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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Annie
| image =
| birthname = Annie Jobbie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|07|21}}<ref name="mangalam1">[http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/12537 ദി കിംഗ്‌ മേക്കര്‍]. mangalam.com (1 December 2012). Retrieved 28 December 2013.</ref>
| birth_place = [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], Kerala
| othername = Chitra Shaji Kailas
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|[[Television presenter]]}}
| yearsactive = 1993–1996 (Films)<br/>2015–present (TV)
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Shaji Kailas]]|1996}}
| children = 3
}}

'''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.

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).<ref name="filmfare1996">{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |title=Filmfare Awards |work=filmfare.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |archivedate=10 October 1999 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Her other most noted films include ''[[Parvathy Parinayam]]'' (1995) directed by [[P. G. Viswambharan]], ''[[Rudraksham]]'' (1994), ''[[Tom & Jerry (1996 film)|Tom & Jerry]]'' (1995), ''[[Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan]]'' (1995), and ''[[Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran]]'' (1996).

==Early life==
Annie hails from [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]] and was 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=അടുക്കള തന്നെ അരങ്ങ്‌ |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/380565 |publisher=mangalamvarika.com |access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref>

Though she was from Pala, her family was settled at [[Thiruvananthapuram]] due to her father's job. She did her schooling at the Holy Angel's Convent School in Thiruvananthapuram and then joined [[All Saints College, Thiruvananthapuram|All Saints College]] for higher studies. It was during this time that she began acting in movies.

Annie is married to [[Shaji Kailas]]. She converted to [[Hinduism]] three months after her marriage and changed her name to Chitra. The couple has three sons: Jagan, Sharon, and Rushin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mrs Shaji Kailas speaks |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/08/mrs-shaji-kailas-speaks-356654.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 July 2020 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020100826/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/08/mrs-shaji-kailas-speaks-356654.html |archive-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Ammayane Sathyam]]'' || Parvathi / Thomas / Ramkumar Chengammanad ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Rudraksham]]'' || Gouri ||
|-
| rowspan=10 | 1995 || ''[[Aksharam]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|| ''[[Mazhayethum Munpe]]'' || Shruthi ||
|-
|| ''[[Alancheri Thamprakkal]]'' || Meera/Lekha Varma ||
|-
|| ''[[Parvathy Parinayam]]'' || Parvathi ||
|-
|| ''[[Mazhavilkoodaram]]'' || Binu ||
|-
|| ''[[Kalyanji Anandji (film)|Kalyanji Anandji]]'' || Nirmala, Shivagami ||
|-
|| ''[[Tom & Jerry (1996 film)|Tom & Jerry]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
|| ''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]'' || || Song appearance
|-
|| ''[[Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan]]'' || Geethu ||
|-
|| ''[[Sakshyam]]'' || Daisey ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1996 || ''Kireedamillatha Rajakkanmar'' || Nancy & Bincy ||
|-
|| ''Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu'' || Chandini Varma ||
|-
|| ''Mr. Clean'' || Nandini Thampi ||
|-
|| ''[[Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran]]'' || Chandrika ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Alone (2023 film)|Alone]]'' || Dr. Susan || Voice only<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alone Movie Review: A daring experiment that becomes a tiring experience |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2023/jan/26/alone-movie-review-a-daring-experiment-that-becomes-a-tiring-experience-39301.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=26 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Program
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
|-
|1993||''Chitrageetham''|| rowspan="3" |Host||[[Doordarshan]]||
|-
| 2010 || ''Uthradapachakam'' || [[Kairali TV]] ||
|-
| 2015–2020 || ''Annie's Kitchen'' || [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Comedy Stars'' || Judge || [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018||''Annieyude Ruchikootukal'' || rowspan="2" | Host || rowspan="2" | [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
| ''Tasty days in Dubai with Annie'' ||
|-
|''Super Jodi''||Judge||[[Surya TV]]||Replaced [[Shwetha Menon]]
|-
|2019||''Sakalakalavallabhan''||Judge||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
| 2020 || ''Red Carpet'' || Mentor|| rowspan="3" | [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
|2022||''Jananayakan''||Herself||special show
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023||''Super Ammayum Makalum''|| rowspan="2" |Judge||
|-
|''Cook with comedy''||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||
|-
|2024–present||''Annie's Kitchen'' || Host || [[Amrita TV]] ||
|-
|2024||''Amrita Cake Carnival ''||Judge||[[Amrita TV]]||Christmas special show
|}

==Awards==
*1996 - [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] for ''[[Mazhayethum Munpe]]''<ref name="filmfare1996"/>
*2016 - Vayalar Awards - Best Television Host{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

==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]], [[Stereotype|stereotyping]], [[conservatism]] and [[body shaming]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2020 |title=2 tsp patriarchy, 1 litre stereotyping: Why 'Annie's Kitchen' needs to be called out |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/2-tsp-patriarchy-1-litre-stereotyping-why-annies-kitchen-needs-be-called-out-115919 |access-date=3 February 2022 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=I feel sisterhood isn't about pitting women against each other: Annie |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-feel-sisterhood-isnt-about-pitting-women-against-each-other-annie/articleshow/76098222.cms |access-date=3 February 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=29 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She was subjected to a lot of [[Internet troll|social media trolls]] in 2020, following one such talks with [[Nimisha Sajayan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Will apply make-up if needed,' Nimisha Sajayan replies to naysayers |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/06/12/nimisha-sajayan-on-make-up-tv-show-debate-replies-to-naysayers.html |access-date=3 February 2022 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1503859}}

{{FilmfareMalayalamBestActress}}

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

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