Shobana : Her ardour for Malayalam cinema...

Shobana actress

She was the charm of Malayalam movie's in mid 80's and 90's. On January 2006, Indian Government awarded her Padmashri for her contribution in cinema and classical dance. She won the Best Actress award for the film "Manichitrathazhu" in 1994. Yes, you got that she is non other than Malayalam actress Shobana.

Born on 1966 in Trivandrum. Her father Chandrakumar and mother is Anandam. When she debuted in Malayalam cinema, she stole the hearts of millions of Malayalees. Shobhana made her debut in 1984 with the movie 'April 18' directed by actor Balachandra Menon and her next movie was 'Kanamarayathu' with Mammootty in 1984. 

 Her performance in Fazil directed movie 'Manichitrathazu' won her many accolades and her pairing with superstar Mohanlal made them the best pair of Malayalam cinema. 

They did many movie's together like 'T.P.Balagopalan M.A', 'Nadodikattu' , 'Vellanakalude Nadu', 'Thenmavin Kombathu',  'Pavithram',  'Minnaram',  'Maampazhakalam' and 'Sagar Alias Jacky'.

Shobhana came from the family of 'Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini' who were known for their classical dance and acting in Southern film industry. She is the niece of  Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini and she learned her Bharathnatyam basics from Chitra Vishweswaran (Her Guru) and in Chidambaram Academy at Chennai. 

She founded a dance academy for Classical dance in 1994 named 'Kalarpana', which is organizing many shows in India and abroad, which helps underprivileged children. 

Shobana was in news for her marriage and for adopting a baby girl Anantha Narayani. Shobhana has acted in about 100 or more movies including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu languages. She won National best actress award twice for 'Manichitrathazu' in 1994 and 'Mitr- My Friend' in 2001. 





Shobana still resides in the heart of true Malayalam movie lovers with her passion for classical dance and wish her prosperous life for long. 

Published - March 20, 2011            last updated - 11 April, 2020