Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai known as Shobana is an exponent of the Bharatanatyam dance and a leading actress of South Indian motion pictures.

Shobana born on March 21, 1970 into a Malayalam speaking family from Kerala, is single daughter of a doctor, Anandam and the late Mr Chandrakumar- is involved in her school as well her creative pursuits full time.  Shobana is the niece of the Travancore sisters Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom were renowned for their skill in classical Indian dance.

She has acted in over 200 movies in 5 languages.

Shobana belongs to rare gene of artistes who are both actor and dancer, like Kamala Hassan and vineeth.

Shobana is an accomplished dancer of Bharatanatyam. She did her dance training at the Chidambaram academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her guru is the legendary Bharatanatyam dancer Chitra Visweswaran Shobhana is famed for her Abhinaya, a pivotal element in Bharatanatyam.

She performed in Kuala Lumpur before the King and Queen of Malaysia. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam’s stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai.

Shobana founded Kalarpana. The aim of Kalarpana is to organize annual festivals throughout India. This will include performances of nationally and globally known artistes to help raise funds that will be ploughed back into training talented artistes who are financially insecure. Under its umbrella, Kalarpana extend its support to the handicapped and the environmental movement. A two-time National Award winner actress, Shobana made her debut in Balachandra Menon’s blockbuster. Manichitrathazhu (Malayalam) and Mitr: My Friend (English) gave her National Award. Her legacy in films was handed down from her famous aunts, Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini.

Shobana is well recognized by her performance in the movie Rudra Veena (Telugu movie, 1988) with Chiranjeevi as a great dancer and Social reformer. In 2006 January, the Indian government honored Shobana with Padma Shri title for her significant contributions to cinema and Bharatanatyam.

Shobana’s skilled execution of dance movements and her extraordinary beauty has led many people to consider her as the most beautiful South Indian actress from the 1980s through the 1990s.

Awards:

National Film Awards for
1) Best Actress, Manichithrathazhu (1994)
2) Best Actress, Mitr, My Friend (2002)

Name                    : Shobana
Birth Name          : Shobana Chandrakumar
Birth Date            : March 21, 1966
Birth Place           : Kerala, India
Height                   : 5′ 6″ (1.67 m)
Hair Color            : Black
Eye Color              : Black
Zodiac Sign           : Aries
Profession             : Actress, Dancer
Major Genres       : Drama, Comedy, Action, Thriller
Other Skills           : Bharatanatyam
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