Jolly Chirayath
Jolly Chirayath [1] is an Indian film Actress, who has worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. She has worked in popular movies like Angamaly Diaries, Malik, Kozhipporu, Stand Up, Koode, and Nizhal .
Jolly Chirayath | |
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| Born | 13 January 1969 |
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| Years active | 2010 – present |
Personal life
Jolly Chirayath was born on 13 January 1969 in Thrissur, Kerala. After finishing her schooling from St Xavier's High School, Karanchira, she did B.A. in Economics from Nattika Sree Narayana College, Thrissur. She was very active in social and cultural activities right from her college days. Prior to becoming active in the film industry she was based at UAE till 2010. Later on she ventured in to the Malayalam Film Industry as charecter artist through the noted movie Angamaly Diaries directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery.
Career
She started her career as an actress in 2010 in the movie T. D. Dasan Std. VI B. Chirayath has also worked with director AV Sasidharan for the movie Olipporu 2012 as an assistant director. She was awarded best actress in the Jaipur film festival for her performance in the short film cycle 2019.[2]
Awards
- Jaypur Pink City International Film Festival 2019: Best Actress[2]
Filmography
Film
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2010 | T. D. Dasan Std. VI B | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | ||
| 2017 | Angamaly Diaries | Vincent Pepe's Mother | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | |
| 2017 | Aadu 2 | Stella's Mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2017 | Paippin Chuvattile Pranayam | Seema's mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2017 | Kaattu | Aayesha | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Koode | Dr. Seetha | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Virus | Pradeep's Mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Iratta Jeevitham | Sarumma | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Pathirakalam | Malayalam | |||
| 2018 | Suvarna Purushan | Malayalam | |||
| 2018 | Eeda | Upendran's mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Ladoo (film) | Rahul's mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Thanaha | Roy's mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2018 | Contessa (film) | Chanthus mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | June (film) | Alex's mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Ottam | Jessy | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Vikruthi | Principal Mercy Chacko | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Ulta (film) | Kausalya | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Thottappan | Pauli Teacher | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Stand Up | Mini | Malayalam | ||
| 2019 | Chola | Malayalam | |||
| 2020 | Kappela | Saramma | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte | Linda's mother | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Kozhipporu | Beena | Malayalam | ||
| 2021 | Nizhal | Vathsala | Malayalam | ||
| 2021 | Malik | Inspector General of Prisons | Malayalam |
Other work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cycle | Short film | |
| 2019 | Raghavan | Short film | |
| 2019 | Kaaliraathri[3] | Short film | |
| 2020 | Pothichoru | Short film | |
| 2021 | Say No to Dowry | Short film | |
| 2021 | Ormakal Uppilittathu | Short film | |
References
- "Jolly Chirayath | ജോളി ചിറയത്തിന് മികച്ച സഹനടിക്കുള്ള അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്ക്കാരം | International Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jolly Chirayath – News18 Malayalam".
- "Jolly Chirayath: നടി ജോളി ചിറയത്തിന് മികച്ച നടിയ്ക്കുള്ള അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്കാരം - actress jolly chirayath wins best actress award in 6th pink city international short film festival | Samayam Malayalam".
- "'Kaaliraathri' : a Malayalam short film on the horrors of patriarchy - The Hindu".