Chitra Shenoy

Chitra Shenoy
Chitra Shenoy
Born	24 July 1978 (age 39)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film actor
Spouse(s)	Gurudas Shenoy
Children	Kushi Shenoy
Parent(s)	M.K.Vinayak; Saraswathi

Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress in South Indian movies. She has done many Kannada and Malayalam movies. She rose to fame with her role as mother-in-law in the Malayalam serial Sthreedhanam.

Personal life

She was born in a Sankethi Brahmin family to M.K.Vinayak and Saraswathi Vinayak, as the youngest of two children at Hassan. She has an elder sister, Jyothi. She is a home science graduate. She is married to Gurudas Shenoy, a Kannada Film & Television Producer. The couple are blessed with a daughter, Kushi Shenoy. Gurudas & Chitra Shenoy together run a television entertainment company - Dakshin Videotech. She currently resides at Bangalore with her family.^[3]

Filmography

Kannada

Mouna Horata (1990)
Sidukabeda Singari (1993)
Chaitrade Chiguru (1999)
Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999)
Sneha (1999)
Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu (2000)
Nanna Preethiya Hudugi (2001)
Asura (2001)
Chitte (2001)
Jilhadhikari (2001)
Manasella Neene (2002)
Law And Order (2002)
Ninagoskara (2002)
Oh Nanna Nalle (2002)
Ninne Preethisuve (2002)
Chandu (2002) ... Vidya's mother
Dhumm (2002) ... (Preethi and Vinod)'s sister
Pakka Chukka (2003)
Khushi (2003)
Ondagona Baa (2003)
Daasa (2003)
Kalasipalya (2004)
Ram Krishna (2004)
Nalla (2004) ... Dr. Sharada
Darshan (2004)
Aham Premasmi (2005) ...Apsara's mother
Magic Ajji (2005)
Hatavadi (2006)
Ambi (2006)
Julie (2006) ... Margaret
Aishwarya (2006) ... Aishwarya's mothe
Hubli (2006) ... Ajay Kumar Sir Nayak's mother
Uppi Dada M.B.B.S. (2006)
Neenello Nanalle (2006) ... Janaki
Prarambha (2007) ... Lady at house
Sixer (2007)
Gunavantha (2007) ... Padma
Sajani (2007)
No 73, Shanthi Nivasa (2007) ... Shobha
Gaja (2008)
Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu (2008)
Kodagana Koli Nungitha (2008)
Ganga Kaveri (2008)
Baa Bega Chandamama (2008)
Paramesha Panwala (2008)
Hani Hani (2008)
Nam Yajamanru (2009)
Love Guru (2009)
Raam (2009)
Rajani (2009)
Iniya (2009)
Bellary Naga (2009)
Venki (2009)
Sihigaali (2010)
School Master (2010)
Porki (2010)
Shourya (2010)
Gandedhe (2010)
Take It Easy (2011)
Kempe Gowda (2011) ... Kempe Gowda's mother
Kanchana (2011)
Dandupalya (2012)
Bulbul (2013)
Nenapingala (2013)
Varadanayaka (2013) ... Siri's mother
O Manase (2014)
Maanikya (2014) ... Rathna
Bangalore Metro (2015)
Aamanthrana (2015)
Ring Road (2015) ... Mother
Rathavara (2015)
Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole (2016)
Kalpana 2 (2016)
Chitta Chanchala (2017)
Rajakumara (2017)

Telugu

Kantri Mogudu (2010)

Tamil

Kadhalae En Kadhalae (2005)
Nagaram 2
Naidu LLB
Muruga
Bombay Blood

Tulu

Rickshaw Driver (2013)

English

Fading Red (2015) ... Shylaja

Malayalam

Year	Film	Role
2005	Raajamanikyam	Muthulakshmi Ammal
2006	The Don	Baba's wife
2007	Ali Bhai	Anwar Ali's mother
2007	Rock & Roll	Daya's mother
2008	Calcutta News	Ajith's mother
2009	Samastha Keralam PO	Prabhakaran's mother
2012	Father's Day	Dr.Elizabeth Thomas
2013	Orissa
2013	Kaanchi	Ammalu Amma
2015	Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare	Herself
2016	Kavi Uddheshichathu..?	Ammachi

Television series

Malayalam Daily Serials

2012-2016- Sthreedhanam (Asianet)
2012-Decent Family (Jaihind TV)
2013- Achante Makkal (Surya TV)
2011- Gaandhaari (Jaihind TV)

Kannada Daily Serials

NO.55
Bhagya
Mane
Mane Kathe
Sahana
Anuraga
Swathi Muthu
Mukha Mukhi
Maya Mruga
Jwalamukhi
Itihaas
Gupta Gamini
Karpoorada Gombe
Padmavathi

Tamil Daily Serial

2009-2011-Maharani (Vijay TV)

Hindi Weekly Serial

"Chauraaha" by Sridhar Kshirasagar
"Antaraal" by Girish Karnad

Awards

Won

Asianet television award for Most popular actress 2013
Asianet television award for Most popular actress 2014
Asianet television award for Most popular actress 2015

Nominated

Asianet television award for Best Character actress 2013
Asianet television award for Best Character actress 2014
Asianet television award for Best Character actress 2015
2nd IIFA Utsavam for performance in a Supporting role female-Kannada 2017

Kannada Awards

Film Fans Best Supporting Actress Award-1999 from Chennai for the film "Chaitrada Chiguru".
Sir.M.Visvesvaraya National Mahila Sreeratna Award-2000 at Mantralayam.
Arybhatta Award as a producer for “Kshamaya Dharithtri”