Molly Kannamaly

Molly Joseph Kannamaly is a Malayalam television and film actress. For, the Malayali audience she is known as Molly Chechi. She is known as Chala Mary. Molly was born on 6th August 1963 in Cochin. Molly practices Chavittu Nadakam, which is a Latin Christian Classical art form.

Her sincerity and different style has got her close to the people. She has wowed the audience from her performance. Molly has endured a great deal of pain to look after her children after her husband abandoned her. She and her two children live with her daughter-in-law along with her grandchildren.

In 2014, her house got destroyed in the tsunami. She could build her it again after working in films. Inside a short amount of time, she was accepted widely in the television industry. She first made her appearance in the Tv show “Sthreedhanam” through which she unmasked her capability and finesse.

She portrayed the character of Chala Mary, a fish seller coming from an underprivileged family and later leading a sabbatical life. She was broadly recognized for her role and became very popular. According to Molly, Chavittu Nadakam has helped her vastly in it.

In 1999, she was awarded by The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi for her contribution to Chavittu Nadakam. Molly has a bunch of prize in her house. Apart from the industry, she is still active in stage programs.

The first movie that Molly saw was Vishukainetam. Molly Joseph began her career with “Kerala Café.” In 2010, she acted as a supporting actress in the movie “Anwar” directed by Amal Neerad. Molly also appeared in the 2011 movie “Chappa Kurushu.”

Her other movies include “The Great Father” (2017), “Amar Akbar Anthony” (2015), and “Charlie” (2015) Molly Joseph first rose to popularity from the movie “Puthiya Theerangal,” released in 2012, directed by Sathyan Anthikad.

From here on people started noticing her which made her ecstatic. As stated in an article, Molly was nervous and anxious when she first came into the set. She was unfamiliar with the modern world. She is cordial, affectionate and a warmhearted lady.

According to Molly, her two favorite actors are Fahad Fazil and Nivin Pauly. Molly says she is lucky to be a part of the industry and is grateful to the famed director Sathyan Anthikad who aspired her.