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Shobana Chandrakumar (born 21 March 1970), known as Shobana is an Indian film actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She was among the popular lead actress in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films during the 1980s and 1990s. Shobana was born to Anandam and Chandrakumar, in Kerala. She is the niece of the Travancore sisters Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom were renowned for their skill in classical Indian dance. The veteran actress Sukumari is her paternal aunt. She is single and is involved in her dance school as well as her creative pursuits full time. Her very close friends from the industry are Revathi, Suhasini & Rohini. Famous actor and renowned dancer Vineeth is related to her. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in the films Manichitrathazhu (1993) and Mitra My Friend (2002). In 2006, the Government of India honored Shobana with the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the arts.