Chippy (actress)


Chippy is an Indian actress who works in the South Indian film industry and works primarily in Malayalam and Kannada films. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada & Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Janumada Jodi.
She has acted in many Kannada superhit films such as Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga, Mungarina Minchu and Idhu Entha Premavayya . Shilpa and Ramesh Aravind pair is considered as the one of the best onscreen pairs in Kannada cinema. She also acted in several Malayalam TV series including Sthreejanmam, Sthree oru Santhwanam, Aakashadoothu.

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. 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.
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. Now she is producing and acting in Vanambadi and Mouna Ragam.

Personal life

Chippy was born to Shaji and Thankam at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chippy has a sister, Drishya. 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

Kannada

Tamil

Telugu

Television career

;As an actress
YearTitleRoleChannel
2001–2002Sthree JanmamMayammaSurya TV
2003–2004Sthree oru SanthwanamSeethaAsianet
2004–2005SthreehridayamMayammaSurya TV
2005Nokketha Doorath—Asianet
2006Amma ManassuIsaAsianet
2007–2009Sree GuruvayoorappanKuroorammaSurya TV
2007MizhiyoramKerala Vision
2008Aliyanmarum PenganmarumAmritha VijayanAmrita TV
2010Adiparasakthi Chottanikkarayamma—Surya TV
2011–2013AakashadoothuMeenuSurya TV
2011–2012SreekrishnanYashodaSurya TV
2017–PresentVanambadiNandiniAsianet
2017–PresentMounaragam
Mallika / KarpagamStar Vijay

;As a producer
;As a Judge
;As a Reality show contestant
;As an anchor
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Film awards

;Asianet Television awards
;Other awards