 Born in a Kannada speaking family in Karnataka, Shruti's birth name is Priyadarshini (She had this name when she first appeared in the movie "Aasegobba Meesegobba").She was named as Shruti by the famous actor-director Dwarakish who introduced her as a leading star for his film "Shruthi" in 1990.Shruthi was in Puttur in her early ages of life.