
Acting
Shruti
Born 1975-09-18 · Hassan, Karnataka, india
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.
Acting credits
NRDirector Srinivas Raju’s world of Dandupalya, as seen in the first two films of the series, will finally come to an end. The third film in the series will mark the end of the franchise, which has received a great deal of critical acclaim in both Kannada and Telugu.
Dandupalya 3
2018
NRRevathy, a young girl, is adopted by Sulakshana, a lonely woman. After Sulakshana's death, however, Revathy finds herself dealing with many obstacles.
Sindhoora Thilaka
1992
NRVijay and Vinod are two lookalikes who are unhappy with their routine lives. When they cross paths, they decide to break the monotony by exchanging places.
Mojugara Sogasugara
1995
NRA husband disowns his wife when he comes to know that she is hard of hearing. The elders of the family decide to reunite them keeping their future in mind.
Bhama Sathyabhama
1998
5.8Cochin Hanifa plays the title role of CI Mahadevan, who goes to a village where a bomb blast in a school bus has created terror in the hearts of the villagers. He is being assisted by a bunch of policemen working in the local police station. These policemen are more concerned about their personal matters than the problems faced by the public. How Mahadevan unravels the mystery behind the blast with the help of these policemen is the crux of the story.
C.I. Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inch
2004
NRThimanna, a conniving man, gets his son, Bhaskar, married to Sarsu, the sister of a rich landlord. Soon, Thimanna starts taking money from Sarsu by lying, but fate punishes his family in a harsh way.
Thavarina Thottilu
1996
NRDespite her brother Chirte Gowda's warning, Rupa, a city-bred woman, falls in love with a young villager, Gopal and leaves home for him. Soon, Chirte Gowda decides to ruin Gopal's life.
Nammura Huduga
1998
5.7Shivakumar works as a peon in an office and strives to ensure that his son Kumar fulfils his dreams. When the pressure gets to Kumar, he starts to rebel against his father.
College Kumar
2017
NRShubha Lagna is a 1995 Indian Kannada film, directed by Budal Krishnamurthy and produced by K Chidambara Shetty.
Shubha Lagna
1995
NRA young woman is accused of being possessed as all her marriage prospects ended up dead
Chithralekha
1992
A rich landlord's life revolves around his sister as he is very fond of her. However, his life takes a turn when he gets his sister married to a guy whose family is behind his wealth.
Annan Thangachi
1999
NRThree educated but unemployed youths campaign for a politician and help him win an election. When the politician does not give them a job as promised, they hatch a plan to make him toe the line.
C.B.I Shiva
1991
NRRamkumar and Shruthi who make lot of oaths for the betterment of their children (Master Ramprasad and Kumari Arpitha) and once the children become a pair of very talented singers, they forget everything about their promises. It is only when the kids suffer through a crucial illness that they are reminded of their oaths and the couple set out on a pilgrimage along with their children to all the nine goddesses – Kollur Mookambike, Badami Banashankeri, Mysore Chamundeswari, Belgaum Yallamma, Horanadu Annapurneshwari, Katilu Durgaparameshwari, Annamma Devi of Bangalore, Shringeri Sharadambe, Gokarna Parameshwari. There are also villains in the film in the form of the other family members who are bent upon killing the children.
Navashakthi Vaibhava
2008
6.5A young man lands a job by making his employer believe that he is a man of traditional values. However, when suspected of lying, he makes up a false story about having an ill-mannered twin.
Aasegobba Meesegobba
1990
NRKavya, an author, writes a weekly series named Killer Diary. However, things take a turn when someone starts murdering people close to her in the same way as depicted in her stories.
Killer Diary
1995
NRMovie starring Shashikumar, Malashri, Doddanna and is directed by Bhargava.
Gandanige Thakka Hendthi
1991
NRMovie starring Vsihnuvardhan, Shashikumar, Vinaya Prasad and is directed by S Umesh.
Thumbida Mane
1995
5.7Car brokers Kitty and Premkumar come across a vehicle that contains a corpse. Soon, they learn that the body has a pen drive that holds information about a terrorist plot.
Rambo
2012
2.5When a group of lost villagers chance upon a Guruji at a shrine, he begins to narrate the story of two unlikely heroes, Anji and Bhajrangi, who lived across two different timelines.
Bhajarangi 2
2021
NRNarayana Murthy wages a courageous battle to withstand all pressures and fight against corruption to retain the values he has cherished.
Sirivantha
2006
NRVijay, a village chairman, marries a poor girl, Lakshmi, against his family's wish. Vijay's brother-in-law is enraged for not marrying his daughter and devises a plan to defame him.
Muddina Maava
1993
NRWhen a woman from a neighbouring village falsely accuses the village head of harassing her, tension spreads between the two villages, which ultimately leads to a riot making the situation worse.
Soorappa
2000
NRThe film tells the story of four struggling friends aspiring to be musicians who accidentally meet a girl Shruthi who is in search of her lover. Shruthi joins the gang of friends and helps them change their fortunes in the music industry. The sudden arrival of Shruthi's lover takes a turn on their relationships.
Shruthi
1990
NRAnand reluctantly agrees to marry Lakshmi. Just when the two are settling into happy matrimony, trouble erupts owing to differences between their parents.
Alimayya
1993