Awards / Performances

Shobana Chandrakumar, 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. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in 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.

Awards / Performances

• Awarded the 1st prize at the Pongal festival by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha – 1990
• Natya Ratna Awarded by Deccan Fine Arts, Secundrabad – 1992
• Natya Jothi Title Awarded by Indian Fine Arts, Australia – 1994
• Yuva Kala Bharathi Awarded by Bharat Kalachar – 1995
• Natya Mayuri Secunderabad Fine Arts – 1995
• Bharata Kalaratna Awarded by Bharathalaya – 1996
• Nadana Mamani Awarded by Karthik Fine Arts – 1997
• Ugadi Purskhar Awarded by Madras Telugu Academy – 1998
• Thara Rani Awarded by Malayalam Manorama, Kerala - 2009
• Kalaimamani - 2009

The highlights of shobana’s performances

• Ghatam Maestro Vikku Vinayakram, Violin Vidwans Ganesh Kumaresh, and Tabla Virtuoso Zakir Hussain at The Music Academy Madras and The Nisha Gandhi open air theatre Trivandrum – 2000
• Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav at Pune hosted by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi – 2000 and 2002
• Performed at the Kalidas Samaroh in Hyderabad hosted by Pandit Jasraj – 2000
• Featured in the Hampi festival in Karnataka – 2000

2009 Performances

• 8th January 2009, Dubai, UAE - Maya Ravan
• 9th January 2009, Dubai, UAE - Maya Ravan
• 10th January 2009, Dubai, UAE - Maya Ravan
• 18th January 2009, Hubli, India - Bharatanatyam
• 19th January 2009, Soorya Festival, Bangalore, India - Bharatanatyam
• 21st January 2009, IIT-Chennai, India - Maya Ravan
• 23rd January 2009, Soorya Festival, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 24th January 2009, Soorya Festival, Dombivilli, India - Bharatanatyam
• 25th January 2009, Hyderabad, India - Bharatanatyam
• 7th February 2009, IWC2009, Bangalore, India - Bharatanatyam
• 15th February 2009, AROGYA2009, Trissur, India - Bharatanatyam
• 22nd February 2009, Pune, India - Maya Ravan
• 23rd February 2009, Bangalore, India - Bharatanatyam
• 5th March 2009, Palakkad, India - Bharatanatyam
• 6th March 2009, Trivandrum, India - Bharatanatyam
• 13th March 2009, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 23rd April 2009, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 9th May 2009, Cochin, India - Maya Ravan
• 28th May 2009, Hyderabad, India - Bharatanatyam
• 24th June 2009, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam
• 12th August 2009, Cochin, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 19th August 2009, Trivandrum, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 20th August 2009, Times of India,Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 22nd August 2009, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 29th August 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Maya Ravan
• 5th September 2009, Kottayam, Kerala - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 16th September 2009, Mudra 2009, Trivandrum, Kerala - Bharatanatyam
• 18th September 2009, Hyderabad, India - Maya Ravan
• 29th September 2009, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 1st October to 10th October, Soorya Festival, India - Bharatanatyam
• 22nd October 2009, Mumbai, India - Maya Ravan
• 12th November, FUSION CHETTINAD 2009, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 13th November, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 19th December, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 20th December 2009, Bharatiya Vidya Bavan, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 22nd December 2009, Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 24th December 2009, Bharat Kalachar, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 26th December 2009, Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 29th December 2009, Mylapore Fine Arts, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam

Forthcoming

• 9th January 2010, New Delhi, India - Maya Ravan
• 10th January 2010, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 11th January 2010, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 15th January 2010, Karaikal Karnival, Pondicherry, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 24th January 2010, Bangalore, India - Bharatanatyam
• 26th January 2010, Mumbai Fine Arts Society, India - Bharatanatyam
• 28th January 2010, Times Festival, Kolkatta, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 2nd February 2010, New Delhi, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 10th February 2010, Times Festival, New Delhi, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 15th February 2010, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 17th February 2010, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 20th February 2010, Gwalior, India - Bharatanatyam
• 21st February 2010, Trivandrum, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 22nd February 2010, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 28th February 2010, Music Academy, Chennai, India - Maya Ravan
• 14th May 2010, NAVARASAM 2010, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 19th June 2010, Cochin, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 25th June 2010, Coimbatore, India - Bharatanatyam
• 25th July 2010, National Live Stock Exhibition-Cultural & Entertainment Programme, Trivandrum - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 7th August 2010, Thrissur, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 15th August 2010, Mumbai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 18th August 2010, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 22nd August 2010, West Midlands, UK - Bharatanatyam
• 17th September 2010, Ernakulam, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 18th September 2010, Calicut, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 30th September 2010, Chidambaram, India - Bharatanatyam
• 7th October 2010, Bangalore, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 9th October 2010, Goa, India - Maya Ravan
• 12th November 2010, Hyderabad, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 27th November 2010, Hyderabad, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 30th November 2010, Times Festival-Ahmedabad, India - Bharatanatyam
• 1st December 2010, Cochin, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 4th December 2010, Kalakshetra, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 12th December 2010, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 20th December 2010, Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 22nd December 2010, Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 24th December 2010, Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai, India - Bharatanatyam
• 4th January 2011, Cochin, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion
• 7th January 2011, Calicut, Kerala, India - Bharatanatyam and Fusion