Sonu Gowda

{{short description|Indian actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Sonu Gowda

| image = Sonu 1059.JPG

| caption =

| birth_date =

| birth_name = Shruthi Ramakrishna

| birth_place = Bangalore, Karnataka, India

| occupation = Actress

| relatives =

| yearsactive = 2008–present

}}

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.

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.{{cite news |url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/Private-photos-of-Sonu-Gowda-leaked/articleshow/54384460.cms |title=Private photos of Sonu Gowda leaked |newspaper=Bangalore Mirror |date=18 September 2016 |archive-date=28 November 2016 |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128051232/http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/Private-photos-of-Sonu-Gowda-leaked/articleshow/54384460.cms |url-status=live }}

Career

Sonu's first film was Inthi Ninna Preethiya (2008), where she worked alongside actor Srinagar Kitty.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/inthi-ninna-preethiya-review-kannada-pclw6jjcaadda.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209163159/http://www.sify.com/movies/inthi-ninna-preethiya-review-kannada-pclw6jjcaadda.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 December 2015 |title=Review: Inthi Ninna Preethiya |website=Sify Movies |accessdate=1 December 2015}} She has gone on to appear in many films like ‘Gultoo’, ‘Happy New Year’, Óntara Bannagalu’,and ‘1 by two.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-16 |title=Entering the industry was a cakewalk: Sonu Gowda |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/entering-the-industry-was-a-cakewalk-sonu-gowda-740730.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530181701/https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/entering-the-industry-was-a-cakewalk-sonu-gowda-740730.html |url-status=live }} Sonu is also part of WeMove Theatre, a popular Bangalore-based theatre company.

Filmography

=Films=

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YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
rowspan="2" | 2008Inthi Ninna PreethiyaNamana

| rowspan="5" | Kannada

{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/03ssin.htm|date=3 March 2008|title=Inthi Ninna Preethiya could have been better|website=Rediff|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-date=16 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316093859/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/03ssin.htm|url-status=live}}
Paramesha PanwalaLakshmi

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rowspan="2" | 2009GulamaPriyanka
Raam| Cameo
rowspan="3" | 2010Police QuartersAnitha
Sivappu MazhaiNurseTamil
Best ActorSavithri

| rowspan="2" | Malayalam

rowspan=2|2011

| Doubles

Dr. Beena

| Cameo

Aanmai ThavaraelYamuna

|Tamil

2013

|Dyavre

Shruthi KalappaKannada
rowspan="2" | 2014AmaraThenmozhiTamil
1 by TwoMeghnaMalayalam
rowspan="3" | 2015GoaCasino ownerKannada
Viraivil IsaiLekharowspan="2"| Tamil{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/viraivil-isai/movie-review/49605495.cms |title=Viraivil Isai Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Viraivil Isai by Times of India |newspaper=Times Of India|accessdate=2022-08-11}}
144Divya

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rowspan="5" | 2016Kiragoorina GayyaligaluNagamma

| rowspan="2"|Kannada

Half MentluMadhu
NarathanSowmya

| Tamil

Asthitva

|

| Kannada

Kavalai VendamShilpa

| Tamil

rowspan="2" | 2017Happy New YearSuma

| rowspan="4"|Kannada

Maarikondavaru
rowspan="4" |2018GultooPooja/Anagha
Kanoorayana

|Gowri

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Enga Kattula MazhaiMageshwariTamil
Onthara Bannagalu

|Janaki

| rowspan="4" |Kannada

rowspan="4" |2019

|Fortuner

|Anusha

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Chambal

|Lakshmi

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I Love You

|Gowri

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50/50

| Madhu

| Tamil

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rowspan="2" |2021

|Yuvarathnaa

|Deeksha

| rowspan="2" |Kannada

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Drishya 2

|Advocate

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rowspan="3"|2022

|Ente Mazha

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|Malayalam

|{{cite news |title=Ente Mazha Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/ente-mazha/movieshow/90678483.cms |access-date=2022-04-12 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325122513/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/ente-mazha/movieshow/90678483.cms |url-status=live }}

Dear Vikram

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|Kannada

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Ward 126

|Swapna

|Tamil

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rowspan="2"|2023

|Marichi

| Mouna

|Kannada

|{{Cite news |date=2022-10-21 |title=Sonu Gowda, Vijay Raghavendra team up for Marichi |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sonu-gowda-vijay-raghavendra-team-up-for-marichi/articleshow/94997152.cms |access-date=2023-05-30 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530181702/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sonu-gowda-vijay-raghavendra-team-up-for-marichi/articleshow/94997152.cms |url-status=live }}

AghoriTamil
rowspan="2"| 2025

|Nodidavaru Enanthare

KannadaCameo appearance{{cite news |title=Kannada Movie Review-Nodidavaru Enanthare : Film that appeals to all audiences - Bangalore Mirror |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/kannada-movie-review-nodidavaru-enanthare-film-that-appeals-to-all-audiences/amp_articleshow/117799149.cms |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=1 February 2025}}
Sidlingu 2NivedithaKannada{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2025/Feb/13/sidlingu-sequel-will-carry-the-same-magic-perhaps-even-more|title=Sidlingu Sequel will carry the same magic perhaps even more|website = The New Indian Express.com|date=13 Feb 2025}}

=Television=

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! Role

! Channel

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2022

| Jothe Jotheyali

| Rajanandhini

| Zee Kannada

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Awards and nominations

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Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu

| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada

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rowspan=3|Gultoo

| Filmibeat Award for Best Actress - Kannada

| {{Won}}

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City Cine Award for Best Actress - Kannada

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SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role- (Female) -Kannada

| {{Won}}

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References

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