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Chitra Shenoy

Born	Hassan, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Gurudas Shenoy (m. 1993) ^[1]

Chitra Shenoy is an Indian actress and producer in South Indian movies and television series. She has acted in more than 600 films predominately in Kannada and Malayalam. She is known as the 'young mother' in the Kannada film industry having portrayed the role of a mother to almost all top stars in Kannada. In Malayalam she rose to fame with her role as Mammootty's mother in Rajamanikyam.

She became a house-hold name in Kerala playing the villainous mother-in-law character in the Malayalam serial Sthreedhanam. She owns the production company Good Company Productions.

Personal life

She was born in a Sankethi Brahmin family to M. K. Vinayak and Saraswathi, as the youngest of two children at Hassan. She has an elder sister, Jyothi.^[2] She is a home science graduate.^[3] She is married to Gurudas Shenoy, a Kannada Film & Television Producer. They have a daughter Kushi Shenoy. Gurudas & Chitra Shenoy together run two television production companies - Dakshin Videotech and Good Company Productions. She currently resides at Bangalore with her family.^[4]

Filmography

Kannada films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Mouna Horata
1990	Aasegobba Meesegobba
1993	Sidukabeda Singari
1999	Chaitrade Chiguru
	Hrudaya Hrudaya
	Sneha	Vijay's mother
	Premotsava	Sara
2000	Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu
	Preethsu Thappenilla
	Nan Hendthi Chennagidale
	O Nanna Nalle
2001	Nanna Preethiya Hudugi	Puttu's aunt
	Asura	Gayathri
	Chitte
	Jilhadhikari
	Grama Devathe
	Jodi
	Mafia
	Amma Ninna Tholinalli
2002	Manasella Neene	Venu's mother
	Law And Order
	Ninagoskara
	Ninne Preethisuve
	Chandu	Vidya's mother
	Ninagagi	Dr. Usha
	Balagalittu Olage Baa	Gouri's mother
	Roja
	Love U
	Prema Khaidi
2003	Dhumm	Preethi and Vinod's sister
	Pakka Chukka	Meena's mother
	Khushi	Shashi's mother
	Ondagona Baa
	Daasa
	Laali Haadu
	Nanjundi
	Dreams
	Don
	Sri Renukadevi
	Dhad Dhad
	Kasu Iddone Basu
	Lankesh Patrike
	Ramaswamy Krishnaswamy
	Thayi Illada Thabbali
	Preethisle Beku
	Yardo Duddu Yellammana Jathre
	Bangalore Bandh
	Pakka Chukka
2004	Kalasipalya	Janaki
	Rama Krishna
	Nalla	Dr. Sharada
	Darshan
	Rowdy Aliya	Lakshmi
	Hasina	Jhuleka Begum
	Santhosha
	Srushthi
	Pakkadmane Hudugi
	Kanakambari
	Monda
	Y2K
2005	Aham Premasmi	Apsara's mother
	Magic Ajji
	Valmiki	Bharathi
	Shastri	Kanaka's mother
	Shambu
	Hai Chinnu
	Mental Manja
	Anna Thangi
	Love Story
	Nenapirali
	Boyfriend
	Namma Basava
	Thunta	Priya's sister-in-law
	Gowramma
	Jootata
	Encounter Dayanayak
	Ayya
2006	Hatavadi	Balu's neighbour
	Ambi
	Julie	Margaret
	Aishwarya	Aishwarya's mother
	Hubli	Ajay Kumar Sir Nayak's mother
	Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.
	Neenello Naanalle	Janaki
	Dattha
	Mandya	Bhadrayya's wife
	Thangigagi
	Thandege Thakka Maga
	O Priyathama	Ratna
	Eesha
	Thavarina Siri
	Good Luck
2007	Poojari
	Prarambha	Lady at house	Cameo appearance
	Sixer
	Gunavantha	Padma
	Sajani
	No 73, Shanthi Nivasa	Shobha
	Ugadi
	Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla
	Preethigaagi
	Masti
2008	Gaja
	Anthu Inthu Preethi Banthu
	Kodagana Koli Nungitha
	Ganga Kaveri	Kaveri's mother
	Baa Bega Chandamama
	Paramesha Panwala
	Hani Hani
	Honganasu
	Shivani
	Moggina Manasu
	Payana
2009	Nam Yajamanru
	Love Guru
	Raam
	Rajani
	Iniya
	Bellary Naga
	Venki
	Abhimani
	Yogi
2010	Sihigali
	School Master
	Porki
	Shourya
	Gandedhe
	Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu	Sharada
	Hoo
	Kunidu Kunidu Bare
	Hrudayadali Idenidu
	Bisile
	Huli
2011	Take It Easy
	Kempe Gowda	Kempe Gowda's mother
	Sri Naga Shakthi
	Naliyona Baara
	Sogasugara
2012	Kanchana
	Dandupalya	Susheela's mother
	Jeevana Jok-alli
	Toofan
	Jeevana Jok-alli
	Saniha
	AK 56
	Chaarulatha		Dubbing Artist for Seetha
2013	Bulbul	Vijay's mother
	Nenapinangala
	Varadhanayaka	Siri's mother
	Kotlallappo Kai
2014	O Manase
	Maanikya	Rathna
	Power
	Pandya	Rathna
2015	Bangalore Metro
	Fading Red	Shylaja
	Aamanthrana
	Ring Road	Mother
	Rathaavara
	Rudra Tandava
	Buguri
2016	Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole	Kushi's mother
	Kalpana 2
	Bhujanga
	Lakshmana
	Viraat
	John Jani Janardhan
	Whatsupp Love
	Jigarthanda
	Akshathe
2017	Chitta Chanchala
	Raajakumara	Gayatri
	Rajasimha	Sharada
	Tarak
2018	Shivu Paru	Lakshmi
2019	Odeya
2019	Adyaksha in America
2023	Tagaru Palya

Malayalam films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
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	Saraswathi
2012	Father's Day	Dr. Elizabeth Thomas
2012	Best Wishes
2013	Orissa
2013	Kaanchi	Ammalu Amma
2015	Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare	Injakkadu Rukminiyamma	Cameo Appearance
2016	Kavi Uddheshichathu..?	Soosamma

Telugu films

Year	Film	Language
2006	Naidu LLB	Telugu
2010	Kantri Mogudu	Telugu
2018	2 Friends	Telugu

Tamil films

Year	Film	Role	Language
2006	Kadhale En Kadhale	Saradha	Tamil
2007	Muruga		Tamil
2010	Nagaram		Tamil

Other language films

Year	Film	Role	Language
2013	Rickshaw Driver		Tulu
2014	Mr Joe B. Carvalho	Sundari Karla	Hindi

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Language	Notes
	NO.55		DD Chandana	Kannada
	Bhagya
	Mane
	Mane Kathe
	Sahana
	Anuraga
1995	Mukhamukhi
1996	Itihaas		DD National	Hindi
1996	"Chauraaha"		DD National	Hindi	by Sridhar Kshirasagar
1998	Mayamruga		DD Chandana	Kannada
1998	Jwalamukhi		Udaya TV	Kannada
2000	"Antaraal"		Star Plus	Hindi	by Girish Karnad
2002	Gupta Gamini		E TV	Kannada
2009-2011	Maharani	Prakash's mother	Vijay TV	Tamil
2011	Gaandhaari		Jaihind TV	Malayalam
2012	Decent Family		Jaihind TV	Malayalam
2012-2016	Sthreedhanam	Palat Sethulakshmi	Asianet	Malayalam
2013	Achante Makkal		Surya TV	Malayalam
2013	Karpoorada Gombe	Kaveri	Star Suvarna	Kannada
2014	Swathi Muthu		Star Suvarna	Kannada
2017-2019	Padmavathi		Colors Kannada	Kannada
2018-2020	Ponnukku Thangamanassu	Sethulakshmi	Star Vijay	Tamil
2019-2021	Pournami Thinkal	Rajalekshmi / Sethulakshmi	Asianet	Malayalam	Also Producer
2020–Present	Kudumbavilakku		Asianet	Malayalam	Producer
2023–Present	Kaathodu Kaathoram		Asianet	Malayalam	Producer
2023 - Present	Amruthadhaare	Mandakini	Zee Kannada	Kannada	^[5]

Awards

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Won

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”
Asianet television award for Most popular actress 2013
Asianet television award for Best Character actress (Special Jury mention) 2014
Asianet television award for Most popular actress 2015

Nominated

Reality Shows

Munch Stars (Asianet)
Ningalkkumakam Kodeeswaran (Asianet)
Sell Me The Answer (Asianet)
Badai Bungalow (Asianet)
Kumkumam (Kairali TV)