Girija (born 18 September 1975), known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress and politician. She has appeared in over about 150 Kannada films in addition to a few 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), Gowdru (2004), Akka Thangi (2008) and Puttakkana Highway (2011). She is sister of actor Sharan. She was called as Emotional queen and Karpoorada gombe of Sandalwood in the 90's. 　　As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shruti served as the chairperson of Karnataka Women and Child Development Corporation Board. Following her removal from the post in 2013, she joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP), which was eventually merged with the BJP in 2014. She is presently the chief secretary of BJP Mahila Morcha. 　　In 2016, by public vote, Shruti won the third season of game show Bigg Boss – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, currently produced by Endemol India. She is presently the judge of Maja Bharata.