Annie (Malayalam actress)

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Annie
Born
Annie Jobbie

(1975-07-21) 21 July 1975 (age 49)[1]
Other namesChitra Shaji Kailas
Occupations
Years active1993–1996 (Films)
2015–present (TV)
Spouse
(m. 1996)
Children3

Chitra Shaji Kailas (born Annie Jobbie; 21 July 1975), better known by her birth name Annie, is an Indian television host and former actress from Kerala, who appears in Malayalam television and films. 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.

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 Parvathy Parinayam (1995) directed by P. G. Viswambharan, Rudraksham (1994), Tom & Jerry (1995), Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995), and Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996).

Personal life

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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 wedding with Shaji Kailas and changed her name to Chitra Shaji Kailas. She has three sons.[4]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Ammayane Sathyam Parvathi / Thomas / Ramkumar Chengammanad
1994 Rudraksham Gouri
1995 Aksharam Meenakshi
Mazhayethum Munpe Shruthi
Alancheri Thamprakkal Meera/Lekha Varma
Parvathy Parinayam Parvathi
Mazhavilkoodaram Binu
Kalyanji Anandji Nirmala, Shivagami
Tom & Jerry Meenakshi
Indian Military Intelligence Song appearance
Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan Geethu
Sakshyam Daisey
1996 Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar Nancy & Bincy
Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu Chandini Varma
Mr. Clean Nandini Thampi
Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran Chandrika
2023 Alone Dr. Susan Voice only[5]

Television

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Year Program Role Channel Notes
1993 Chitrageetham Host Doordarshan
2010 Uthradapachakam Kairali TV
2015–2020 Annie's Kitchen Amrita TV
2017 Comedy Stars Judge Asianet
2018 Annieyude Ruchikootukal Host Amrita TV
Tasty days in Dubai with Annie
Super Jodi Judge Surya TV Replaced Shwetha Menon
2019 Sakalakalavallabhan Judge Asianet
2020 Red Carpet Mentor Amrita TV
2022 Jananayakan Herself special show
2023 Super Ammayum Makalum Judge
Cook with comedy Asianet
2024–present Annie's Kitchen Host Amrita TV

Awards

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Controversies

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Annie's Kitchen a cookery cum chat show hosted by Annie in Amrita TV have invited lot of criticism over sexist remarks, endorsing patriarchy, stereotyping, conservatism and body shaming.[6][7] She was subjected to a lot of social media trolls in 2020, following one such talks with Nimisha Sajayan.[8]

References

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  1. ^ ദി കിംഗ്‌ മേക്കര്‍. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 1999.
  3. ^ "അടുക്കള തന്നെ അരങ്ങ്‌". mangalamvarika.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Mrs Shaji Kailas speaks". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Alone Movie Review: A daring experiment that becomes a tiring experience". Cinema Express. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "2 tsp patriarchy, 1 litre stereotyping: Why 'Annie's Kitchen' needs to be called out". The News Minute. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ "I feel sisterhood isn't about pitting women against each other: Annie". The Times of India. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "'Will apply make-up if needed,' Nimisha Sajayan replies to naysayers". OnManorama. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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