Annie (Malayalam actress)

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.

Annie
Born
Annie Jobbie

(1975-07-21) 21 July 1975[1]
Pala, Kerala, India
Other namesChitra Shaji Kailas
Occupations
Years active1993 – 1996 (Films)
2015 – present (TV)
Spouse
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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 Parvathy Parinayam (1995) directed by P. G. Viswambharan, Rudraksham (1994), 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 wedding with Shaji Kailas and changed her name to Chitra Shaji Kailas. She has three sons.[4]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Ammayane SathyamParvathi / Thomas / Ramkumar Chengammanad
1994RudrakshamGouri
1995AksharamMeenakshi
Mazhayethum MunpeShruthi
Alancheri ThamprakkalMeera/Lekha Varma
Parvathy ParinayamParvathi
MazhavilkoodaramBinu
Kalyanji AnandjiNirmala, Shivagami
Tom & JerryMeenakshi
Indian Military IntelligenceSong appearance
Puthukkottayile PuthumanavalanGeethu
SakshyamDaisey
1996Kireedamillatha RajakkanmarNancy & Bincy
Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan RajavuChandini Varma
Mr. CleanNandini Thampi
Swapna Lokathe BalabhaskaranChandrika
2023AloneDr. SusanVoice only[5]

Television
Year Program Role Channel Notes
1993ChitrageethamHostDoordarshan
2010UthradapachakamHostKairali TV
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
2022JananayakanHerselfAmrita TVspecial show
2023- presentCook with comedyJudgeAsianet

Awards

Controversies

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
  1. ദി കിംഗ്‌ മേക്കര്‍. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. "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. 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. 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 - Times of India". The Times of India. 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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