Shobhana Chandrakumar was one of the lead actor and Bharata Natyamdancer in south Indian film industry.She started her career as a child artist at the age of 9 in the 1980 Tamil movieMangala Nayagi. Shobana twice won theNational Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films ManichitrathazhuandMitr, My Friend and Varane Avashyamund.