Shobana

Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (bɛ dɔɣi o la 21 March 1970); ka bɛ booni o Shobana, o nyɛla India kpɛrikpɛrita mini wa'wara ŋun di pina pam. O daa nyɛla ŋun bo yuli ti o maŋa saha shɛŋa o ni daa kpɛriti kpɛrigu.

Maŋmaŋa biɛhigu
Shobana daŋ n-nyɛ Travancore sisters – Lalitha, Padmini ni Ragini, ban daa nyɛ India paɣaba ban wari wahi ka kpɛriti kpɛrisi. O nyɛla ŋun bi kuli doo, ka yuuni 2011, ka o daa kpuɣi piringa ŋun nyɛ bipuɣinga.

Filimnima 

Malayalam
+ List of Malayalam film credits Year Title Role Notes 1984April 18 Sobhana  Debut in lead roleKanamarayathu   Sherly Ithiri Poove Chuvannapoove  Subhadra Alakadalinakkare  Daisy  1985  Avidathe Pole Ivideyum Sujatha Vasantha Sena Merlin Thozhil Allengil Jail  Jalaja Akkacheyude KunjuvavaMridula Meenamasathile Sooryan Revathi Azhiyatha BandhangalGeetha Eeran Sandhya Prabha Thammil Thammil  Kavitha Anubandham  Vijayalakshmi Ee Thanalil Ithiri Nerum Soudamini Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam  Sharada Ayanam  Alice Yathra  Thulasi Rangam  Chandrika Oru Naal Innoru Naal   Rajani Upaharam  Maggie Fernandez  1986  Udayam Padinjaru   Renu T. P. Balagopalan M. A.    Anitha Kunjattakilikal    Usha Iniyum Kurukshethram    Lekha Aayiram Kannukal Anu Ente Entethu Mathrem  Ambili Abhayam Thedi    Meera/Miranda Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku  Indu Aalorungi Arangorungi Geetha Nyayavidhi   Geetha Ee Kaikalil   Viji Balakrishnan Padayani     Radha Chilambu   Ambika Rareeram   Meera  1987  Vrutham  Nancy Nadodikattu   Radha Ithrayum Kaalam  Savithri Kalam Mari Katha Mari    Ummu Kolzu Anantaram    Suma, Nalini Naalkavala Sainabha  1988  Vicharana    Anitha Vellanakalude Nadu  Radha Janmandharam    Sridevi Aryan   Aswathy Aparan   Ambili Dhwani    Devi Oru Vivaada Vishayam  Shobha Alila KuruvikalBhavana Mukthi   Radhika  1989  Charithram   Cicily  1990 Innale  Maya/Gowri Iyer the Great   Amala Sasneham   Saraswathi Kalikkalam  Annie  1991  Vasthuhara   Young Bhavani Ulladakkam   Annie Adayalam Malini Kankettu  Sujatha  1992  Oru Kochu Bhoomikulukkam   Indu  Naaga Panchami   Panchami Pappayude Swantham Appoos    Bhama  1993  Maya Mayuram  Bhadra Meleparambil Aanveedu   Pavizham Golanthara Vartha Lekha  Manichitrathazhu  Ganga/Nagavalli  1994  Pavithram   Meera Commissioner  Indu Kurup Thenmavin Kombathu   Karthumbi Pakshe   Nandini Menon Minnaram    Neena Vishnu   Susanna Mathews Manathe Vellitheru    Merlin  1995  Sindoora Rekha   Arundhathi Mazhayethum Munpe   Uma Maheshwari Minnaminuginum Minnukettu    Radhika  1996  Kumkumacheppu  Indu Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum   Alli Rajaputhran Veni  Hitler    Gowri  1997  Superman  Nithya Kalyana Kacheri  Gopika Kaliyoonjal   Gowri  1999  Agni Sakshi  Devaki Manampalli  2000  Sradha   Suma Valliettan   Devi  2004  Mambazhakkalam Indira  2005  Makalkku   Killeri  2009  Sagar alias Jacky Reloaded  Indu  2013  Thira  Dr. Rohini Pranab  2020Varane AvashyamundNeena  2025  LalithaFilming

Telugu
+ List of Telugu film credits Year Title Role Notes  1982 Bhakta Dhruva Markandeya Sunithi Devi Children's film1984Marchandi Mana Chattalu Uma 1985  Marana Sasanam Lalitha 1986  Srimathi Kanuka Padma Vijrumbhana  ShobhaVikram RadhaDagudu Moothalu Radha Asthram Padmini1987Muddula Manavudu Hemalatha ManavadostunnaaduRoopaAjeyuduRekha Muvva GopaladuKrishna veni TrimurtuluLatha 1988 RudraveenaLalita Shiva JyotiAbhinandanaRaniPraja PratinidhiBharathi 1990 Paapa KosamSwapnaNari Nari Naduma MurariShobhaKokilaKokila Shourya chakraBharathiNeti SiddharthaJyotiAlludugaru Kalyani 1991 April 1st Vidudhala BhuvaneshwariAppula Appa Rao Subba LaxmiRowdy Gaari Pellam JanakiMinor Raja Santhana LakshmiManchi Roju Padma Rowdy Alludu SitaAlludu Diddina Kapuram SitaKeechu Raallu Monica 1992 Ahankari ShobanaAsadhyulu JyotiChampion SandhyaHello Darling Bharathi Sivaratri GayatrhiGangwar Pavithra 1993 Rowdy Gaari Teacher Malli Naga Jyoti Naga rani Kannayya Kittayya SarojaNippu Ravva Guest appearance in a song Rendilla Poojari   Radha Rakshana  Padma 1997  Surya Putrulu    Ragini 2006  Game    Uma 2024  Kalki 2898 AD   Mariam  Also sung the song "Theme of Shambala"

Tamil
+ List of Tamil film credits Year Title Role Notes 1980Mangala Nayagi Herself  Child artistManmatha Ragangal Herself  Child artist1984Enakkul Oruvan Kalpana 1985Marudhani Marudhani  1988 Oray Thaai Oray Kulam  Easwari Idhu Namma Aalu  Banu  1989 Sattathin Thirappu Vizhaa  Radha Paattukku Oru Thalaivan  Shanthi Siva  Parvathy Ponmana Selvan   Parvathy Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai   Geeta  1990 Enkitta Mothathe    Mallika Mallu Vetti Minor    Santhana Lakshmi Sathya Vaakku   Meena  1991 Mahamayi   MahamayiThalapathi Subhalakshmi 1993 Sivarathiri  Gayathri 1996 Thuraimugam  Rukkumani 2012 Podaa PodiVeena 2014Kochadaiiyaan  Yaaghavi 

Hindi
+ List of Hindi film credits Year Title Role Notes1998Swami Vivekananda  Dancer 2007Apna Asmaan  Padmini Kumar 2008Mere Baap Pehle AapAnuradha "Anu" Joshi 

English
+ List of English film credits Year Title Role Notes2002Mitr, My Friend  Lakshmi Actress Revathy's directional debut 2003Dance Like a ManRatna Parekh 2008A Little Dream Sundar's motherDocumentary film about the journey of former Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Kannada
+ List of Kannada film credits Year Title Role Notes1985Giri Baale  Neelaveni 1990Shivashankar Girija

Pina
Titles and honours
+ List of titles and honours received by Shobana Year Honour Organisation  2000Grade A TopDoordarshan 2006Padma ShriGovernment of India 2011KalaimamaniTamil Nadu Eyal Isai Nataka Manram, Government of Tamil Nadu 2012Arch of ExcellenceAll India Achievers Conference 2013KalarathnaKerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy 2018 Honorary doctorate (D.Litt)Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation 2019Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute 2022Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit 2025Padma BhushanGovernment of India

Filim pina
+ List of film awards received by Shobana Year Award Category Film Result  1984Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress – MalayalamKanamarayathu1985Yathra 1986Chilambu 1988Best Actress - TeluguRudraveenaBest Actress - TamilIdhu Namma Aalu1990Best Actress – MalayalamInnaleBest Actress - TeluguAlludugaru1991Rowdy Gaari Pellam1993National Film AwardsBest ActressManichitrathazhuKerala State Film AwardsBest ActressKerala Film Critics Association AwardsBest Actress  Manichitrathazhu & Meleparambil AnveeduFilmfare Awards SouthBest Actress – Malayalam Manichitrathazhu 1994Thenmavin Kombath1996Kumkumacheppu1999 AgnisakshiKerala Film Critics Association AwardsBest Actress 2002National Film AwardsBest ActressMitr, My Friend 2005Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress – MalayalamMakalkku2013Vanitha Film AwardsBest ActressThira Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress – Malayalam2021South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Actress - MalayalamVarane Avashyamund2021-2022Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress - Malayalam

Telivisa 
+ List of television credits Year Title Channel Language Notes1991Penn DD PodhigaiTamilSerial1999Uravugal Vijay TV2010Jodi Number one season 5Reality show as JudgeSuper JodiSurya TVMalayalam2015D 3 (Grand finale)  Mazhavil Manorama2017Midukki 2021Margazhi ThingalYouTubeTamilMusic Video

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