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Chippy Renjith
Indian actress, producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Divya Shaji, better known by her stage names Chippy and Shilpa in Malayalam and Kannada films respectively is an Indian actress and producer who works in the South Indian film industry, primarily in Malayalam and Kannada films. She has won several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress & Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Janumada Jodi (1996).[1]
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She has acted in many Kannada superhit films such as Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga (1998), Mungarina Minchu (1997) and Idhu Entha Premavayya (1999). Shilpa and Ramesh Aravind pair is considered as one of the best onscreen pairs in Kannada cinema.[2] Her best known works in Malayalam-language films include sister of Aadu Thoma (Mohanlal) in Spadikam and Chandradas's (Mammootty) estranged daughter in Patheyam.
She has also acted in several Malayalam Superhit TV series and her notable works include Sthreejanmam, Sthree oru Santhwanam, Sreeguruvayoorappan , Aakashadoothu and Santhwanam.[3][4]
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Career
Chippy made her film debut with the Bharathan directorial Padheyam in 1993, co-starring Mammootty.[citation needed] She has acted in several Malayalam films in supporting roles and a few lead roles. In 1995, she acted as the sister of the iconic goon Aadu Thoma in the film Spadikam starring Mohanlal. Later she also acted in the 1996 Kannada film, Janumada Jodi, which broke many records in the Kannada film industry and screened for five hundred days. She received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress award from the Government of Karnataka for her role portrayal in the same film establishing herself as a lead actress in the Kannada cinema.[citation needed] Post marriage she shifted her focus into Malayalam television serials. She played Mayamma in Sthreejanam. Later she launched her own production house, Avanthika Creations, a subsidiary of her husband M.Renjith's film production company Rejaputhra Visual Media. She produced and played lead roles in Malayalam serials Akashadoothu, Vanambadi, Santhwanam and in Tamil serials Mouna Raagam and Mouna Raagam 2.[5][6]
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Personal life
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Chippy was born as Divya to Shaji Dharmapal and Thankam Shaji at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chippy has a sister, Drishya.[7] She was educated at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram.[citation needed] Chippy is married to M. Renjith, a film and television producer who runs Rejaputhra Visual Media. The couple have a daughter named Avantika Renjith.
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Filmography
Malayalam
Kannada
Tamil
- Dharma (1998), Geetha
Telugu
- Pelli Peetalu (1998), Aswini
Television career
- As an actress
- As a Judge
- Junior Idol (Jaihind)
- Comedy Stars (Asianet)
- Super Dancer Junior 5 (Amrita TV)
- Red Carpet (Amrita TV) – Mentor
- As a Guest
- Flowers oru kodi
- Tharapakittu
- Thiranottam
- As a Reality show contestant
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Awards
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References
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