
Acting
Shruti
Born
1975-09-18 (51)
Place of birth
Hassan, Karnataka, india
Known for
Acting
Credits
61 titles
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), …
Known for
5.0Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.
Weekend With Ramesh
2014
5.5The Kannada version of the reality show where a number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations faces a public vote out.
Bigg Boss Kannada
2013
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
10.0When Urmila, an actress, is murdered in cold blood, her lookalike, Usha, and Raju, an assistant director, fall in love as they set out to find the culprit.
Ksheera Sagara
1992
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
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
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
5.2Set against the rustic backdrop of the 1970s, unfolds the tale of farmers confronting challenges that intricately shape the course of their lives.
Kaatera
2023
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
4.5Rathnakara is an insurance agent living a mundane life with his unapologetically loud mother Saroja. An uncomfortable truth about his life leads him to go on a trail to find his world. What does he learn eventually?
Rathnan Prapancha
2021
4.0Geetha, a pregnant widow, goes to a government office as part of her long and continuous ordeal to get money from a government scheme that is hers. What seems to be a normal day of bureaucracy and corruption goes awry when she lands up with a bomb strapped to her stomach.
ACT-1978
2020
2010s · 5 titles
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
5.7Bharat alias Bachchan is a kind-hearted real estate businessman, who is the MD of the Bharat Property Solutions. He is deeply in love with Anjali (Bhavana), who is doing MS in Bellary and wants to deliver honest service to the needy people. But her wish becomes an obstacle for a mining mafia don.
Bachchan
2013
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
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
3.3Raghava is a fun-loving youngster who enjoys playing cricket with his friends. But at night he is afraid of ghosts and is always confined to his home under the care of his mother (Umashri). His brother (Achyuth Rao), sister-in-law (Shruthi) and their children live together in the same house. When Raghava and his friends go in search of another ground to play cricket, they find an abandoned field, which, it turns out, is haunted. At home, his mother and sister-in-law witness some strange happenings. With the help of a temple priest, they confirm the presence of a ghostly spirit haunting their home. Raghava begins to act funny and shows effeminate behaviour which is when the presence of the ghost is identified. The film goes on to unravel the mystery of the ghostly Kalpana and her relationship with Raghava.
Kalpana
2012
2000s · 9 titles
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
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
NRKarpoorada Gombe is a 2000 Kannada film directed by S Mahender and produced by Chandrashekhar. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Shruti, Lokesh and Doddanna in lead roles. Music was composed by Hamsalekha.
Karpoorada Gombe
2000
NRNarayana Murthy wages a courageous battle to withstand all pressures and fight against corruption to retain the values he has cherished.
Sirivantha
2006
9.5Rama, a married man, has an affair with Priya who pursues him despite knowing about his wife. When his friend Shama learns of the affair, the latter decides to reunite him with his wife.
Rama Shama Bhama
2005
NRVithala gets married to two women, who are both unaware of each other's existence. He strives hard to keep them happy but encounters various obstacles in his endeavour.
Pandu Ranga Vittala
2005
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
NRThree sisters, Ramani, Mandara and Vasanta, are forced to marry against their will. Their tryst with the evils of a male-dominated society begins shortly after their marriage.
Ellara Mane Dosenu
2001
NRAmma Ninna Tolinalli movie tells about the relation between mother and child.
Amma Ninna Tolinalli
2001
1990s · 41 titles
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
10.0When Urmila, an actress, is murdered in cold blood, her lookalike, Usha, and Raju, an assistant director, fall in love as they set out to find the culprit.
Ksheera Sagara
1992
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
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
NRA young woman is accused of being possessed as all her marriage prospects ended up dead
Chithralekha
1992
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
5.0Kalyanotsava is a 1995 Kannada film which stars Ambareesh and SPB in lead roles. Directed by Rajendra Singh Babu.
Kalyanotsava
1995
NRMovie starring Shashikumar, Malashri, Doddanna and is directed by Bhargava.
Gandanige Thakka Hendthi
1991
NRShambhavi is an Drama Kannada movie directed by Rama Narayanan
Shambhavi
1992
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
NRShubha Lagna is a 1995 Indian Kannada film, directed by Budal Krishnamurthy and produced by K Chidambara Shetty.
Shubha Lagna
1995
7.0Lambodara, an unemployed witty young man takes advantage of weaknesses in people to his monetary benefit.
Gauri Ganesha
1991
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
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
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
9.0The film stars Rajendra Prasad and Sruthi in lead roles. Based on Malik's novel of the same name.
Parugo Parugu
1994
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
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
6.7Chellammaa (Geetha), a singer, is wedded to a chauvinistic, sadistic industrialist named Prakash (Prakash Raj). She is unable to beget a child and hence is the target of hurting words from Prakash and his mother. When he prohibits her from singing, it is the last straw for her and they divorce. He marries Karpagam (Renuka), a doormat wife, while Chellammaa stays single, with a cook Kokila (newsreader Fathima Babu in her first movie appearance) around to help her. Kalki (Shruti) works in an ad agency and is relentlessly pursued by co-worker and model Paranjothi (Rahman) but she not only rejects him but debunks love and sentiments. Chellammaa becomes friends with Kalki after a few encounters and Kalki moves in as a paying guest. But she strikes up a friendship with Prakash and as the result of an affair with him, she ends up bearing his child. What happens of this leads up to the climax.
Kalki
1996
5.5Apputtan, a rich man, gives Ambili, a young woman, the financial help she needs to become a doctor. However, he soon finds himself falling in love with her.
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan
1998
NR1992 Kannada-language drama film starring Vinod Raj and Shruthi, directed by S. Umesh.
Banni Ondsala Nodi
1991
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
6.2Shekhara Menon (Thilakan) is retired income tax officer from Mumbai and has now settled in a remote village in Kerala. He owns some land and a house where he and his three daughters live together and leads a calm, silent and happy life. Menon owns a smaller house adjacent to his own which is given for rent, Hareendran (Mammootty) is a struggling small time contractor and comes in as a new tenant to the rented house.
Oral Mathram
1997
NRMovie starring Vsihnuvardhan, Shashikumar, Vinaya Prasad and is directed by S Umesh.
Thumbida Mane
1995
NRGeetha, a young woman who lives with a strange illness, confesses her love for Sanjay after his concert. However, things turn towards an unexpected direction when he fails to recognise her.
Geluvina Saradara
1996
NRGirija's father marries her off to a rich man. Her life takes a turn for the worse when her in-laws start treating her unfairly.
Thayi Kotta Seere
1997
NRPunda Prachanda is a 1991 Kannada film directed by Sudhindra Kallola. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, Shruti, Vanitha Vasu and Lakshmi in lead roles.
Punda Prachanda
1991
NRA 1995 kannada movie directed by Amardeva starring Nikhil and Shruthi in the lead roles. Based on the novel of same name by Goruru.
Urvashi
1995
NRSthree is a 1996 Indian Kannada film, directed by S Mahendar and produced by M Sunanda and M Krishna.
Sthree
1996
Veluchami, an orphan, is raised by Periya Ayya along with his own daughter. When Periya decides to give away his daughter to the local temple, Veluchami marries her by force to save her.
Veluchami
1995
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nagu Naguta Nali
1991
NRVasudev, a miser, tries to control his pregnant wife's spending habits. Furious, she leaves him. Years later, unknowingly she rents a house opposite his.
Edurmaneli Ganda Pakkadmaneli Hendthi
1992
NRA woman finds out that her husband is having an affair with an old college friend of hers. Soon, they hatch a plan to teach him a lesson.
Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha
1992
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sowbhagya Devathe
1996
NRVeerappa is a strong proponent of Gandhian principles based on non-violence. However, his preaching falls on deaf ears when his own son grows up to become a terrorist.
Veerappa Nayaka
1999
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
NRIn order to avoid having to marry his boss' daughter, Sridhar lies that he is married. It remains to be seen if his charade gets exposed.
Bombat Hendthi
1992
NRMovie starring by Vishnu Vardhan, Soumya Kulkarni, Puneet Issar and directed by Joe Simon.
Time Bomb
1994
NRRekha is in love with the village simpleton Krishna. However, the rivalry between Krishna's mother and Rekha's father poses a hurdle.
Rasika
1994
NRRavishankar, a bank manager, is transferred to Bengaluru where he falls in love with the CM's daughter, Kasturi. Ravi decides to step up when the terrorists kidnap her to settle scores with the CM.
Jaana
1994
NRJayakrishna realizes that he is being tormented by a ghost for his sins in his previous birth. With Goddess Durga's blessing, he tries to restore tranquility in his life.
Durga Shakthi
1999
Series credits
5.0Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.
Weekend With Ramesh
2014
5.5The Kannada version of the reality show where a number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations faces a public vote out.
Bigg Boss Kannada
2013
