Sruthi Hariharan

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Sruthi Hariharan
Sruthi Hariharan at Janapada Lokha.jpg
Sruthi Hariharan in 2020
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35)
Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active2012 - present
Spouse
Raam Kumar
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(m. 2017)​
Children1

Sruthi Hariharan (born 2 February 1989 [1] ) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily appears in Kannada language films. Sruthi is a recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards South and one Karnataka State Film Awards. [2]

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Sruthi made her acting debut in the Malayalam film, Cinema Company (2012). She had her breakthrough with her Kannada debut Lucia (2013). Sruthi won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada for her performance in Beautiful Manasugalu (2017). The 2018 film Nathicharami , won her the National Film Award – Special Mention. Sruthi established herself as a leading actress in Kannada cinema with Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016), Urvi (2016), Upendra Matte Baa (2017) and Head Bush (2022).

Early life and family

Sruthi Hariharan was born into a Tamil Brahmin family in Trivandrum, Kerala, [3] [4] and was raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She attended school at Sishu Griha Montessori and High School. After her primary and secondary education, she attended Christ University and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management (BBM). She is trained in Bharatanatyam and contemporary dance. Apart from her mother tongue, she is also fluent in Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi and can understand Telugu. [5]

She became interested in cultural activities when she attended Christ College and became a part of their cultural team. This interest led her into acting in theatre productions. [6] She joined choreographer Imraan Sardariya's dance troupe, and worked in the Kannada film industry as an assistant choreographer and background dancer. [6] She was a background dancer for three years and featured in a number of songs. [7]

Acting career

Sruthi's film career began with Malayalam film, Cinema Company. She acted in two films: Thekku Thekkoru Desathu and Call Me @. [8] In Francis's Call Me @, she played the role of an IT girl, while in Nandu's, Thekku Thekkoru Desathu she played a journalist. [9] She landed the lead role in the Kannada film Lucia by Pawan Kumar. She played two characters in the film—one of a lower middle-class girl and the other of a film actress— [10] and dubbed herself for the first time. [11] Lucia was critically acclaimed and was later remade in several Indian languages. [12] Sruthi's performance was well-received and she was featured on Rediff's Most Impressive Kannada Movie Debuts, 2013 list. [13] Later that year she appeared in another Kannada film Dyavre . The film received rave reviews from critics.[ citation needed ] She was offered a role in director Harsha's Bhajarangi , featuring Shivraj Kumar in the lead, but she could not commit herself to the film. [14]

In 2014, she was seen as the love interest of Srinagara Kitty's character in Jacob Varghese's road movie Savaari 2. Her next role was in her first Tamil film Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. [15] [16] Next she acted in A. P. Arjun's Rhaate , which she signed to appear in even before the release of Lucia. [11] Her character in the film was that of a traditional village girl. [8]

In her next feature, she was simultaneously shooting the Kannada film Sipaayi directed by Rajath Mayee, [17] and the Tamil independent art film Nila. [18] She has also signed to appear in another Kannada film, Godhi Banna Sadharna Mykattu by Hemanth Rao, [19] and Balaji Sakthivel's next directorial Ra Ra Rajasekhar . [20]

Godhi Banna Sadharna Mykattu went on to do very well both critically and at the box office. Her portrayal of Dr. Sahana was well received. She appeared next in Maadha Mathu Manasi , produced by Mano Murthy. She achieved further success in the Kannada film industry through her performance in director B.S. Pradeep Varma's Urvi , followed by Beautiful Manasugalu . She struck a balance between commercial and performance-oriented roles by featuring in films of diverse genres.

She next appeared in the Kannada multi-starrer Happy New Year , in which she played the role of a bedridden patient, ailing from psoriasis. After featuring in the bilingual film Vismaya(Kannada) which was titled Nibunan in Tamil, she followed it up with the box office success Tarak , opposite Kannada actor Darshan. The Telugu version of Vismaya, titled Kurukshetra is yet to be released. Continuing her foray into the Tamil and Malayalam film industries, she was part of Bejoy Nambiar's film Solo , opposite actor Dulquer Salmaan. Later she acted in a Kannada film Upendra Mathe Baa with veterans Upendra and Prema. As part of the new wave in Kannada films, she acted in Humble Politician Nograj with Danish Sait and Sumukhi Suresh in which she played a supporting role, and was unanimously praised for playing such a character when her career was at a peak. She later acted in National award-winning director Mansore's Nathicharami opposite Sanchari Vijay for which she gained great critical acclaim. The film publication Karthik Kermanu wrote "There isn’t a better actor than Sruthi to bring grace and seriousness to a character that throws light on the sexual needs of single women in urban middle-class societies. Whenever her face swims in the drudgery of everydayness, you feel her!” [21] Keyur Seta of Cinestaan said "Hers is a simple subtle and a FLAWLESS Performance!" [22] She starred in the film Aadyaa in 2020 along with Chiranjeevi Sarja.

Controversy

In October 2018, Sruthi accused Arjun Sarja of sexual misconduct on the set of the 2016 bilingual film Nibunan and filed a sexual harassment case with the police against him, but it was proved to be a false case. [23]

Arjun Sarja filed a defamation case of Rs 5 crore against her for accusing him of sexual misconduct. To her allegations, Arjun responded, "I am saddened by the allegations and I don't know how I can correct this. I will definitely file a case. I will speak about improving the shots and dialogues but I don't have the cheap mentality of using this profession to touch women inappropriately." [24]

A few months after the MeToo fallout, Sruthi told The News Minute that while she used to get plenty of offers before, she hardly gets any now. [25]

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Hariharan at an event

Sruthi appeared in Rediff.com's "Top 5 Kannada Actress" and "Best Kannada Debuts" list of 2013. She was placed fourth and second respectively. [26] [27] In the Bangalore Times' Most Desirable Women list, she was placed 18th in 2016 and 20th in 2019. [28] [29] Her performance in Nathicharami, is regarded as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion . [30]

Personal life

In 2017, Shruthi married Raam Kumar, who is a martial artist and trainer and they have a daughter. [31]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2012 Cinema Company Parvathi Malayalam
2013 Lucia Shwetha Kannada
Dyavre Sruthi
2014 Savaari 2 Radhika
Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe Maga Tamil
2015 Rhaatee RaniKannada
Plus HerselfSpecial Appearance
ABCSruthi Hindi Short film
2016 Jai Maruthi 800 Geetha Kannada
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Dr. Sahana
Sipaayi Divya
Madha Mathu Manasi Manasi
2017 Beautiful Manasugalu Nandini
NilaNilaTamilNetflix Film
Urvi AshaKannada
Happy New Year Charvi
Nibunan ShilpaTamilBilingual film
Vismaya Kannada
Solo RukkuMalayalamBilingual film
Tamil
Tarak SnehaKannada
Upendra Matte Baa Seetha
2018 Humble Politician Nograj Ramaa
Bhootayyana Mommaga Ayyu Sruthi
Raambo 2 HerselfSpecial Appearance
Ambi Ning Vayassaytho Young Nandini
Nathicharami Gowri
2019 Mane Maratakkide Sowmya
2020 Aadyaa Sruthi
2022 Head Bush Ratnaprabha Urs [32] [33] [34]
2024 Saramsha Maya
Strawberry†AmruthaCompleted [35]

Television

List of television series and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNetwork
2018 America Mappillai ShabanaTamil ZEE5
2021 Vadham Sakthi Pandiyan MX Player

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2017 Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [36]
Critics Best Actress – Kannada Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [37]
Beautiful Manasugalu Karnataka State Film Awards Best Actress Won [38]
2018 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Won [39]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [40]
Best Actress Critics – Kannada Won
2019 Nathicharami 66th National Film Awards Special Mention Won [41]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [42]
Critics Best Actress – Kannada Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [43]

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