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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shoba Chandrasekhar
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|08|24|df=yes}}

| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
| children = 2, including [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]
| relatives = [[S. N. Surendar]] (brother)
| occupation =
| years_active = 1967–present
}}

'''Shoba Chandrasekhar''' (born 24 August 1948) is an Indian playback singer, director, writer and [[film producer|producer]]. She is the mother of Tamil actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]].

She married [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]], who is an Indian film director, producer and writer. Her son Vijay is an actor in Tamil cinema and her daughter Vidhya died at the age of two. Sangeeta Sornalingam is her daughter-in-law. Her siblings are Sunder, [[S. N. Surendar|Surendar]] and Sheela. Her mother is Mrs. Lalitha.<ref name='profile'>[http://profiles.lakshmansruthi.com/index.php?uid=684 Lakshmansruthi – ONLINE MUSIC DIRECTORY] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040037/http://profiles.lakshmansruthi.com/index.php?uid=684 |date=4 March 2016 }}. Profiles.lakshmansruthi.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>

==Musical training==
Her early guru was Shri Meenakshi Sundaram. Later, she joined the Tamil Nadu Government Music College and pursued her studies from the great tutors in the college such as Vidwan Shri T.M. Thiagarajan. She also had the opportunity to learn Veena playing from Smt. [[Kalpakam Swaminathan]] at the music college. For the past five years she has been learning vocal carnatic music from Smt. Brinda Thiagarajan – daughter of Shri [[Maharajapuram Santhanam]].<ref name='profile'/>

==Awards and titles==
She has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Mrs. Chennai award by the Esthel Hotels and Resorts. Shoba Chandrasekhar, a singer, has been given this award for her philanthropic activities in Chennai as well as for being a good mother and wife.<ref name='profile'/>

==Others==
She has been appointed as the Artistic Heritage Consultant by the order of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister [[J. Jayalalitha]].<ref>[http://www.kollyinsider.com/2011/11/jayalalitha-gives-new-post-to-vijays.html Jayalalitha gives new post to Vijay’s mom, Shoba Chandrasekar | Tamil Cinema News › Kollywood Movie News]. Kollyinsider.com (2 November 2011). Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>

==Film career==
She was a singer in light music troupes. She later graduated to singing in films. She has written several stories that have been made into movies by moviemaker husband [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]. She turned film producer and then became a film director. She has also performed at various classical concerts. She has also recently released a devotional album titled "Anaimuganum Arumuganum", that talks about her singing career.

Her first light classical music programme was telecast on [[STAR Vijay|Vijay TV]] in April 2003. The title of the programme was "Samarpanam". Her first live concert was for the Maharajapuram Santhanam Trust. Her first film song was "Maharaja Oru Maharani..." from the film ''[[Iru Malargal]]''. She has sung in nearly all the films made by her husband.

She has produced 10 films and written stories for more than 50. She also directed two films, ''[[Nanbargal]]'' and ''[[Innisai Mazhai]]''. In fact, [[S. A. Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] worked as her associate director in these films. He was assisted by [[S. Shankar|Shankar]], now a famous director. The management of the Esthel hotels and resorts said that Shoba is a perfect example of an egoless person. She also sang over 12 movies.<ref name='profile'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/shobha-chandrasekhar/filmography.html|title=Shobha Chandrasekhar Filmography|accessdate=4 August 2014|work=OneIndia}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:175px;"| Film
! colspan="3" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language
! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:350px;"| Notes
|-
! width=65 | Director
! width=65 | Producer
! width=65 | Writer
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2008
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Pandhayam (2008 film)|Pandhayam]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Nenjirukkum Varai (2006 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Aathi]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Nilaave Vaa]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Maanbumigu Maanavan]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Vishnu (1995 film)|Vishnu]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Deva (1995 film)|Deva]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Rasigan]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Sendhoorapandi]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Naalaiya Theerpu]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Innisai Mazhai]]''
|| {{y}}
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Nanbargal]]''
|| {{y}}
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1989
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Rajanadai]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1987
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Sattam Oru Vilayaattu]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1986
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Vasantha Raagam]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1986
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Enakku Nane Needipathi]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1985
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Neethiyin Marupakkam]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1985
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Pudhu Yugam (1985 film)|Pudhu Yugam]]''
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|
| Tamil
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1983
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Hasida Hebbuli]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Kannada
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1982
| style="text-align:left;"|''[[Pattanathu Rajakkal]]''
|
|
|| {{y}}
| Tamil
|
|}

==As a playback singer==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Title
! Song(s)
! Composer
! class="unsortable" | Co-singer(s)
! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" | 1967
| ''[[Iru Malargal]]''
| "Maharaja Oru Maharani"
| [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| Sadan, [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000732|title=Iru Malargal Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1978
| ''Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai''
| "Maalai Ila Manathil"
| [[Illayaraja]]
| SN. Surendar
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002653|title=Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1979
| ''Allari Vayasu''
| "Paapam Ee Chinnavaadikoka Lokam"
| [[J. V. Ragavalu]]
| G. Anand
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
! scope="row" | 1985
| ''[[Neethiyin Marupakkam]]''
| "Potti Kadaiyile"
| [[Illayaraja]]
| [[Illayaraja]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002832|title=Neethiyin Marupakkam Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Kodai Mazhai]]''
| "Pala Pala Kuruvi"
| [[Illayaraja]]
| [[Uma Ramanan]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000617|title=Kodai Mazhai Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1986
| ''[[Natpu]]''
| "Adi Maadi Veettu"
| [[Illayaraja]]
| [[P. Jayachandran]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000515|title=Natpu Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| ''[[Innisai Mazhai]]''
| "Dhoori Dhoori"
| [[Illayaraja]]
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001604|title=Innisai Mazhai Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| ''[[Kattalai (film)|Kattalai]]''
| "Nambinen Maharajene"
| [[Illayaraja]]
| [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002763|title=Kattalai Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| ''[[Rasigan]]''
| "Love Love Mama"
| [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001963|title=Kattalai Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
| ''[[Vishnu (1995 film)|Vishnu]]''
| "Dhoddabetta"
| [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001989|title=Visnhu Songs|accessdate=4 August 2014|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| ''[[Once More (1997 film)|Once More]]''
| "Oormila Oormila"
| [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]
|style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=557 Once More Tamil Movie Songs Download & Listen To Music By Deva – Listen High Quality mp3 Once More – Songs Free @]. Starmusiq.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
| ''[[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]''
| "Kodambakkam Area"
| [[Srikanth Deva]]
| [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/t0000750.html Sivakasi, Sivakasi Songs, Download Sivakasi songs by Srikanth Deva. Raaga.com Tamil Songs]. Raaga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| ''[[Nenjirukkum Varai (2006 film)|Nenjirukkum Varai]]''
| "Azhagana Ponnu"
| [[Srikanth Deva]]
| Gopal Sharma
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0001097.html Songs, Download songs by . Raaga.com Tamil Songs]. Raaga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| ''[[Mudhal Kanave]]''
| "Beeru Venuma Brandy Venuma"
| [[Srikanth Deva]]
| [[Vikranth]]
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070105065531/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/mudhal_kanave_songs.cfm ]</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| ''[[Pandhayam (2008 film)|Pandhayam]]''
| "Chinnamamiye"
| Vijay Antony
| [[MK Balaji]], Vinaya, Christopher
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Panthayam-songs-t0001947 Panthayam, Panthayam Songs, Download Panthayam songs by Vijay Antony. Raaga.com Tamil Songs]. Play.raaga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
| ''[[Vettaikaaran (2009 film)|Vettaikaaran]]''
| "Uchimandai Surrru"
| [[Vijay Antony]]
| Krishna Iyer, Charulatha Mani, Sakthi Sree
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002013 Vettaikaaran, Vettaikaaran Songs, Download Vettaikaaran songs by Vijay Antony. Raaga.com Tamil Songs]. Raaga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[Veluthu Kattu]]''
| "Sangili Pungili"
| [[Bharani (music director)|Bharani]]
| Karthik, Rap Valla
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002465 Veluthu Kattu, Veluthu Kattu Songs, Download Veluthu Kattu songs by Bharani. Raaga.com Tamil Songs]. Raaga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| ''[[Sura (film)|Sura]]''
| "Naan Nadanthal Adhiradi"
| [[Mani Sharma]]
| Naveen, Janani Madhan
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>[http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0002449.html Sura, Sura Songs, Download Sura songs by Mani Sharma. Raaga.com Tamil Songs]. Raaga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2158519}}

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