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{{Short description|Indian film producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Baby Chaithanya
| image =File:Baby Chaithanya at Casablanca Film Factory.jpg
| caption = Chaithanya in September 2024.
| birth_name =
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| birth_place = [[Wayanad]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality =
| occupation = [[Film producer]]
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| yearsactive = 2021–present
| awards =
}}

'''Baby Chaithanya''' is an Indian [[film producer]] who works in the [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref name="Award">{{cite news|title=ടെലിവിഷൻ പുരസ്‌കാര നിറവിൽ സഹോദരങ്ങൾ|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-13-11-2021/981844|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=[[Deshabhimani]]|language=ml|date=13 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet These Indian Siblings – Making Indie Horror Films For A Global Audience| url=http://promotehorror.com/2024/11/29/meet-these-indian-siblings-making-indie-horror-films-for-a-global-audience|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=promotehorror.com|date=29 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet These Indian Siblings – Making Indie Horror Films For A Global Audience| url=http://promotehorror.com/2024/11/29/meet-these-indian-siblings-making-indie-horror-films-for-a-global-audience|accessdate= 7 July 2025|website=promotehorror.com|date=29 November 2024}}</ref>

==Film career==
She made her debut with the 2021 [[documentary film]] [[Thariode]] directed by [[Nirmal Baby Varghese]] about the gold mining history of [[Thariyode]].<ref name="Thariode">{{cite news|author=Web Desk|title=Nirmal Baby Varghese's 'Thariode' now streaming on Amazon Prime|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/nirmal-baby-varghese-s-thariode-now-streaming-on-amazon-prime-1.7898955|accessdate=12 December 2024|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=23 September 2022}}</ref> The film found critical acclaim in the festival circuit.<ref name="ThariodeAward">{{cite news|author=Web Desk|title='Thariode' bags best educational programme award at the Kerala State TV Awards|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/-thariode-bags-best-educational-programme-award-at-the-kerala-state-tv-awards-1.5966133|accessdate=12 December 2024|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=2 September 2021}}</ref> She made her feature film debut in the 2022 film [[Vazhiye]] which is the first [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] movie in the [[Malayalam language]].<ref name="Vazhiye TOI">{{cite news |author=Onmanorama Staff|title=Malayalam flick 'Vazhiye' becomes first Indian film to be selected for the Toronto Indie Horror Fest|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/03/29/malayalam-film-vazhiye-first-indian-film-selected-for-toronto-indie-horror-fest.html|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=29 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Cinema Express">{{cite news |author=|title=Evan Evans to compose Malayalam's first found footage film|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/sep/18/evan-evans-to-compose-malayalams-first-found-footage-film-20310.html|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=[[Cinema Express]]|date=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Rhythm Zaveri|title=Hollywood Music Director Evan Evans Makes His Indian Debut with "Vazhiye"|url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2020/03/hollywood-music-director-evan-evans-indian-debut/|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=asianmoviepulse.com|date=14 March 2020}}</ref> The film marked the debut of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] music director [[Evan Evans (film composer)|Evan Evans]] in [[Indian cinema]].<ref name="Evan - Manorama">{{cite news|title=Hollywood music director Evan joins Malayalam movie 'Vazhiye'|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2020/09/15/hollywood-music-director-evan-joins-malayalam-movie-vazhiye.html|accessdate=12 December 2024|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=15 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Director Nirmal Baby Varghese is all set to make first found footage movie in Malayalam with Hollywood music director Evan Evans - Social News XYZ|url=https://www.pinterest.dk/pin/522839837996167833/|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=[[Pinterest]]}}</ref> After Vazhiye, she produced [[Dreadful Chapters]], a [[time loop]] [[Horror film|horror]] thriller film released in September 2024.<ref name="DC OTT">{{cite news|author=Ashwini P|title='ഡ്രെഡ്ഫുള്‍ ചാപ്റ്റേഴ്സ്' ഒടിടിയില്‍; സ്ട്രീമിംഗ് ആരംഭിച്ചു|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/dreadful-chapters-in-ott-streaming-has-started/articleshow/113127910.cms|accessdate=12 December 2024| publisher=[[Samayam Malayalam]]|language=ml|date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Notes !! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Thariode]]'' || [[Historical]] [[documentary film]]<br>[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy#Kerala State Television Awards|Kerala State Television Award]] winner ||<ref name="Thariode"/><ref name="ThariodeAward"/>
|-
|2022 || ''[[Vazhiye]]'' || Malayalam's first [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] film ||<ref name="Vazhiye TOI"/>
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Dreadful Chapters]]'' || [[Time loop]] [[horror film]]||<ref>{{cite news|author=|title= Dreadful Chapters: Nirmal Varghese unveils first-look poster of his horror film|url=https://english.madhyamam.com/entertainment/dreadful-chapters-nirmal-varghese-unveils-first-look-poster-of-his-horror-film-1182949|accessdate=12 December 2024|publisher=[[Madhyamam]]|date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="DC OTT"/><ref>{{cite news |author=Samayam Desk|title=Dreadful Chapters Trailer: A group of friends caught in a nightmarish time loop|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Aug/15/dreadful-chapters-trailer-a-group-of-friends-caught-in-a-nightmarish-time-loop|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=[[Cinema Express]]|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''Alien Genesis: Beyond the Stars'' || English documentary film <br> Streaming on [[Plex]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/movie/alien-genesis-beyond-the-stars |title=Alien Genesis: Beyond the Stars on Plex TV|website=[[Plex]] |accessdate=8 Nov 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mumbai/alien-genesis-beyond-the-stars/ET00461105 |title=Alien Genesis: Beyond the Stars on Book My Show|website=[[Book My Show]] |accessdate=8 Nov 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Vazhiye#Kannada_version|Anthima Kshanagalu]]'' || [[Kannada film]]<br> Streaming on [[Book_My_Show#BookMyShow_Stream|BookMyShow Stream]]||<ref>{{cite news |title=Anthima Kshanagalu Movie OTT Release Date and Platform, Kannada Horror Movie Streaming on BookMyShow Stream |url=https://www.keralatv.in/ott-release-anthima-kshanagalu-movie |accessdate=8 Nov 2025 |publisher=keralatv.in|date=11 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Title Poster Of Upcoming Indian Found Footage Horror Film 'Anthima Kshanagalu' Has Been Released| url=http://promotehorror.com/2024/11/02/title-poster-of-upcoming-indian-found-footage-horror-film-anthima-kshanagalu-has-been-released|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=promotehorror.com|date=2 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| TBA || ''Disease X: The Zombie Experiment'' || [[Zombie film]] starring [[Roger Ward]]||<ref>{{cite news|author=Rithu Nair|title= മലയാളത്തിൽ മറ്റൊരു പരീക്ഷണം; സോംബി ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഓസ്‌ട്രേലിയൻ താരം ഇന്ത്യൻ സിനിമയിൽ|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/australian-star-in-indian-cinema-science-fiction-movie-disease-x-the-zombie-experiment-title-poster-out/articleshow/113345142.cms|accessdate=12 December 2024| publisher=[[Samayam Malayalam]]|language=ml|date=14 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan=1| 2021
| [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy#Kerala State Television Awards|Kerala State Television Award]]
| Best Educational Programme
| [[Thariode]]
| {{won}}
|<ref name="Award"/><ref>{{cite news |author=Samayam Desk|title=സംസ്ഥാന ടെലിവിഷൻ അവാർഡ്സ് 2020; മികച്ച എജ്യൂക്കേഷണൽ പ്രോഗ്രാം പുരസ്കാരം 'തരിയോടി'ന്|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/thariode-documentary-wins-best-educational-program-in-kerala-state-television-awards-2020/articleshow/85835655.cms|accessdate=12 December 2024|website=[[Samayam Malayalam]]|publisher=[[Times Internet]]|language=ml|date=28 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm10318310}}
* {{Facebook|babychaithanyaofficial}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaithanya, Baby}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women film producers]]
[[Category:Malayalam film producers]]
[[Category:Film producers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Baby Chaithanya - Revision history

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