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 Kaikesi
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
- Dance Like a Man as Ratna Parekh
- Mampazhakkalam as Indira
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
- Kalyana Kacheri
- Superman as Nithya
- Surya Putrulu as Ragini
1996
- Hitler as Gouri
- Thuraimugam as Rukkumani
- Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum
- Rajaputhran
1995
- Mazhayethum Munpe as Uma Maheswari
- Sindoora Rekha as Arundhathi
- Minnaminuginum Minnukettu as Radhika Unnithan
1994
- Thenmavin Kombath as Karthumbi
- Pakshe as Nandini Menon
- Commissioner as Adv. Indu Kurup
- Vishnu as Susanna Mathews
- Minnaram as Neena
- Pavithram as Meera
- Manathe Vellitheru as Merlin Fernandes
1993
- Manichitrathazhu as Ganga / Nagavalli
- Rakshana as Padma
- Golanthara Vartha as Lekha
- Nippu Ravva
- Kannayya Kittayya as Saroja
- Maya Mayooram as Bhadra
- Rendilla Poojari as Radha
- Meleparambil Aanveedu as Pavizham
1992
- Appula Appa Rao as Subba Laxmi
- Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam as Indu
- Pappayude Swantham Appoos as Bhama
- Asadhyulu as Jyothi
1991
- Penn
- Thalapathi as 'Subbu' Subbulakshmi
- Minor Raja as Santhana Lakshmi
- Ulladakkam as Annie
- Rowdy Alludu as Sita
- April 1st Vidudala as Bhuvaneswari
- Rowdy Gari Pellam as Anjali
- Adayalam as Malini
- Vasthuhara as Young Bhavani
- Kankettu as Sujatha
- Keechurallu
- Alludu Diddina Kapuram as Sita
1990
- Kalikkalam as Annie
- Mallu Vetti Minor as Santhana Lakshmi
- Sasneham as Saraswathy
- Nari Nari Naduma Murari as Shobha
- Neti Siddhartha as Jyothi
- Alludugaru as Kalyani
- Shivashankar as Girija
- Kokila as Kokila
- Enkitta Mothathe as Mallika
- Sathya Vaakku as Meena
- Iyer the Great as Amala
1989
- Siva as Parvathy
- Unni
- Innale as Maya / Gouri
- Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai as Geeta
- Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa as Radha
- Charithram as Cicily
- Paattukku Oru Thalaivan as Shanthi
- Ponmana Selvan as Parvathi
1988
- Aryan as Aswathy
- Aparan as Ambili
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Radha
- Rudraveena as Lalitha Sivajyoti
- Vicharana as Anitha
- Idhu Namma Aalu as Banu
- Abhinandana as Rani
- Mukthi as Rashika
- Dhwani as Devi
- Janmandharam as Sridevi
1987
- Chilambu
- Thrimoorthulu as Latha
- Nadodikkattu as Radha
- Ithrayum Kalam as Savithri
- Nalkkavala as Sainu
- Kalam Mari Katha Mari
- Anantaram as Sumangali / Nalini
- Muvva Gopaludu as Krishnaveni
- Vrutham
- Ajeyudu as Rekha
1986
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Anitha
- Padayani as Radha
- Abhayam Thedi as Miranda
- Meenamasathile Suryan as Revathi
- Kunjattakilikal as Usha
- Aalorungi Arangorungi as Geetha
- Ee Kaikalil as Viji Balakrishnan
- Rareeram as Meera
- Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku as Indu
- Ente Entethu Mathram as Ambili
- Vikram as Radha
- Iniyum Kurukshetrum as Lekha
- Aayiram Kannukal as Anu
- Nyayavidhi as Geetha
- Udayam Padinjaru as Renu
1985
- Yathra as Thulasi
- Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
- Anubandham as Vijayalakshmi
- Vasantha Sena as Merlyn
- Marudhani as Marudhani
- Azhiyatha Bandhangal as Geetha
- Upaharam as Maggi Fernadas
- Eeran Sandhya as Prabha
- Ayanam as Alice
- Thammil Thammil as Kavitha
- Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam as Sharada
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Sujatha
- Rangam as Chandrika/Chandramathi
- Giri Baale as Neelaveni
- Akkacheyude Kunjuvava
1984
- April Pathinettu
- Enakkul Oruvan as Kalpana
- Kanamarayathu
- Alakadalinakkare as Daisy
- Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove as Subhadra
1978
- Ee Manohara Theeram as Anitha