Sonu Gowda

Sonu Gowda is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Kannada-language films. She made her debut in Inthi Ninna Preethiya and appeared in films including Paramesha Panwala and Gulama. She has also starred in Tamil and a few Malayalam films, where she is credited as Shruthi Ramakrishnan.

Sonu Gowda
Born	Shruthi Ramakrishna Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present

Personal life

Sonu was born to Ramakrishna, a make-up artist who has worked in the Kannada film industry. She has a sister, Neha Gowda, who is a television actress known for her roles in the Telugu television drama series Swathi Chinukulu, the Kannada soap opera Lakshmi Baramma, and Kalyana Parisu. Sonu studied at Carmel High School, Padhmanabhanagar, Bangalore.^[1]

Career

Sonu's first film was Inthi Ninna Preethiya (2008), where she worked alongside actor Srinagar Kitty.^[2] She has gone on to appear in many films like ‘Gultoo’, ‘Happy New Year’, Óntara Bannagalu’,and ‘1 by two.^[3] Sonu is also part of WeMove Theatre, a popular Bangalore-based theatre company.

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2008	Inthi Ninna Preethiya	Namana	Kannada	[4]
	Paramesha Panwala	Lakshmi
2009	Gulama	Priyanka
	Raam			Cameo
2010	Police Quarters	Anitha
	Sivappu Mazhai	Nurse	Tamil
	Best Actor	Savithri	Malayalam
2011	Doubles	Dr. Beena		Cameo
	Aanmai Thavarael	Yamuna	Tamil
2013	Dyavre	Shruthi Kalappa	Kannada
2014	Amara	Thenmozhi	Tamil
	1 by Two	Meghna	Malayalam
2015	Goa	Casino owner	Kannada
	Viraivil Isai	Lekha	Tamil	[5]
	144	Divya
2016	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Nagamma	Kannada
	Half Mentlu	Madhu
	Narathan	Sowmya	Tamil
	Asthitva		Kannada
	Kavalai Vendam	Shilpa	Tamil
2017	Happy New Year	Suma	Kannada
	Maarikondavaru
2018	Gultoo	Pooja/Anagha
	Kanoorayana	Gowri
	Enga Kattula Mazhai	Mageshwari	Tamil
	Onthara Bannagalu	Janaki	Kannada
2019	Fortuner	Anusha
	Chambal	Lakshmi
	I Love You	Gowri
	50/50	Madhu	Tamil
2021	Yuvarathnaa	Deeksha	Kannada
	Drishya 2	Advocate
2022	Ente Mazha		Malayalam	[6]
	Dear Vikram		Kannada
	Ward 126	Swapna	Tamil
2023	Marichi	Mouna	Kannada	[7]
	Aghori		Tamil
2025	Nodidavaru Enanthare		Kannada	[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2022	Jothe Jotheyali	Rajanandhini	Zee Kannada

Awards and nominations

Film	Award	Result	Ref.
Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada	Won
Gultoo	Filmibeat Award for Best Actress - Kannada	Won
	City Cine Award for Best Actress - Kannada	Won
	SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role- (Female) -Kannada	Won

References

1. "Private photos of Sonu Gowda leaked". Bangalore Mirror. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. "Review: Inthi Ninna Preethiya". Sify Movies. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
3. "Entering the industry was a cakewalk: Sonu Gowda". Deccan Herald. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
4. "Inthi Ninna Preethiya could have been better". Rediff. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
5. "Viraivil Isai Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Viraivil Isai by Times of India". Times Of India. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
6. "Ente Mazha Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
7. "Sonu Gowda, Vijay Raghavendra team up for Marichi". The Times of India. 21 October 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
8. "Kannada Movie Review-Nodidavaru Enanthare : Film that appeals to all audiences - Bangalore Mirror". Bangalore Mirror. 1 February 2025.

External links

• Sonu Gowda at IMDb