Chitra Shaji Kailas (born Annie Jobbie; 21 July 1975), better known mononymously as Annie, is an Indian actress and television host from

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, who appears in

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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. She debuted as an actress in 1993 in the film '' Ammayane Sathyam'' directed by

Balachandra Menon Balachandra Menon ( ml, ബാലചന്ദ്ര മേനോൻ) (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian actor, director and script writer. He made a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. He has directed 40 films and has acted in over 100. ...

. She won the

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for her role in ''

Mazhayethum Munpe ''Mazhayethum Munpe (Before the Rain Comes)'' is a 1995 Malayalam romantic drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Mammootty, Shobhana, Annie and Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The plot is centered upon a coll ...

'' (1995). Her other most noted films include ''

Parvathy Parinayam ''Parvathy Parinayam'' is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film, directed by PG Vishwambharan, starring Mukesh, Premkumar and Annie in the lead roles. It was a superhit comedy movie run over 80 days. Plot Shivankutty ( Mukesh) arrives in a town as ...

'' (1995) directed by P. G. Viswambharan, ''

Rudraksham ''Rudraksham'' (Malayalam: രുദ്രാക്ഷം) is a 1994 action Malayalam film starring Suresh Gopi, Annie and Devan. Written by Ranjith and directed by Shaji Kailas. This film was criticized for extreme violence. Plot Due to his ...

'' (1994), ''

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'' (1995), '' Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan'' (1995), and ''

Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran ''Swapnalokathe Balabhaskaran'' () is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan, starring Jayaram and Annie Shaji Kailas. Plot Balabhaskaran suffers from somnambulism. He walks long distances in the night and ma ...

'' (1996).

Personal life

She hails from a Christian family in Pala,

, India and raised in

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. 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. Though she was from Pala the family was settled at

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

due to her father's job. She studied at Holy Angel's Convent Higher Secondary School,

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 Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990). He is best known for his action films with ma ...

. She converted to Hinduism three months after her wedding with

and changed her name to Chitra Shaji Kailas. She has three sons.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

*1996 -

for ''

'' *2016 - Vayalar Awards - Best Television Host

Controversies

''Annie's Kitchen'' a cookery cum chat show hosted by Annie in

Amrita TV Amrita TV is an Indian Malayalam Language general Entertainment television channel owned by Mata Amritanandamayi Math. It was launched in 2005. Theme song The theme song, "Lokasamastha," was composed by Rahulraj for Mata Amritanandamayi's 50t ...

have invited lot of criticism over sexist remarks, endorsing patriarchy,

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and

body shaming Body shaming is the action or inaction of subjecting someone to humiliation and criticism for their bodily features. The scope of body shaming is wide, and can include, although is not limited to fat-shaming, shaming for thinness, small breasts, ...

. She was subjected to a lot of social media trolls in 2020, following one such talks with

Nimisha Sajayan Nimisha Sajayan (born 4 January 1997) is an Indian actress in the Malayalam film industry. Nimisha made her acting debut with the film '' Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'' directed by Dileesh Pothan. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best A ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Annie People from Pala, Kerala Living people Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses Indian former Christians Indian Hindus 1975 births Converts to Hinduism Converts to Hinduism from Catholicism