Shruti (actress)

Shruti
Shruti in 2016
Chairperson, Karnataka Women’s Development Corporation
In office 2008 – June 2009
Succeeded by	D. S. Aswath
Chairperson, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation
In office January 2020 – July 2021
Personal details
Born	Girija Hassan, Karnataka, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2008–13, 2014–present)
Other political affiliations	Karnataka Janata Paksha (2013–14)
Spouses	S. Mahendar ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2009)​ Chakravarthy Chandrachud ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2014)​
Relatives	Sharan (brother)
Occupation	Actress politician

Girija known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is the Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 3, as an actress, she predominantly appears in Kannada film industry. 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 of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu 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.^[1]

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 BJP. Shruti, over the years has been considered one of the prolific actresses of Kannada cinema and a household name with her regular appearances as a judge for reality shows and films. She was judge in a TV show Majaabharata^{[citation needed]}.