Shruthi Krishna Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Girija
Other Name	Shruti Krishna
Nickname(s)	• Priyadarshini • Tragedy Queen • Kannadada Manemagalu •Kannera Rani (Queen of Tears) • Emotional Queen • Karpoorada Gombe • Punching Queen (in Television)
Profession(s)	• Actress • Politician
Known For	Her highly emotional, women-centric roles in Sandalwood
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Light Ash Brown
Career
Debut	Film: • Kannada: Aasegobba Meesegobba (1990) as Radha • Tamil: Thevar Veettu Ponnu (1992) as Saroja • Telugu: Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekh (1992) as Keerthi • Malayalam: Oral Mathram (1997) as Devika Menon TV: Sthreetvam (2005)
Awards	• Filmfare Award (1994) in the category Best Actress for the film Hettha Karulu (1994) • Karnataka State Film Award (1994) in the category Best Actress for the film Aaghaatha (1995) • Filmfare Award (1995) in the category Best Actress for the film Aaghaatha (1995) • Tamil Nadu State Film Award (1996) in the category Best Actress for the film Kalki (1996) • Karnataka State Film Award (2004) in the category Best Actress for the film Gowdru (2004) • Filmfare Award (2011) in the categoty Best Supporting Actress Kannada for the film Puttakkana Highway (2011) • Karnataka Vanijya Mandali Award (2013) in the categoty Best Supporting Actress for the film Gombegala Love (2013) • Chittara Star Award (2023) in the category Best Supporting Actress for the film Kaatera (2023) • IIFA Utsavam Award (2023) in the category Best Supporting Actress for the film Kaatera (2023)
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• In 2008: Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) • In 2013: Joined the Karnataka Janata Party and served as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre • In 2014: Re-joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 September 1975 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2025)	50 Years
Birthplace	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bangalore, Karnataka
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Marriage Date	• First Marriage: 1998 • Second Marriage: 2013
Family
Husband/Spouse	• S. Mahendar (film director) ​(m. 1998; div. 2009)​ • Chakravarthy Chandrachud (journalist-turned-director) ​(m. 2013; div. 2014)
Children	Son- None Daughter- Gowri Shruthi (with her first husband S. Mahendar)
Parents	Father- G. V. Krishna (a theatre company owner) Mother(s)- 2 • Radha • Rukmini
Siblings	Brother- Sharan (actor) Sister- Usha

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shruthi Krishna

• Shruthi Krishna is an Indian actress, television personality and politician, known for her work predominantly in the South film industry.

• She was born and raised into a Kannada theatre artists’ family in Bangalore, Karnataka.

• Her father, G. V. Krishna run a theatre company. He was married to twin sisters, Radha and Rukmini who were also theatre artists.
  

  Shruthi Krishna with her father, both mothers and her daughter

• Her elder brother Sharan is a leading actor in Kannada cinema.
  

  Childhood picture of Shruthi Krishna with her brother

• Since Shruthi has two mothers, so people and the media have been curious for many years about who her biological mother is. However, both Sharan and Shruthi have said that they consider both to be their biological mothers. In an interview, she shared that,

For us, we didn’t feel it was necessary. If we wanted to, it’s a simple matter of finding the answer with one question. But we are not separate; we believe everyone is one. It is those who don’t know the harmony of this family who worry about such things. They are both mothers to us. They love us equally, and we feel the same in return. There is no distinction of who belongs to whom. Is there any need to bring bias there?”

• Shruthi spent most of her childhood in Pittur, where she completed her basic education.

• At the age of 14, she got her debut film, Nambidre Nambi Bitre Bidi (1990) in a supporting role.
  

  Childhood picture of Shruthi Krishna

• Not to be confused with another actress Girja Lokesh, makers credited her as Priyadarshini.

• In the same year, her breakthrough came with the film, Shruthi. Director Dwarakish changed her name as Shruti.

• In the film, she played the role of a struggling singer who is aided by four men to achieve her dreams. The film was a remake of Tamil film, Pudhu Vasantham, and successful ran for over 25 weeks in theatres.

• In 1994, she won her first Filmfare Award for her performance in the film, Hettha Karulu.

• In 1995, She won her firstKarnataka State Film Award and second Filmfare Award for her the film Aagatha.

• In 1996, Shruthi made her debut in Tamil film, where she played the main role in the film Kalki. Her performance was highly praised. She also won her Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Tamil and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.
  

  Shruthi Krishna with her Filmfare award

• During that period, she often acted in emotional films and became known as the “Tragedy Queen” and “Queen of Tears” of Kannada cinema.

• In 1997, Shruthi entered in Malalayam cinema with the film Oral Mathram opposite Mammootty.

• In 1990s, she attracted many women audiences to theatres because in her films she showed the struggles and challenges faced by Indian women. Because of this she became known as ” Kannadada Manemagalu.”

• She was one of the leading actresses of the Kannada film industry during 1990s and gained superstar status.

• In 1998, Shruthi Krishna got married to film director S. Mahendar; however, they ended their marriage after 11 years in 2009.

• In 2005, she made her television debut with the Malayalam serail Sthreethvam; aired on Surya TV.

• In 2008, she entered the politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata party.

• Soof after her joining in BJP, she became Chairperson of Karnataka Women and Child Development Corporation.

• From 2012, she switched from lead roles to character roles in films.

• In 2013, Shruthi got married to journalist-turned-director Chakravarthy Chandachud; however, their marriage ended in a year.

• In the same year, she left BJP and joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha which eventually merged with BJP in 2014.

• During her political career, she also served as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party’s women’s wing in its Karnataka cadre.

• In January 2016, she participated in Bigg Boss Kannada 3 and won the season.
  

  Shruthi Krishna with her Bigg Boss Kannada Season 3 trophy

• In 2017, Shrithi appeared as a judge on the comedy show, Majaa Bharatha.

• In 2020, she was appointed as the Chairperson of Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation.

• She also served as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party’s women’s wing in its Karnataka cadre

• In Kannada cinema, Shruthi is the only actress, who portrayed all types of roles such as the emotional roles, comedy roles and villain.

• She is the only actress in Kannada cinema, and possibly in India cinema, to receive the title “Manemagalu.” People see her as a simple and relatable girl-next-door rather than only as a superstar actress.
  

  A younger age picture of Shruthi Krishna

• For a career spanning 36 years, Shruthi Krishna has acted in 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 a greater number of heroine-oriented movi.