Chippy (actress)

Shilpa
Shilpa
Born	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actress; producer;
Years active	1992–2013; 2017–present;

Chippy (Credited as Shilpa in Kannada films) is an Indian actress and producer who works in the South Indian film industry, primarily in Malayalam and Kannada films. She has won several allocades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada & Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Janumada Jodi (1996).[1]

She has acted in many Kannada superhit films such as Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998), Mungarina Minchu (1997) and Idhu Entha Premavayya (1999). Shilpa and Ramesh Aravind pair is considered as the one of the best onscreen pairs in Kannada cinema.[2] Her best known works in Malayalam-language films include sister of Aadu Thoma (Mohanlal) in Spadikam and Chandradas's (Mammootty) estranged daughter in Patheyam.

She has also acted in several Malayalam TV series and her notable works include Sthreejanmam, Sthree oru Santhwanam, Sreeguruvayoorappan and Aakashadoothu. Currently, she plays the lead role in the series Santhwanam.[3][4][5]

Career

Chippy made her film debut with the Bharathan directorial Padheyam in 1993, co-starring Mammootty. She has acted in several Malayalam films in supporting roles and a few lead roles. In 1995, she acted as the sister of the iconic goon Aadu Thoma in the superhit movie Spadikam starring Mohanlal. The film went on to become the highest grossing movie of all time. It broke many records and is now considered iconic and Chippy's role in the movie is one of her most known. Later she also acted in the 1996 Kannada blockbuster film, Janumada Jodi, which broke many records in the Kannada film industry and screened successfully for five hundred days. She received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress award from the Karnataka government for her role portrayal in the same film establishing herself as a lead actress in Kannada Cinema. Post marriage she shifted her focus into Malayalam television serials. She is well known for her role Mayamma in Sthreejanam. Later went on to act in several serials under her production house (avanthika creations). She has received many accolades for her performance in various popular Malayalam soap operas and is one of the finest female actress on Malayalam serial industry. She has acted in some advertisements also. She played the lead character in Vanambadi and reprised her role in the Tamil Version Mouna Ragam (TV series) marking her debut in Tamil Television.[6]

Personal life

Chippy was born to Shaji and Thankam at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chippy has a sister, Drishya.[7] She was educated at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram. She is married to producer M. Renjith and has a daughter Avanthika.

Filmography

Malayalam

Malayalam film performances
Year	Title	Role
2000	Kattu Vannu Vilichappol	Seetha
1998	Aaram Jaalakam
1998	Inspector Eeswara Iyer Green Roomilundu
1998	Achamakuttiyude Achayan	Mereena
1998	Poothiruvathira Ravil	Radha
1997	Asuravamsam	Gayathri
1996	Hitler	Thulasi
1996	Ee Puzhayum Kadannu	Aarathi
1996	Harbour	Sophie
1996	Devaraagam	Rukku
1996	Kalyana Sougandhikam	Vasumathi
1996	Kaathil Oru Kinnaram	Varsha
1996	Padanayakan	Sreedevi
1995	Mimics Action 500	Sridevi/Souparnika Thampuratti
1995	Aadyathe Kanmani	Hema
1995	Kakkakkum Poochakkum Kalyanam	Shyamala
1995	Kusruthikaatu	Ganga
1995	Minnaminuginum Minnukettu	Indira
1995	Indian Military Intelligence	Sreedevi Varma
1995	Prayikkara Pappan	Radha
1995	Sargavasantham	Abhirami
1995	Achan Kombath Amma Varambath	Radhika
1995	No. 1 Snehatheeram Bangalore North	Sindhu
1995	Spadikam	Jancy Chacko
1995	Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Njanum	Shobha
1994	Puthran	Lekha
1994	Santhanagopalam	Ammini
1994	CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.	Damayanthi
1994	Vendor Daniel State Licency	Seetha
1994	Harichandanam
1993	Padheyam	Haritha Menon
1993	Sopanam	Anju Varma
1992	Thalastaanam

Kannada

Kannada film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Janumada Jodi	Kanaka	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada[8] Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress[9]
1997	Kalyani	Kalyani
1997	Muddina Kanmani	Hema
1997	Lakshmi Mahalakshmi	Lakshmi
1997	Vimochane	Sumathi
1997	Mungarina Minchu	Indu
1997	Chikka	—
1998	Suvvi Suvvalali	Chandana
1998	Bisi Raktha
1998	Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga	Nilambika
1998	Megha Banthu Megha	Vedha
1999	Premachaari	Gowri
1999	Arunodaya	Nirmala
1999	Naanenu Madlilla	Uppayi
1999	Idu Entha Premavayya	Apoorva
2000	Khadga	Jhanvi
2002	Dharma Devathe	Bheema

Tamil

Tamil film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Dharma	Geetha

Telugu

Telugu film performances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Pelli Peetalu	Aswini

Television career

As an actress

All serials are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.

Television performances
Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2001–2002	Sthree Janmam	Mayamma	Surya TV	Television debut
2003–2004	Sthree oru Santhwanam	Seetha	Asianet
2004–2005	Sthreehridayam	Mayamma	Surya TV
2005	Nokketha Doorath		Asianet
2006	Amma Manassu	Isa	Asianet
2007–2008	Sree Guruvayoorappan	Kurooramma	Surya TV
2007	Mizhiyoram		Kerala Vision
2008	Aliyanmarum Penganmarum	Amritha Vijayan	Amrita TV
2010	Adiparasakthi Chottanikkarayamma	—	Surya TV	Cameo Appearance in the title song
2011–2013	Akashadoothu	Meenu	Surya TV	Also producer
2011–2012	Sreekrishnan	Yashoda	Surya TV
2017–2020	Vanambadi[10]	Nandini	Asianet	Also Producer
2017–2021	Mounaragam	Mallika / Karpagam	Star Vijay	Also producer; Tamil serial[11]
2020–present	Santhwanam	Sreedevi	Asianet	Also Producer

As a Judge

Junior Idol (Jaihind)
Comedy Stars(Asianet)
Super Dancer junior 5 (Amrita TV)

As a Reality show contestant

Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran

As an anchor

Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam (Asianet News)

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Power detergent Powder

Awards

Film awards

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress – 1996 – Janumada Jodi
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada – 1996 – Janumada Jodi

Television awards

Asianet Television Awards

Asian paints apex – Asianet Family TV awards – 2005–Best daughter – Sthree oru Santhwanam
Double horse 10th Asianet television awards – 2017–Best Actress – Vanambadi
Double horse 10th Asianet television awards – 2017 –Best Serial – Vanambadi
11th Asianet Television awards – 2018 – Most Popular Serial – Vanambadi
12th Asianet Television awards – 2019 – Best Serial – Vanambadi

Other awards

Atlas film critics awards – 2008 – Best Actress – Sree Guruvayoorappan
Malayalam Television fraternity awards 2017 – Best Popular serial – Vanambadi
9th Minnale Film Tv awards Best Serial – Vanambadi
Tharangini Television Awards 2018 – Janapriya Nayika – Vanambadi
Sathyajith Ray Film society award 2019
Nominated, Vijay Television Awards 2018 for Best Mother- Mounaragam

References

"Best actress". Filmfare. 5 July 1998. Archived from the original on 5 July 1998. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
M, Ahtira. "'I want to do a negative role'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
"Vanambadi: Actress Chippy back on TV with serial 'Vanambadi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
World, Republic. "'Santhwanam' serial cast: Know here about the leading cast of the popular Malayalam show". Republic World.
"Santhwanam Asianet Serial Star Cast, Behind The Scene – Latest Malayalam Series". Kerala TV. 16 September 2020.
"Chippy says she signed 'Vanambadi' impressed by its story and music – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
Chippy. "Interview with Chippy" (Interview). Amrita TV. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via YouTube.
"Best Actress". Filmfare. filmfare.com. 5 July 1998. Archived from the original on 5 July 1998. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
"'I want to do a negative role'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
UR, Arya (25 January 2017). "Vanambadi: Actress Chippy back on TV with serial 'Vanambadi'". The Times of India.
Batakurki, Mahantesh (23 September 2020). மௌன ராகம் 2 சீரியலில் லீட் ரோலில் விஜய் பட நடிகை [Vijay is the lead actress in the serial Mauna Ragam 2]. Samayam Tamil (in Tamil) – via amil.samayam.com.

External links

Chippy at IMDb
Chippy at MSI (March 2016 archived copy)

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[1] "Best actress". Filmfare. 5 July 1998. Archived from the original on 5 July 1998. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

[2] M, Ahtira. "'I want to do a negative role'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[3] "Vanambadi: Actress Chippy back on TV with serial 'Vanambadi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[4] World, Republic. "'Santhwanam' serial cast: Know here about the leading cast of the popular Malayalam show". Republic World.

[5] "Santhwanam Asianet Serial Star Cast, Behind The Scene – Latest Malayalam Series". Kerala TV. 16 September 2020.

[6] "Chippy says she signed 'Vanambadi' impressed by its story and music – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

[7] Chippy. "Interview with Chippy" (Interview). Amrita TV. Retrieved 26 March 2014 – via YouTube.

[8] "Best Actress". Filmfare. filmfare.com. 5 July 1998. Archived from the original on 5 July 1998. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

[9] "'I want to do a negative role'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[10] UR, Arya (25 January 2017). "Vanambadi: Actress Chippy back on TV with serial 'Vanambadi'". The Times of India.

[11] Batakurki, Mahantesh (23 September 2020). மௌன ராகம் 2 சீரியலில் லீட் ரோலில் விஜய் பட நடிகை [Vijay is the lead actress in the serial Mauna Ragam 2]. Samayam Tamil (in Tamil) – via amil.samayam.com.

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
1968–1980	Kalpana (1968) Kalpana (1969) Bharathi (1970) Kalpana (1971) L. V. Sharadha (1972) Aarathi (1973) Jayanthi & Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1974) no award (1975) Aarathi (1976) Jayanthi (1977) Aparna Narang (1978) Aarathi (1979) Vaishali Kasaravalli (1980)
1981–2000	Aarathi (1981) Jayanthi (1982) Padma Vasanthi (1983) Abhinaya (1984) Roopa Devi (1985) Jayanthi (1986) Geetha (1987) no award (1988) Saritha (1989) Sudha Rani (1990) Tara (1991) Sudha Rani (1992) Vinaya Prasad (1993) Lakshmi (1994) Shruti (1995) Prema (1996) Shilpa (1997) Jayamala (1998) Soundarya (1999) Tara (2000)
2001–present	Anu Prabhakar (2001) Soundarya (2002) Bhavana (2003) Radhika Kumaraswamy (2004) Shruti (2005) Pavitra Lokesh (2006) Tara (2007) Umashree (2008) Radhika Pandit (2009) Anu Prabhakar (2010) Ramya (2011) Bhavana (2012) Nirmala Chennappa (2013) Nivedhitha (2014) Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (2015) Sruthi Hariharan (2016)

Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress
1972–1989	Kalpana (1972) Jayanthi (1973) Aarathi (1974) Aarathi (1975) Jayanthi (1976) Manjula (1977) Shobha (1978) Aarathi (1979) Ashwini (1980) Aarathi (1981) Saritha (1982) Suhasini (1983) Suhasini (1984) Saritha (1985) Saritha (1986) Saritha (1989)
1990–2009	Suhasini (1990) Malashri (1991) Sudha Rani (1992) Lakshmi (1993) Shruti (1995) Shilpa (1996) Suhasini (1997) Jayamala (1998) Tara (1999) Sudha Rani (2000) Prema (2001) Soundarya (2002) Meena (2003) Soundarya (2004) Vidhya Venkatesh (2005) Ramya (2006) Rashmi (2007) Radhika Pandit (2008) Radhika Pandit (2009)
2010–present	Radhika Pandit (2010) Ramya (2011) Priyamani (2012) Amulya (2013) Shwetha Srivatsav (2014) Parul Yadav (2015) Shraddha Srinath (2016) Sruthi Hariharan (2017) Manvitha Kamath (2018)