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.

Annie
Born
Annie Jobbie

(1975-07-21) 21 July 1975[1]
Pala, Kerala, India
Other namesChitra Shaji Kailas
Occupation
Years active1993 – 1996 (Films)
2015 – present (TV)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1996)​
Children3

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
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
1993ChitrageethamHostDoordarshan
2015–2020Annie's KitchenHostAmrita TV
2017Comedy StarsJudgeAsianet
2018Annieyude RuchikootukalHostAmrita TV
2018Tasty days in Dubai with AnnieHostAmrita TV
2018Super JodiJudgeSurya TVReplaced Shwetha Menon
2019SakalakalavallabhanJudgeAsianet
2020Red CarpetHerselfAmrita TV

Awards

References
  1. ദി കിംഗ്‌ മേക്കര്‍. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved on 28 December 2013.
  2. "Filmfare Awards". www.filmfare.com. Archived from the original on November 1996.
  3. "അടുക്കള തന്നെ അരങ്ങ്‌". mangalamvarika.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/08/mrs-shaji-kailas-speaks-356654.html. Retrieved 19 July 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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