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Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970), better known mononymously as Shobana, is an Indian film actress and bharatanatyam dancer. She has acted nearly 230 films, predominantly in Malayalam language, in addition to Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and English language films. She has won two National Film Awards, one Kerala State Film Awards and numerous other awards.^[2][3][4]

Apna Asmaan is a 2007 Bollywood drama film directed by Kaushik Roy, and stars Irrfan Khan, Shobana and Dhruv Piyush Panjuani in pivotal roles, with Rajat Kapoor and Anupam Kher in important supporting roles. Khan plays the protagonist, an 'everyman' who is discontented with a failing marriage and an autistic son Buddhi played by Dhruv Panjuani. He is constantly blamed by his wife Padmini, played by Shobana, for their son's condition. After meeting a scientist Dr. Sathya, played by Anupam Kher, R. C11361aded EA is releasing Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection shortly.Oddly, there will be a box version full of download codes (which seems to defeat the purpose of buying box versions in thebuy Command and Conquer The Ultimate Collection cd key online, download Command and Conquer The Ultimate Collection cd key online originTorrentz - Fast and convenient Torrents Search Engine.

Shobana established herself as a leading actress in 1980s and 1990s. She has worked with directors such as Adoor Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, K. Balachander, AM Fazil, Mani Ratnam, Bharathan, Uppalapati Narayana Rao, and Priyadarsan. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu (1993) and the English film Mitr, My Friend (2001). Consequent to the year 1999, Shobana turned extremely selective about her films.^[5][6],^[7],^[8]

Shobana was trained under the Bharata Natyam dancers Chitra Visweswaran and Padma Subrahmanyam. She emerged as an independent performer and choreographer in her twenties and currently runs a dance school, Kalarpana, in Chennai.^[5] In 2006, the Indian Government honoured Shobana with the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the arts.^[9][10]In 2014, the Kerala State Government honoured her with the Kala Ratna Award.

• 2Career
• 3Filmography

Personal life[edit]

Shobhana did her schooling in Chennai at Rosary Matric Girls School. She is the niece of the Travancore sisters – Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom were classical Indian dancers and actresses.^[11] The actress Sukumari was her paternal aunt. Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Malayalam actors Vineeth is her cousin and Krishna is her nephew.^[12] She has an adopted daughter Ananthanarayani.

Career[edit]

Film career[edit]

Shobana made her debut as a child artist in the Bollywood film Amar Prem (1972).^[13] As an adult, she was introduced to the film industry through the film April 18, by director Balachandra Menon. Her realistic portrayal of a simple girl-next-door appealed to audiences instantly and she went on to work in numerous films. In the same year, she entered the Tamil film industry and acted in Enakkul Oruvan, directed by SP Muthuraman.^[6]Enakkul Oruvan didn't do well at the box office and Shobhana's commercial landing was stalled and she went back into Malayalam films. She did come back to act in occasional Tamil films opposite Satyaraj (Mallu Vetti Minor, Vaathiyar Veetu Pillai), Bhagyaraj (Ithu Namma Aalu) and Vijayakanth (Ponmana Selvan, En Kitta Mothathey) in the early 90s – these roles were generally glamorous in which Shobana generally acted as the beautiful, posh and haughty city girl who is eventually charmed by the village boy.^[14]

Her other major films include Meleparambil Aanveedu, Kanamarayathu, Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove , Yathra, Rangam (1985), Anantaram, Vrutham (1987), Idhu Namma Aalu (1988), Siva (1989), Innale (1990), Thalapathi (1991), Manichitrathazhu (1993), Thenmavin Kombath (1994), Minnaram(1994), Dance like a Man (2003), Mampazhakkalam (2004) and Makalkku (2005). From Aviduthe Pole Ivideyum to Upaharam, Shobana did sixteen movies in a single year, 1985.^[15] Shobana also stars in the Tamil period film Kochadaiiyaan.^[3]

Shobana won her first National Film Award for Best Actress in 1994 for her performance in AM Fazil's Manichitrathazhu. Her portrayal of Ganga Nakulan and alter-ego Nagavalli in the film was described by critics as 'spell binding'.^[16] She received her second National award for best actress in 2001 for her role in the Indian English language film Mitr, My Friend, directed by Revathi. Consequent to the 1993 National Award, Shobana turned extremely selective about her films.^[17]

Classical dance career[edit]

Shobhana is an accomplished Bharata Natyam dancer.^[18] She did her dance training at the Chidambaram academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu under Chitra Visweswaran. Shobhana danced Abhinaya, a pivotal element in Bharata Natyam. She was one among the judges in Jodi No.1, a reality show for dance aired on Vijay TV.

She started her own dance school `Kalipinya' in 1989 and got it registered in 1992.^[2]

She has worked on collaborative ventures with the likes of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram and Mandolin Srinivas. Her recitals abroad include those at the World Malayalee convention, in the United States in 1985 and 1995, in Kuala Lumpur before the King and Queen of Malaysia, numerous cities in the United States, Europe, South East Asia and Australia.^[19] Shobhana started performing in the prestigious Soorya Music & Dance festival organised by Soorya Krishnamoorthy from the year 1994.^[20] In 1999, Shobhana along with Prabhu Deva and AR Rahman performed with a Tamil film dancing troupe at the 'Michael Jackson and Friends' concert in Munich, Germany. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai in 2000.

In 1994, Shobana founded a school for classical dance Bharata Natyam in Chennai – Kalarpana.^[21]Trackman wheel driver download xp 64 bit.

Filmography[edit]

Malayalam[edit]

Telugu[edit]

Tamil[edit]

Kannada[edit]

Hindi[edit]

English[edit]

Awards and Recognitions[edit]

Television shows as Judge[edit]

Tv serial

• 1991 - Penn (tamil)

References[edit]

1. ^Davis, Maggie (15 June 2017). 'Malayalam actress Shobana to get hitched at the age of 47?'. India.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
2. ^ ^abhttps://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/29/stories/2005122915520200.htm
3. ^ ^ab'In pics: Shobana dedicates her dance to 'Krishna''. IBNLive. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
4. ^'New Straits Times – Google News Archive Search'. google.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
5. ^ ^ab'The Hindu : Metro Plus Bangalore / Personality : Thinking actress'. hindu.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
6. ^ ^abSneha May Francis, Gulf News Report. 'Shobana's mystical twist to an epic'. gulfnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
7. ^https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shobana-i-dont-feel-bad-if-i-dont-act-in-a-film-as-long-as-people-are-making-great-films/articleshow/63949715.cms
8. ^https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/shobana-extends-her-support-for-metoo-movement/articleshow/66508632.cms
9. ^'Padma Awards'. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
10. ^'Welcome to Sify.com'. sify.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
11. ^'About'. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011.
12. ^'ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി..!'. mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
13. ^http://www.manoramaonline.com/women/work-and-life/sobhana-cinema.html
14. ^'In her own groove'. The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
15. ^'In pics: Shobana dedicates her dance to 'Krishna''. IBNLive. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
16. ^S.R. Praveen. 'Sequel fails to impress'. The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
17. ^'The Hindu : Shobhana changing track'. hindu.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
18. ^'Manorama Online – Movies – News'. manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
19. ^'SHOBANA – exponent of Bharata Natyam – Indian classical performing arts'. Artindia.net. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
20. ^'Bharathanatyam concert by Padma shri Shobana'. Thiraseela.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
21. ^'BizHat.com – Malayalam Film Actress Shobana k'. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

External links[edit]

• Shobana on IMDb

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Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970), better known mononymously as Shobana, is an Indian film actress and bharatanatyam dancer. She has acted nearly 230 films, predominantly in Malayalam language, in addition to Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and English language films. She has won two National Film Awards, one Kerala State Film Awards and numerous other awards.^[2][3][4]

Shobana established herself as a leading actress in 1980s and 1990s. She has worked with directors such as Adoor Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, K. Balachander, AM Fazil, Mani Ratnam, Bharathan, Uppalapati Narayana Rao, and Priyadarsan. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu (1993) and the English film Mitr, My Friend (2001). Consequent to the year 1999, Shobana turned extremely selective about her films.^[5][6],^[7],^[8]

Shobana was trained under the Bharata Natyam dancers Chitra Visweswaran and Padma Subrahmanyam. She emerged as an independent performer and choreographer in her twenties and currently runs a dance school, Kalarpana, in Chennai.^[5] In 2006, the Indian Government honoured Shobana with the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the arts.^[9][10]In 2014, the Kerala State Government honoured her with the Kala Ratna Award.

• 2Career
• 3Filmography

Personal life[edit]

Shobhana did her schooling in Chennai at Rosary Matric Girls School. She is the niece of the Travancore sisters – Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom were classical Indian dancers and actresses.^[11] The actress Sukumari was her paternal aunt. Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Malayalam actors Vineeth is her cousin and Krishna is her nephew.^[12] She has an adopted daughter Ananthanarayani.

Career[edit]

Film career[edit]

Shobana made her debut as a child artist in the Bollywood film Amar Prem (1972).^[13] As an adult, she was introduced to the film industry through the film April 18, by director Balachandra Menon. Her realistic portrayal of a simple girl-next-door appealed to audiences instantly and she went on to work in numerous films. In the same year, she entered the Tamil film industry and acted in Enakkul Oruvan, directed by SP Muthuraman.^[6]Enakkul Oruvan didn't do well at the box office and Shobhana's commercial landing was stalled and she went back into Malayalam films. She did come back to act in occasional Tamil films opposite Satyaraj (Mallu Vetti Minor, Vaathiyar Veetu Pillai), Bhagyaraj (Ithu Namma Aalu) and Vijayakanth (Ponmana Selvan, En Kitta Mothathey) in the early 90s – these roles were generally glamorous in which Shobana generally acted as the beautiful, posh and haughty city girl who is eventually charmed by the village boy.^[14]

Her other major films include Meleparambil Aanveedu, Kanamarayathu, Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove , Yathra, Rangam (1985), Anantaram, Vrutham (1987), Idhu Namma Aalu (1988), Siva (1989), Innale (1990), Thalapathi (1991), Manichitrathazhu (1993), Thenmavin Kombath (1994), Minnaram(1994), Dance like a Man (2003), Mampazhakkalam (2004) and Makalkku (2005). From Aviduthe Pole Ivideyum to Upaharam, Shobana did sixteen movies in a single year, 1985.^[15] Shobana also stars in the Tamil period film Kochadaiiyaan.^[3]

Shobana won her first National Film Award for Best Actress in 1994 for her performance in AM Fazil's Manichitrathazhu. Her portrayal of Ganga Nakulan and alter-ego Nagavalli in the film was described by critics as 'spell binding'.^[16] She received her second National award for best actress in 2001 for her role in the Indian English language film Mitr, My Friend, directed by Revathi. Consequent to the 1993 National Award, Shobana turned extremely selective about her films.^[17]

Classical dance career[edit]

Shobhana is an accomplished Bharata Natyam dancer.^[18] She did her dance training at the Chidambaram academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu under Chitra Visweswaran. Shobhana danced Abhinaya, a pivotal element in Bharata Natyam. She was one among the judges in Jodi No.1, a reality show for dance aired on Vijay TV.

She started her own dance school `Kalipinya' in 1989 and got it registered in 1992.^[2]

She has worked on collaborative ventures with the likes of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram and Mandolin Srinivas. Her recitals abroad include those at the World Malayalee convention, in the United States in 1985 and 1995, in Kuala Lumpur before the King and Queen of Malaysia, numerous cities in the United States, Europe, South East Asia and Australia.^[19] Shobhana started performing in the prestigious Soorya Music & Dance festival organised by Soorya Krishnamoorthy from the year 1994.^[20] In 1999, Shobhana along with Prabhu Deva and AR Rahman performed with a Tamil film dancing troupe at the 'Michael Jackson and Friends' concert in Munich, Germany. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai in 2000.

In 1994, Shobana founded a school for classical dance Bharata Natyam in Chennai – Kalarpana.^[21]

Filmography[edit]

Malayalam[edit]

Telugu[edit]

Tamil[edit]

Kannada[edit]

Hindi[edit]

English[edit]

Awards and Recognitions[edit]

Television shows as Judge[edit]

Tv serial

• 1991 - Penn (tamil)

References[edit]

1. ^Davis, Maggie (15 June 2017). 'Malayalam actress Shobana to get hitched at the age of 47?'. India.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
2. ^ ^abhttps://www.thehindu.com/2005/12/29/stories/2005122915520200.htm
3. ^ ^ab'In pics: Shobana dedicates her dance to 'Krishna''. IBNLive. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
4. ^'New Straits Times – Google News Archive Search'. google.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
5. ^ ^ab'The Hindu : Metro Plus Bangalore / Personality : Thinking actress'. hindu.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
6. ^ ^abSneha May Francis, Gulf News Report. 'Shobana's mystical twist to an epic'. gulfnews.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
7. ^https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shobana-i-dont-feel-bad-if-i-dont-act-in-a-film-as-long-as-people-are-making-great-films/articleshow/63949715.cms
8. ^https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/shobana-extends-her-support-for-metoo-movement/articleshow/66508632.cms
9. ^'Padma Awards'. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
10. ^'Welcome to Sify.com'. sify.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
11. ^'About'. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011.
12. ^'ജീവിതത്തിന്‌ ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്തൊരു രുചി..!'. mangalam.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
13. ^http://www.manoramaonline.com/women/work-and-life/sobhana-cinema.html
14. ^'In her own groove'. The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
15. ^'In pics: Shobana dedicates her dance to 'Krishna''. IBNLive. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
16. ^S.R. Praveen. 'Sequel fails to impress'. The Hindu. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
17. ^'The Hindu : Shobhana changing track'. hindu.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
18. ^'Manorama Online – Movies – News'. manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
19. ^'SHOBANA – exponent of Bharata Natyam – Indian classical performing arts'. Artindia.net. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
20. ^'Bharathanatyam concert by Padma shri Shobana'. Thiraseela.com. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
21. ^'BizHat.com – Malayalam Film Actress Shobana k'. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

External links[edit]

• Shobana on IMDb