


Shruti was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada 3, winning the season, in January 2016.[5] In 2017, she appeared as a judge in the comedy television series Majaa Bharatha.[6]



Personal life


Shruti was married to film director S. Mahendar for 11 years and divorced in 2009.[7] Post her divorce, she was romantically linked with Chakravarthy Chandrachud, a journalist-turned-director and they married in June 2013 before the marriage ended in a divorce an year later.[8]



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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1989Swantham Ennu KaruthiMalayalam
1990Nambidre Nambi Bitre BidiKannadaCredited as Priyadarshini
Aasegobba Meesegobba
ShruthiShruthi
Vedikkai En VadikkaiUmaTamil
1991Gauri GaneshaGowriKannada
Nagu Nagutha Nali
Punda Prachanda
C. B. I. Shiva
1992Sindhoora Thilaka
Bombat Hendthi
Chitralekha
Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi
Shambhavi
Thevar Veettu PonnuTamil
Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki SubhalekhaKeerthiTelugu
Ksheera SagaraKannada
1993Abhijith
Alimayya
Dakshayini
Durga Pooje
Ranjitha
Kempaiah IPS
Rupaayi Raja
Midida Hrudayagalu
Muddina Maava
Amruta Sindhu
Parugo ParuguSarojaTelugu
1994RashmiKannada
Rasika
Jaana
Sammilana
Hettha Karulu
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Time Bomb
1995Thumbida Mane
Maangalya Sakshi
Mojugara Sogasugara
Taayi Illada Tavaru
Aagatha
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1996Karpoorada Gombe
Thavarina Thottilu
Geluvina Saradara
KalkiKalkiTamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1997Oral MathramDevika MenonMalayalam
Taaliya SowbhagyaKannada
1998Bhama SatyabhamaBhama
Kottaram Veettile ApputtanAmbiliMalayalam
Goonda Mattu PoliceKannada
Jagadeeshwari
Tavarina Kanike
1999Annan ThangachiSarasuTamil
Veerappa NayakaKannada
2000Soorappa
Kadlimatti Station Master
Mahathma
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli
2001Amma Ninna Tholinalli
GattimelaNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Jenu Goodu
2002Annayya Thammayya
2003Swantham MalavikaMalayalam
2004C. I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 InchuDr. Lakshmi
GowdruGowriKannadaKarnataka 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 Supporting Actress - Kannada
Pandu Ranga Vittala
Ben JohnsonMalayalam
Maanikyan
2006Shyamam
Saira
SirivanthaKannada
2008Navashakti Vaibhava
AvvaAane Baddi Rangavva
Nandadeepa
Akka ThangiNagi
2009Chellidaru Sampigeya
2011Sri Naga Shakthi
Take It Easy
Puttakkana HighwayPuttakka
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
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 Acterss
Nominated—Suvarna Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2013Gombegala LoveKarnataka Vanijya Mandali Award for Best Supporting Actress
BachchanLakshmi
2015Ond Chance Kodi
2016Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja
1944
Home Stay
Hindi
Kannada
Tamil

2017Marali ManegeKannada
Dandupalya 2Abhivyakthi
College Kumar
2018Dandupalya 3Abhivyakthi


Television



TV serials


  • 2005 :Sthreetvam (Surya TV) - Malayalam

  • 2012-2013: Karthigai Pengal (Sun TV) - Tamil


Television Shows



  • Bigg Boss Kannada 3 (2016)


  • Majaa Talkies — as guest

  • Super Minute

  • Mareyalare

  • Hejje Guruthu


  • Majabharata (2017)

  • Weekend with Ramesh — as guest

  • Satya Kathe


References




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  2. ^ "Bangalore: Shruti Prefers 'Chandra' over 'Indra' - Marries Childhood Friend". daijiworld.com. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2015.


  3. ^ "Actress Shruthi wins Bigg Boss Kannada season 3". Daily News and Analysis. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.


  4. ^ "Shruthi, Varthur shown door". Deccan Herald. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2017.


  5. ^ "Shruthi wins Bigg Boss!". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


  6. ^ "Shruthi, Narayan turns judge for Majaa Bharatha". The Times of India. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


  7. ^ "Actress Shruthi applies for divorce". indiaglitz. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2013.


  8. ^ "Kannada star Shruthi marries at Kollur Temple".




External links



  • Shruti on IMDb

  • Sruthi at MSI








Preceded by
Akul Balaji (2014)

Bigg Boss Kannada Winner
(Series 3) 2015
Succeeded by


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