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Shobana

Actress | * 03/21/1970 (54) | Kerala (India)
Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Film Awards, one Kerala State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South with 14 Nominations for Best Actress Category in three different south Indian languages, Tamil Nadu State's Kalaimamani Award in 2011 and numerous other awards. In a career spanning nearly 40 years Shobana has starred in 230 films across several languages predominantly in Malayalam, besides Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu (1993) and the English film Mitr, My Friend (2001). Subsequent to the year 1999, Shobana turned extremely selective about her films. Shobana was trained under the Bharatanatyam dancers Chitra Visweswaran and Padma Subrahmanyam. She emerged as an independent performer and choreographer in her twenties and currently runs a dance school, Kalarpana, in Chennai. In 2006, the Government of Ind... ()
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Shobana Chandrakumar mononymously known as Shobana , is an Indian film actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She was a popular lead actress in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films during the 1980s and 1990s. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the films Manichitrathazhu (1993) and Mitr, My Friend (2002).In 2006, the Government of India honored Shobana with the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the arts.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Romance / Love

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A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the ...

Manichitrathazhu

Certification unknown

1993 | 3.9/5 | 2h 49min
Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
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Dr. Rohini Pranab (Shobana), a doctor who runs an NGO and a shelter home for destitute girls, is targeted by human-traffickers. Her shelter home is attacked and all the children are taken. Naveen (Dhy ...

Thira

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2013 | 3.5/5 | 1h 53min
Thriller
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A divorced woman trying to get hired as a French tutor and teaching classical dance, and she has a daughter. Her brother Manuel also resides in a flat in Chennai. Their next door neighbours are Unnikr ...

Varane Avashyamund

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2020 | 3.3/5 | 2h 25min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Romance / Love
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Siddhartha, a typical young man, falls in love with Kokila. She too eventually falls for him and both get married. At first they live happily, however later on Siddhartha loses his eyes in an accident ...

Kokila

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1990
Action, Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Shobana

Filmfare Awards South National Film Award for Best Actress Padma Shri in Arts
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Movies with Shobana as Actress(124)

2023 Keeravani
as Neena2020 Varane Avashyamund
as Princess Yaaghavi Mahadevaki Devi2014 Kochadaiiyaan
as Dr. Rohini Pranab2013 Thira
as Veena2012 Podaa Podi
as Indu2009 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded
as Anuradha Teacher2008 Mere Baap Pehle Aap
as Padmini Kumar2007 My Own Sky
as Uma2006 Game
as Killeri2005 Makalkku
as Ratna Parekh2004 Dance Like a Man
as Indira2004 Mampazhakkalam
as Lakshmi2002 Mitr, My Friend
as Suma2000 Sradha
as Devi2000 Valliettan
1999 Agnisaakshi
as Dancer1998 Swami Vivekananda
1997 Kalyana Kacheri
as Ragini1997 Surya Putrulu
as Nithya1997 Superman
as Gauri1997 Kaliyoonjal
as Gauri1996 Hitler
1996 Rajaputhran
1996 Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum
as Arundhathi1995 Sindoora Rekha
as Uma Maheswari1995 Mazhayethum Munpe
1995 Minnaminuginum Minnukettu
as Nandini Menon1994 Pakshe
as Neena1994 Minnaram
as Karthumbi1994 Thenmavin Kombath
as Meera1994 Pavithram
as Indu1994 Commissioner
as Merlin Fernandes1994 Manathe Vellitheru
as Susanna Mathews1994 Vishnu
as Bhadra1993 Maya Mayooram
as Lekha1993 Golanthara Vartha
as Saroja1993 Kannayya Kittayya
as Pavizham1993 Meleparambil Aanveedu
as Radha1993 Rendilla Poojari
as Padma1993 Rakshana
as Ganga / Nagavalli1993 Manichitrathazhu
1993 Nippu Ravva
as Indu1992 Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam
as Bhama1992 Pappayude Swantham Appoos
as Jyothi1992 Asadhyulu
as Sita1991 Alludu Diddina Kapuram
as Subba Laxmi1991 Appula Appa Rao
as Annie1991 Ulladakkam
as Malini1991 Adayalam
as Anjali1991 Rowdy Gari Pellam
as Bhuvaneswari1991 April 1st Vidudala
as 'Subbu' Subbulakshmi1991 Thalapathi
as Young Bhavani1991 Vasthuhara
as Santhana Lakshmi1991 Minor Raja
as Sujatha1991 Kankettu
as Kokila1990 Kokila
as Girija1990 Shivashankar
as Kalyani1990 Alludugaru
as Annie1990 Kalikkalam
as Saraswathy1990 Sasneham
as Santhana Lakshmi1990 Mallu Vetti Minor
as Jyothi1990 Neti Siddhartha
as Mallika1990 Enkitta Mothathe
as Meena1990 Sathya Vaakku
as Amala1990 Iyer the Great
as Geeta1989 Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
as Maya / Gouri1989 Innale
as Radha1989 Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa
as Parvathy1989 Siva
as Parvathi1989 Ponmana Selvan
1989 Unni
as Shanthi1989 Paattukku Oru Thalaivan
as Banu1988 Idhu Namma Aalu
as Lalitha Sivajyoti1988 Rudraveena
as Rani1988 Abhinandana
as Anitha1988 Vicharana
as Rashika1988 Mukthi
as Ambili1988 Aparan
as Aswathy1988 Aryan
as Radha1988 Vellanakalude Naadu
as Latha1987 Thrimoorthulu
as Sumangali / Nalini1987 Anantaram
as Radha1987 Nadodikkattu
as Krishnaveni1987 Muvva Gopaludu
1987 Kalam Mari Katha Mari
as Rekha1987 Ajeyudu
1987 Chilampu
as Sainu1987 Nalkkavala
1987 Vrutham
as Savithri1987 Ithrayum Kalam
as Revathi1986 Meenamasathile Suryan
as Geetha1986 Nyayavidhi
1986 Padayani
as Lekha1986 Iniyum Kurukshetrum
as Miranda1986 Abhayam Thedi
as Meera1986 Rareeram
as Anu1986 Aayiram Kannukal
as Indu1986 Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku
as Viji Balakrishnan1986 Ee Kaikalil
as Radha1986 Vikram
as Ambili1986 Ente Entethu Mathram
as Usha1986 Kunjattakilikal
as Anitha1986 T. P. Balagopalan M.A.
as Geetha1986 Aalorungi Arangorungi
as Vijayalakshmi1985 Anubandham
as Maggi Fernadas1985 Upaharam
as Alice1985 Ayanam
as Sharada1985 Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam
as Merlyn1985 Vasantha Sena
as Neelaveni1985 Giri Baale
as Kavitha1985 Thammil Thammil
as Prabha1985 Eeran Sandhya
as Thulasi1985 Yathra
as Marudhani1985 Marudhani
as Geetha1985 Azhiyatha Bandhangal
as Sujatha1985 Avidathepole Ivideyum
1985 Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
as Chandrika/Chandramathi1985 Rangam
as Kalpana1984 Enakkul Oruvan
as Daisy1984 Alakadalinakkare
1984 Kanamarayathu
as Subhadra1984 Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove
1984 April Pathinettu
1972 Amar Prem

Movies with Shobana as Crew(2)

Crew/Choreographer2010 Raavan
Crew/Choreographer2010 Raavanan

Citizenship: India
Born: Saturday, 03/21 1970 (March) in Kerala (India) (current age: 54 years + 33 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Malayalam (ML)
Other names for Shobana (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shobhana"
"Sobhana"
"ശോഭന"
"Shobana Chandrakumar"
"சோபனா"
"ஷோபனா"
Shobana frequently works together with these people:
Mammootty (40x, Actor)
Sukumari (34x, Actress)
Mohanlal (27x, Actor)
Innocent (26x, Actor)
Thilakan (25x, Actor)
Jagathy Sreekumar (20x, Actor)
Sreenivasan (19x, Actor)
M G Soman (18x, Actor)
Nedumudi Venu (16x, Actor)
Ilaiyaraaja (16x, Crew)
Lalu Alex (16x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:318992, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024