Shobhana Chandrakumar (born March 21, 1970) is an exponent of the Bharatanatyam dance and a leading actress of South Indian motion pictures. She was born into a Malayalam speaking family from Kerala, India. Shobhana is the niece of the Travancore sisters Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom, who were renowned for their skill in classical Indian dance. She has acted in over 150 movies in 5 languages. Image File history File links Shobhana. ... Image File history File links Shobhana. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Bharata could refer to either the author of the Natya Shastra or to a legendary king after whom the country of India was supposedly named, and natya is Sanskrit for the art of dance-drama. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this list may require cleanup. ...

Shobhana acted for the first time in a leading role in the Malayalam motion picture "April 18" in 1984, directed by Balachandra Menon. She also acted alongside the Malayalam actor Mammootty in the film Kanamarayathu (1984). Shobhana won her first National Award from the government of India, for best performance as an actress in 1994. She was awarded for her stunning performance in Fazil's movie Manichitrathazhu. She bagged a second National award for best actress in the year 2002 for her role in an English language film Mitr: My Friend, directed by Revathi. Malayalam cinema, or movies in Malayalam language, forms a significant component of the Cinema of India, both as a form of art and as mass medium. ... Balachandra Menon is a Malayalam (language of Southern Indian state, Kerala) film director, who also writes and acts in his movies. ... Mammootty Mammootty (b. ... Manichitrathazhu (translation: The Ornate Lock) is a 1993 Malayalam movie directed by Fazil. ... Revathi Revathi also known as Revathy, is a South Indian actress and director. ...

Shobhana is an equally accomplished dancer of Bharatanatyam, an elaborate dance from South India. She did her dance training at the Chidambaram academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her gurus included legendary Bharatanatyam dancers Chitra Visweswaran and Padma Subramaniam. Shobhana is famed for her Abhinaya, a pivotal element in the South Indian dance of Bharatanatyam. She performed in Kuala Lumpur before the King and Queen of Malaysia. Shobhana'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. She is often equaled to the curvaceous beauty of South Indian sculptures. Shobhana has founded a school for classical Bharatanatyam dance in Chennai. A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... References ^ Tirha, B. B. A Taste of Trascendence, (2002) p. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan Area  - Total (City) 243. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A monarch (see sovereign) is a type of ruler or head of state. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A monarch (see sovereign) is a type of ruler or head of state. ... Sculptor redirects here. ...

In 2006 January, Indian government honored Shobana with Padmashree title for her significant contributions to cinema and bharatanatyam.

See also

• Malayalam cinema
• Bharatanatyam

Actually her birth day is not a reliable one, because her first film was in 1982. it is unbeleivable that a 12 year girl's debut as a heroine. This is a general fact that indian most of the film actresses hiding their age from the audience. they think this is a part of their job. In that perspective she in 43 now.( If she was 17!). Kudos to malayalam film make-up men Malayalam cinema, or movies in Malayalam language, forms a significant component of the Cinema of India, both as a form of art and as mass medium. ... Bharata could refer to either the author of the Natya Shastra or to a legendary king after whom the country of India was supposedly named, and natya is Sanskrit for the art of dance-drama. ...

External link

• Shobhana at The Internet Movie Database