Chippy Renjith


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.
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 one of the best onscreen pairs in Kannada cinema. Her best known works in Malayalam-language films include sister of Aadu Thoma in Spadikam and Chandradas's 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.

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. 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. 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.

Personal life

Chippy was born as Divya to Shaji Dharmapal and Thankam Shaji at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Chippy has a sister, Drishya. She was educated at Nirmala Bhavan Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram and at Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram. Chippy is married to M. Renjith, a film and television producer who runs Rejaputhra Visual Media. The couple have a daughter named Avantika Renjith.

Filmography

Malayalam

Kannada

Tamil

  • Dharma, Geetha

    Telugu

  • Pelli Peetalu, Aswini

    Television career

;As an actress
YearTitleRoleChannellanguageNotes
2002–2003Sthree JanmamMayammaSurya TVMalayalamTelevision debut
2003–2004Sthree oru SanthwanamSeethaAsianet-
2004–2005SthreehridayamMayammaSurya TV-
2005Nokketha DoorathAsianet-
2005-2006Pavithra BandhamSurya TV-
2006Amma ManassuIsaAsianet-
2007–2008Sree GuruvayoorappanGauri Antharjanam a.k.a. KururammaSurya TV-
2007MizhiyoramKerala Vision/Surya TV-
2008Aliyanmarum PenganmarumAmritha VijayanAmrita TV-
2009Adiparasakthi Chottanikkarayamma—Surya TVCameo Appearance in the title song-
2011–2013AkashadoothuMeenuSurya TVAlso producer-
2011SreekrishnanYashodaSurya TV-
2017–2020VanambadiNandiniAsianetAlso Producer-
2017-2020Mouna RaagamMallika / KarpagamStar VijayTamilAlso producer
2020– 2024SanthwanamSreedevi Balakrishnan a.k.a. DeviAsianetMalayalamAlso Producer
2021–2023Mouna Raagam 2MallikaStar VijayTamilAlso producer
2022Bharatidasan ColonyStar VijayTamilproducer

;As a Judge
  • Junior Idol
  • Comedy Stars
  • Super Dancer Junior 5
  • Red Carpet – Mentor
;As a Guest
  • Flowers oru kodi
  • Tharapakittu
  • Thiranottam
;As a Reality show contestant
YearCeremonyCategoryFilm/serialResult
1996Karnataka State Film AwardsKarnataka State Film Award for Best ActressJanumada JodiRowspan=10 Won
1996Filmfare AwardFilmfare Award for Best Actress – KannadaJanumada Jodi-
2005Asianet Television AwardsBest daughterSthree oru Santhwanam-
2017Best ActressVanambadi--
2017Best SerialVanambadi--
2018Most Popular SerialVanambadi--
2019Best SerialVanambadi--
2022Best serialSanthwanam--
2022Best actressSanthwanam--