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Shobana

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Shobana

Born Mar 21, 1970 · 56 years142 titles 141 movies · 1 TV
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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

Also known as

Shobhana · Sobhana · Shobana · ശോഭന · Shobana Chandrakumar · சோபனா · ஷோபனா

Born

Mar 21, 1970

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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Roles across career

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140

Acting credits

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Directing

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Writing

3

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Career timeline

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1972 1 title(s)

1978 1 title(s)

1984 5 title(s)

1985 15 title(s)

1986 15 title(s)

1987 10 title(s)

1988 10 title(s)

1989 8 title(s)

1990 11 title(s)

1991 11 title(s)

1992 4 title(s)

1993 8 title(s)

1994 7 title(s)

1995 3 title(s)

1996 4 title(s)

1997 4 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2002 1 title(s)

2004 2 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2007 1 title(s)

2008 2 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 2 title(s)

2011 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2014 1 title(s)

2020 1 title(s)

2022 1 title(s)

2024 1 title(s)

2025 2 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)