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 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]

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.