Chippy (actress)
| Chippy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Divya 1 June 1976 Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active |
1993-2002(Films) 2002-2013(Television serial's) |
| Spouse(s) | M. Renjith (m. 2001) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Shaji Thankam |
Chippy (Credited as Shilpa in Kannada films) is an actress in the South Indian film industry and works primarily in Malayalam and Kannada films.She won Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada & Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Janumada Jodi.[1] She has 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 also acted in the 1996 Kannada blockbuster film, Janumada Jodi, which broke many records in the Kannada film industry and screened successfully for 500 days. She received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress award from the Karnataka government for her role portrayal in the same film.She has also received many accolades for her performance in various popular Malayalam soap operas and is currently doing the lead role in 'Aakashadoothu' on Surya TV. She has acted in some advertisements also.She has judged popular reality show VODAFONE COMEDY STARS on Asianet.
Personal life
Chippy was born to Shaji and Thankam at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chippy has a sister, Drishya.[2] She completed her schooling from Nirmala Bhavan Trivandrum. She is married to M.Renjith on 24 May 2001. The couple have a daughter Avantika. Chippy and her husband now produce Malayalam films under the banner Rejaputhra Visual Media.
Filmography
Malayalam
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kattu Vannu Vilichappol | Seetha |
| 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 | |
| 1995 | Prayikkara Pappan | Radha |
| 1995 | Sargavasantham | Abhirami |
| 1995 | Achan Kombath Amma Varambath | Radhika |
| 1995 | No. 1 Snehatheeram Banglore 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 |
| 1993 | Padheyam | Haritha Menon |
| 1993 | Sopanam | Anju |
| 1992 | Thalastaanam | |
Kannada
- Kalyani (Co star : - Kumar Govind)
- Pandava(2004) (Co Star :- Charan Raj)
- Dharma Devathe (2002) (Co Star :- Saikumar)
- Khadga (2000) (Co Star :- Saikumar)
- Idu Entha Premavayya (1999) (Co Star :- Ramesh Aravind, Charulatha, Rajesh)
- Naanenu Madlilla(1999) (Co Star :- Ananth Nag, Sudharani)
- Arunodaya (1999) (Co star : - Ramesh Arvind, Vijayalakshmi)
- Premachaari (1999) (Co star : - B.C. Patil)
- Megha Banthu Megha (1998) ((Co star : - Ramesh Arvind, Archana)
- Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998) (Co star : - Ramesh arvind, Shiva Rajkumar, Vijayalakshmi)
- Bisi Raktha (1998)
- Suvvi Suvvalali (1998) (Co star : - Ramesh Arvind, Charulatha)
- Chikka (1997) (Co star : - Kumar Govind)
- Mungaarina Minchu (1997, Co Star :- Ramesh Aravind, Suman Nagarkar, Lokesh, Srinivasmurthy)
- Vimochane (1997) (Co Star :- Tara, Jayanthi)
- Laxmi Mahalaxmi (1997) (Co star : - Shashikumar, Shwetha, Abhijith)
- Muddina Kanmani 1997 (Co star : - Shivarajkumar, Saikumar)
- Janumada Jodi(1996) - Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress[3]
Television career
- As an actress
- Sthreehridayam (Surya TV)
- Sthree Janmam (Surya TV)
- Sthree oru Santhwanam (Asianet)
- Sree Guruvayoorappan (Surya TV)
- Aliyanmarum Penganmarum(Amrita TV)
- Nokketha Doorath (Surya TV)
- Aakashadooth(Surya TV)
- Sreekrishnan(Surya TV)
- As a Judge
- Junior Idol (Jaihind)
- Super Dancer junior 5 (Amrita TV)
References
- ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 1998-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 1998. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ↑ "Interview with Chippy". amritatv.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 1998-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 1998. Retrieved 2012-08-15.