Shobana

Shobana Chandrakumar mononymously known as Shobana is an Indian film actress and Bharatanatyam dancer She was a popular lead actress in Malayalam Tamil Telugu and Kannada films during the 1980s and 1990s She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice for her performances in the films Manichitrathazhu 1993 and Mitr My Friend 2002 In 2006 the Government of India honored Shobana with the Padma Shri for her contributions towards the arts