Shobana Vignesh is one of the leading performings and recording Carnatic musicians in India. Her talent in singing was spotted by her parents when she was as young as 3. She has been groomed under the guidance of eminent gurus like Sri. Swamimalai Janikaraman, Prof. T.R. Subramaniam, Sri. P.S. Narayanswamy and Sri.H.M.V Raghu. Shobana appeared as a child star in the award-winning movie Mahanadhi in 1994. She also rendered a song in the movie, Sri Ranga Ranga, which became a huge hit. Due to her brilliant performance in the movie, she is internationally known as Mahanadhi Shobana.