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Shruthi Krishna Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 15, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth18 September 1975

Age50 Years

BirthplaceBangalore, Karnataka, India

ProfessionActress, Politician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusDivorced

FamilyFather: G. V. Krishna; Mothers: Radha and Rukmini; Brother: Sharan; Daughter: Gowri Shruthi

Shruthi Krishna Biography

Shruthi Krishna is an Indian actress and politician from Bangalore known for her emotionally driven, women-centric roles across South Indian cinema. With a

Early life and background

Shruthi Krishna was born Girija on 18 September 1975 in Bangalore, Karnataka, into a family rooted in Kannada theatre. Her father, G. V. Krishna, ran a theatre company, and the family environment was closely tied to stage work. She grew up in Pittur, where she completed her basic schooling. Shruthi has two mothers, Radha and Rukmini, who were also theatre artists; she and her brother Sharan, who later became an actor, have described both women as their mothers.

Career

Shruthi began acting as a teenager, appearing in a supporting role at the age of 14. Her early breakthrough came the same year with the film that gave her the screen name Shruthi, in which she played a struggling singer; the film was a commercial success and established her presence in Kannada cinema. Over the 1990s she emerged as one of the leading actresses in the industry, noted especially for roles that highlighted women’s struggles and emotional journeys.

Her on-screen work spans Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She made her Kannada debut in Aasegobba Meesegobba (1990) and had debut performances in other South languages across the early to mid-1990s: Tamil (Thevar Veettu Ponnu, 1992), Telugu (Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekh, 1992) and Malayalam (Oral Mathram, 1997). She also moved into television, debuting with the Malayalam serial Sthreetvam (2005).

Shruthi became widely associated with emotionally intense and women-centered stories, earning nicknames such as "Tragedy Queen," "Queen of Tears," and "Kannadada Manemagalu." During the 1990s she drew significant female audiences to theatres by portraying characters who faced domestic and social challenges, and she transitioned from lead roles into character parts from around 2012 onward.

Awards and recognition punctuate her career. She won Filmfare Awards and Karnataka State Film Awards in the 1990s for performances including Hettha Karulu and Aaghaatha, and later awards include Filmfare recognition for supporting work in Puttakkana Highway (2011). More recently she received awards for supporting actress performances in Kaatera (2023), including Chittara Star and IIFA Utsavam honors. Across a career spanning more than three decades, Shruthi has acted in about 160 films, with leading roles in over 130 and a substantial portion of those being heroine-oriented projects.

Public profile

Shruthi has also been involved in public service and politics. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2008 and was appointed chairperson of the Karnataka Women and Child Development Corporation soon after. She later joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha and served as chief secretary of the BJP women’s wing in Karnataka; she returned to the BJP in 2014 after the parties merged. In 2020 she was appointed Chairperson of the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.

Her television presence includes reality TV: she participated in and won Bigg Boss Kannada season 3 in January 2016, and she has appeared as a judge on the comedy show Majaa Bharatha in 2017.

Personal life

Shruthi’s personal life has attracted media attention due to two marriages and her family background. She married director S. Mahendar in 1998; the couple had a daughter, Gowri Shruthi, and divorced in 2009. In 2013 she married journalist-turned-director Chakravarthy Chandrachud; that marriage ended within a year. She is publicly described as divorced. Her elder brother Sharan is an actor in Kannada cinema.

Latest updates

In recent years Shruthi has continued to work in films in character and supporting roles, earning awards for her performances as recently as 2023. She remains active in public life through her political appointments and television appearances, and her long career is noted for the volume of female-oriented stories she helped bring to South Indian screens.

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Recent Work

Kaatera

Supporting actress role that earned Chittara Star Award and IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Supporting Actress (2023).

2023
Puttakkana Highway

Supporting role that won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Kannada (2011).

2011
Sthreetvam

Television debut in a Malayalam serial aired on Surya TV (2005).

2005
Aasegobba Meesegobba

Kannada film debut (1990).

1990
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Career Highlights

  1. Became a leading actress in Kannada cinema during the 1990s, known for women-centric roles
  2. Won multiple Filmfare and Karnataka State Film Awards in the 1990s and 2000s
  3. Served in leadership roles within Karnataka state bodies and BJP women’s wing
  4. Won Bigg Boss Kannada season 3 (2016)
  5. Acted in around 160 films with more than 130 leading roles
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Shruthi Krishna was born on 18 September 1975.

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