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