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Shobana

23 films

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

Where to Start with Shobana

Shobana appears in 23 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Rudraveena, Thenmavin Kombath, Anantaram, a strong place to start exploring Shobana's drama work.

Rudraveena 6.9

Rudraveena

1988
Thenmavin Kombath 7.6

Thenmavin Kombath

1994
Anantaram 8.2

Anantaram

1987

Shobana: Drama Films 23

Anantaram 8.2

Anantaram

1987
Vellanakalude Naadu 7.9

Vellanakalude Naadu

1988
Vasthuhara 7.7

Vasthuhara

1991
Thenmavin Kombath 7.6

Thenmavin Kombath

1994
Meleparambil Aanveedu 7.6

Meleparambil Aanveedu

1993
T. P. Balagopalan M.A. 7.5

T. P. Balagopalan M.A.

1986
Kalikkalam 7.4

Kalikkalam

1990
Ulladakkam 7.3

Ulladakkam

1991
Thudarum 7.3

Thudarum

2025
Pappayude Swantham Appoos 7.2

Pappayude Swantham Appoos

1992
Golanthara Vartha 7.0

Golanthara Vartha

1993
Pavithram 7.0

Pavithram

1994
Rudraveena 6.9

Rudraveena

1988
Aryan 6.9

Aryan

1988
Hitler 6.9

Hitler

1996
Yathra 6.8

Yathra

1985
Mazhayethum Munpe 6.8

Mazhayethum Munpe

1995
Innale 6.7

Innale

1989
Varane Avashyamund 6.7

Varane Avashyamund

2020
Pakshe 6.5

Pakshe

1994
Mitr, My Friend 6.3

Mitr, My Friend

2002
Minnaram 6.2

Minnaram

1994
Valliettan 5.8

Valliettan

2000

Frequent Collaborators

Mohanlal Mohanlal 10 films together Mammootty Mammootty 8 films together Sreenivasan Sreenivasan 5 films together Priyadarshan Priyadarshan 4 films together KPAC Lalitha KPAC Lalitha 3 films together Sukumari Sukumari 3 films together