Shobana
Born: 1970-03-21 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
Filmography
2026
- Ramayana as Kaikasi
2024
- Kalki 2898-AD as Mariam
2022
2020
- Varane Avashyamund as Neena
2014
- Kochadaiiyaan as Princess Yaaghavi Mahadevaki Devi
2013
- Thira as Dr. Rohini Pranab
2012
- Podaa Podi as Veena
2011
2009
- Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded as Indu
2008
- Mere Baap Pehle Aap as Anuradha Teacher
- A Little Dream as Sundar's mother
2007
- My Own Sky as Padmini Kumar
2006
- Game as Uma
2005
- Makalkku as Killeri
2004
- Mampazhakkalam as Indira
- Dance Like a Man as Ratna Parekh
2002
- Mitr, My Friend as Lakshmi
2000
- Sradha as Suma
- Valliettan as Devi
1999
- Agnisaakshi as Devaki
1998
- Swami Vivekananda as Dancer
1997
- Kaliyoonjal as Gauri
- Superman as Nithya
- Kalyana Kacheri
- Surya Putrulu as Ragini
1996
- Hitler as Gouri
- Rajaputhran
- Thuraimugam as Rukkumani
- Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum
1995
- Mazhayethum Munpe as Uma Maheswari
- Sindoora Rekha as Arundhathi
- Minnaminuginum Minnukettu as Radhika Unnithan
1994
- Thenmavin Kombath as Karthumbi
- Manathe Vellitheru as Merlin Fernandes
- Vishnu as Susanna Mathews
- Pakshe as Nandini Menon
- Pavithram as Meera
- Commissioner as Adv. Indu Kurup
- Minnaram as Neena
1993
- Golanthara Vartha as Lekha
- Manichitrathazhu as Ganga / Nagavalli
- Rakshana as Padma
- Kannayya Kittayya as Saroja
- Meleparambil Aanveedu as Pavizham
- Nippu Ravva
- Maya Mayooram as Bhadra
- Rendilla Poojari as Radha
1992
- Appula Appa Rao as Subba Laxmi
- Pappayude Swantham Appoos as Bhama
- Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam as Indu
- Asadhyulu as Jyothi
1991
- Minor Raja as Santhana Lakshmi
- Thalapathi as 'Subbu' Subbulakshmi
- Rowdy Gari Pellam as Anjali
- Adayalam as Malini
- Kankettu as Sujatha
- Vasthuhara as Young Bhavani
- April 1st Vidudala as Bhuvaneswari
- Rowdy Alludu as Sita
- Ulladakkam as Annie
- Alludu Diddina Kapuram as Sita
- Keechurallu
1990
- Nari Nari Naduma Murari as Shobha
- Kalikkalam as Annie
- Mallu Vetti Minor as Santhana Lakshmi
- Shivashankar as Girija
- Sasneham as Saraswathy
- Alludugaru as Kalyani
- Iyer the Great as Amala
- Neti Siddhartha as Jyothi
- Sathya Vaakku as Meena
- Kokilam as Kokila
- Enkitta Mothathe as Mallika
1989
- Innale as Maya / Gouri
- Siva as Parvathy
- Unni
- Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa as Radha
- Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai as Geeta
- Ponmana Selvan as Parvathi
- Paattukku Oru Thalaivan as Shanthi
- Charithram as Cicily
1988
- Idhu Namma Aalu as Banu
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Radha
- Aparan as Ambili
- Aryan as Aswathy
- Mukthi as Rashika
- Vicharana as Anitha
- Abhinandana as Rani
- Rudraveena as Lalitha Sivajyoti
- Janmandharam as Sridevi
- Dhwani as Devi
1987
- Thrimoorthulu as Latha
- Nalkkavala as Sainu
- Chilambu
- Ithrayum Kalam as Savithri
- Kalam Mari Katha Mari
- Nadodikkattu as Radha
- Anantaram as Sumangali / Nalini
- Vrutham
- Muvva Gopaludu as Krishnaveni
- Ajeyudu as Rekha
1986
- Padayani as Radha
- Meenamasathile Suryan as Revathi
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Anitha
- Aalorungi Arangorungi as Geetha
- Ee Kaikalil as Viji Balakrishnan
- Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku as Indu
- Rareeram as Meera
- Abhayam Thedi as Miranda
- Kunjattakilikal as Usha
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Ambili
- Iniyum Kurukshetrum as Lekha
- Aayiram Kannukal as Anu
- Vikram as Radha
- Nyayavidhi as Geetha
- Udayam Padinjaru as Renu
1985
- Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
- Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam as Sharada
- Anubandham as Vijayalakshmi
- Upaharam as Maggi Fernadas
- Thammil Thammil as Kavitha
- Marudhani as Marudhani
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Geetha
- Eeran Sandhya as Prabha
- Vasantha Sena as Merlyn
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Sujatha
- Yathra as Thulasi
- Rangam as Chandrika/Chandramathi
- Ayanam as Alice
- Akkacheyude Kunjuvava
- Giri Baale as Neelaveni
1984
- April Pathinettu
- Enakkul Oruvan as Kalpana
- Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove as Subhadra
- Alakadalinakkare as Daisy
- Kanamarayathu
1978
- Ee Manohara Theeram as Anitha