Shobana

Also known as Sobhana, Shobhana, Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai, Shobana Chandrakumar

Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970), known professionally as Shobana, is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer who has appeared primarily in Malayalam cinema, along with notable work in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English and Kannada films. She is a recipient of two National Film Awards, one Kerala State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. In 2011, she was honored with the Kalaimamani by Government of Tamil Nadu. Over the years, she established herself as one of the greatest South Indian actresses.

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Shobana is an Indian female actor, dancer, and choreographer. She was born in Thiruvananthapuram, with records indicating a birth date of either March 21, 1966, or March 21, 1970. She speaks Malayalam and follows Hinduism. Her professional career began in 1980.

She has received the Filmfare Awards South and the National Film Award for Best Actress. Her work is categorized under the acting department.

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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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…

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Key facts

Person.name: Shobana
Person.image: Shobhana (cropped).jpg
Person.caption: Shobana in 2011
Person.birth_name: Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai
Person.birth_place: Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Person.children: 1
Person.years active: 1980–present
Person.family: Travancore family

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation: choreographer
Languages spoken: Malayalam
Religion: Hinduism
Official website: www.shobana.in
Image: Shobana perfomence.jpg

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Commons category: Shobana
date of birth: 1966-03-21
start of work period: 1980-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Early life
Career
Film career
Classical dance career
Personal life
Filmography
Malayalam
Telugu
Tamil
Hindi
English
Kannada
Awards and recognitions
Titles and honours
Film awards
Television
References
External links

In a career spanning over four decades, Shobana has starred in 230 films across several languages. She has earned two National Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu (1993) and the English film Mitr, My Friend (2001). The former also won her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. Additionally, she received two Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for her performance in Innale (1990) and Thenmavin Kombath (1994).

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