Shruti (actress)

Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is known for her work predominantly in Kannada language films and in a few Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Tulu films. She has appeared in more than 160 films, out of which she has been cast in leading role in over 130 films. More than half of the movies are female-oriented, thereby making her one of the very few actresses in Indian cinema to have been successfully cast in more number of heroine oriented movies.

She has won three Karnataka State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South in her illustrious career spanning over 35 years. She is considered one of the most successful and legendary actresses of Kannada cinema and film critics often position her in line with the legendary Kalpana, Manjula and Aarathi. She is fondly called as Kannadada Manemagalu, Kannera Rani, Emotional Queen, Karpoorada Gombe and Punching Queen.