Annie (actress)
Chitra Shaji Kailas (born Annie Jobbie; 21 July 1975), better known mononymously as Annie, is an Indian film actress and television host from Kerala, who appears in Malayalam films and television. Her film career spanned three years from 1993 to 1996 with a total of 16 films in Malayalam cinema, she retired from acting post-marriage and returned as a television host in 2015.
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Born | Annie Jobbie 21 July 1975[1] |
Other names | Chitra Shaji Kailas |
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Years active | 1993 – 1996 (Films) 2015 – present (TV) |
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Children | 3 |
She debuted as an actress in 1993 in the film Ammayane Sathyam directed by Balachandra Menon. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for her role in Mazhayethum Munpe (1995).[2] Her other most noted films include Rudraksham (1994), Parvathy Parinayam (1995), Tom & Jerry (1995), Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995), and Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996).
Personal life
She hails from a Christian family in Pala, Kerala, India and raised in Thiruvalla. She was born to Jobbie and Mariamma in 1975. She has three older sisters, Lissy, Mary and Tessy. Her mother died when she was in eighth grade.[3] Though she was from Pala the family was settled at Thiruvananthapuram due to her father's job. She studied at Holy Angel's Convent Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and then joined at All Saints College for higher studies and it was during that time she entered in to films.
She is married to Shaji Kailas. She converted to Hinduism three months after her marriage with Shaji and changed her name to Chitra Shaji Kailas. [4]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1996 | Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar | Nancy & Bincy | Ansar Kalabhavan |
1996 | Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu | Chandini Varma | Sasi Mohan |
1996 | Mr. Clean | Nandini Thampi | Vinayan |
1996 | Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | Chandrika | Rajasenan |
1995 | Sakshyam | Daisey | Mohan |
1995 | Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan | Geethu | Rafi Mecartin |
1995 | Indian Military Intelligence | Song appearance | T.S. Suresh Babu |
1995 | Tom & Jerry | Meenakshi | Kaladharan |
1995 | Kalyanji Anandji | Nirmala, Shivagami | Balu Kiriyath |
1995 | Mazhavilkoodaram | Binu | Siddique Shameer |
1995 | Parvathy Parinayam | Parvathi | P. G. Viswambharan |
1995 | Alancheri Thamprakkal | Meera/Lekha Varma | Sunil |
1995 | Mazhayethum Munpe | Shruthi | Kamal |
1995 | Aksharam | Meenakshi | Sibi Malayil |
1994 | Rudraksham | Gouri | Shaji Kailas |
1993 | Ammayane Sathyam | Parvathi / Thomas / Ramkumar Chengammanad | Balachandra Menon |
Television
Year | Program | Role | Channel | Notes |
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1993 | Chitrageetham | Host | Doordarshan | |
2015–present | Annie's Kitchen | Host | Amrita TV | |
2017 | Comedy Stars | Judge | Asianet | |
2018 | Annieyude Ruchikootukal | Host | Amrita TV | |
2018 | Tasty days in Dubai with Annie | Host | Amrita TV | |
2018 | Super Jodi | Judge | Surya TV | Replaced Shwetha Menon |
2019 | Sakalakalavallabhan | Judge | Asianet |
Awards
- 1996 - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Mazhayethum Munpe
- 2016 - Vayalar Awards - Best Television Host
References
- ദി കിംഗ് മേക്കര്. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved on 28 December 2013.
- "Filmfare Awards". www.filmfare.com. Archived from the original on November 1996.
- "അടുക്കള തന്നെ അരങ്ങ്". mangalamvarika.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/08/mrs-shaji-kailas-speaks-356654.html. Retrieved 19 July 2020. Missing or empty
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