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| image              = Shoba actress.jpg
| caption            = Shobha from the film ''[[Moodu Pani]]'' (1980)<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/balu-mahendra-19392014/article5684322.ece/photo/3/</ref>
| caption            = Shobha from the film ''[[Moodu Pani]]'' (1980)<ref name="thehindu.com">https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/balu-mahendra-19392014/article5684322.ece/photo/3/</ref>
| birth_name        = Mahalakshmi Menon
| birth_name        = Mahalakshmi Menon
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|09|23}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|09|23}}
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Shoba was born on 23 September 1962  to K. P. Menon and [[Prema Menon]].<ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/05/09/actress-shobha-filmy-life-story-still-remain-endearing.html</ref> Her mother was an actress in the Malayalam film industry during the 1950s.{{citation needed|date = September 2015}}
Shoba was born on 23 September 1962  to K. P. Menon and [[Prema Menon]].<ref name="english.manoramaonline.com">https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/05/09/actress-shobha-filmy-life-story-still-remain-endearing.html</ref> Her mother was an actress in the Malayalam film industry during the 1950s.{{citation needed|date = September 2015}}


==Career==
==Career==
In 1966, Shoba made her screen debut in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] film ''Thattungal Thirakkappadum'' directed by actor [[J. P. Chandrababu]]. In the film she was credited as Baby Mahalakshmi where she played the role of Lakshmi opposite actress [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and Chandrababu himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southside.in/24/The-ageony-and-ecstasy-of-being-Chandrababu/ |title=The agony and ecstasy of being – Chandrababu |publisher=Southside |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619234218/http://www.southside.in/24/The-ageony-and-ecstasy-of-being-Chandrababu/ |archive-date=19 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/10/02/stories/2009100250670400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106120522/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/10/02/stories/2009100250670400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2009 |title=A voice that mesmerised  |work= [[The Hindu]] | date=2 October 2009 |author=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> The following year she made her debut in [[Malayalam cinema]] through ''[[Udhyogastha]]'' by [[P. Venu]] where she was named as Baby Shoba. Touted as the first "multi-starrer", with five top actors, in Malayalam cinema, the film had [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], [[Prem Nazir]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Sheela]] and [[Rajasree]] in the lead along with Shobha.<ref>{{cite news |author=Special Correspondent |title=Film director P. Venu dead |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/26/stories/2011052661790400.htm | date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808081738/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/26/stories/2011052661790400.htm |archive-date=8 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref> The film was a big hit and gained Shoba recognition as a child actor in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/p-venu-died-heart-attack-260511-aid0062.html |title=P Venu dies of heart attack in Chennai |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] | date=26 May 2011 |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref>
In 1966, Shoba made her screen debut in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] film ''Thattungal Thirakkappadum'' directed by actor [[J. P. Chandrababu]]. In the film she was credited as Baby Mahalakshmi where she played the role of Lakshmi opposite actress [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and Chandrababu himself.<ref name="Southside">{{cite web |url=http://www.southside.in/24/The-ageony-and-ecstasy-of-being-Chandrababu/ |title=The agony and ecstasy of being – Chandrababu |publisher=Southside |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619234218/http://www.southside.in/24/The-ageony-and-ecstasy-of-being-Chandrababu/ |archive-date=19 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="Randor Guy">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/10/02/stories/2009100250670400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106120522/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/10/02/stories/2009100250670400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2009 |title=A voice that mesmerised  |work= [[The Hindu]] | date=2 October 2009 |author=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> The following year she made her debut in [[Malayalam cinema]] through ''[[Udhyogastha]]'' by [[P. Venu]] where she was named as Baby Shoba. Touted as the first "multi-starrer", with five top actors, in Malayalam cinema, the film had [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], [[Prem Nazir]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Sheela]] and [[Rajasree]] in the lead along with Shobha.<ref name="Special Correspondent">{{cite news |author=Special Correspondent |title=Film director P. Venu dead |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/26/stories/2011052661790400.htm | date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808081738/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/26/stories/2011052661790400.htm |archive-date=8 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref> The film was a big hit and gained Shoba recognition as a child actor in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian cinema]].<ref name="Oneindia.in">{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/p-venu-died-heart-attack-260511-aid0062.html |title=P Venu dies of heart attack in Chennai |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] | date=26 May 2011 |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref>


In 1978 she was cast as a heroine in ''[[Uthrada Rathri]]'', a film directed by [[Balachandra Menon]]. She received the Kerala government's Best Actress award for the 1978 films ''[[Bandhanam]]'' and ''[[Ente Neelakaasham]]''. The same year she earned the Best Actress award by Filmfare for the Kannada-language film ''Aparichita''. In 1979 she was recipient of the National Award for Best Actress for the Tamil film ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'', which was produced by Lalitha, the eldest of the [[Travancore sisters]]. She also received the Filmfare Best Actress award for ''Pasi'' and received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''.
In 1978 she was cast as a heroine in ''[[Uthrada Rathri]]'', a film directed by [[Balachandra Menon]]. She received the Kerala government's Best Actress award for the 1978 films ''[[Bandhanam]]'' and ''[[Ente Neelakaasham]]''. The same year she earned the Best Actress award by Filmfare for the Kannada-language film ''Aparichita''. In 1979 she was recipient of the National Award for Best Actress for the Tamil film ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'', which was produced by Lalitha, the eldest of the [[Travancore sisters]]. She also received the Filmfare Best Actress award for ''Pasi'' and received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''.


==Death==
==Death==
Shobha committed suicide at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704154904/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2003 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 May 2002 |author=S. R. Ashok Kumar  |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/jan-07-01/04-01-07-actress.html |title=A story on suicides and actresses |publisher=Behindwoods.com | date=4 January 2007 |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2002/apr/23474.htm |title=Why South Indian heroines are embracing death |publisher= [[Mid-Day]] | date=20 April 2002 |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref> She was married to [[Balu Mahendra]]. In an interview to [[Anu Haasan]] in [[Koffee with Anu]], [[Balu Mahendra]] has said that the tragedy of how Shoba was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie ''[[Moondram Pirai]]''. The 1983 Malayalam film ''[[Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback]]'' directed by [[K. G. George]] is loosely based on her life and death.<ref name=TOILekhayudeBased>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Balu-Mahendra-passes-away/articleshow/30334092.cms</ref>
Shobha committed suicide at the age of 17.<ref name="S. R. Ashok Kumar">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704154904/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2003 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 May 2002 |author=S. R. Ashok Kumar  |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref><ref name="A story on suicides and actresses">{{cite news|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/jan-07-01/04-01-07-actress.html |title=A story on suicides and actresses |publisher=Behindwoods.com | date=4 January 2007 |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Mid-Day">{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2002/apr/23474.htm |title=Why South Indian heroines are embracing death |publisher= [[Mid-Day]] | date=20 April 2002 |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref> She was married to [[Balu Mahendra]]. In an interview to [[Anu Haasan]] in [[Koffee with Anu]], [[Balu Mahendra]] has said that the tragedy of how Shoba was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie ''[[Moondram Pirai]]''. The 1983 Malayalam film ''[[Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback]]'' directed by [[K. G. George]] is loosely based on her life and death.<ref name=TOILekhayudeBased>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Balu-Mahendra-passes-away/articleshow/30334092.cms</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=S. R.|first1=Ashok Kumar|title=It's a heavy price to pay|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201146/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2003|access-date=23 August 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 May 2002}}</ref>
;[[National Film Awards]]<ref name="It's a heavy price to pay">{{cite news|last1=S. R.|first1=Ashok Kumar|title=It's a heavy price to pay|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201146/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2003|access-date=23 August 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 May 2002}}</ref>
* [[27th National Film Awards|1979]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''
* [[27th National Film Awards|1979]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''


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* 1979 – [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''
* 1979 – [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''


;[[Kerala State Film Award]]<ref>{{cite web |title=State Film Awards |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
;[[Kerala State Film Award]]<ref name="State Film Awards">{{cite web |title=State Film Awards |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
* 1971 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Female Child Artist]] for ''[[Yogammullaval]]'' and ''[[Aval Alpam Vaikippoyi]]''
* 1971 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Female Child Artist]] for ''[[Yogammullaval]]'' and ''[[Aval Alpam Vaikippoyi]]''
* 1977 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] for ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''
* 1977 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] for ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''
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| name              = Shobha
| name              = Shobha
| image              = Shoba actress.jpg
| image              = Shoba actress.jpg
| caption            = Shobha from the film ''[[Moodu Pani]]'' (1980)<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/balu-mahendra-19392014/article5684322.ece/photo/3/</ref>
| caption            = Shobha from the film ''[[Moodu Pani]]'' (1980)<ref name="thehindu.com">https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/balu-mahendra-19392014/article5684322.ece/photo/3/</ref>
| birth_name        = Mahalakshmi Menon
| birth_name        = Mahalakshmi Menon
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|09|23}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1962|09|23}}
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Shoba was born on 23 September 1962  to K. P. Menon and [[Prema Menon]].<ref>https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/05/09/actress-shobha-filmy-life-story-still-remain-endearing.html</ref> Her mother was an actress in the Malayalam film industry during the 1950s.{{citation needed|date = September 2015}}
Shoba was born on 23 September 1962  to K. P. Menon and [[Prema Menon]].<ref name="english.manoramaonline.com"/> Her mother was an actress in the Malayalam film industry during the 1950s.{{citation needed|date = September 2015}}


==Career==
==Career==
In 1966, Shoba made her screen debut in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] film ''Thattungal Thirakkappadum'' directed by actor [[J. P. Chandrababu]]. In the film she was credited as Baby Mahalakshmi where she played the role of Lakshmi opposite actress [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and Chandrababu himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southside.in/24/The-ageony-and-ecstasy-of-being-Chandrababu/ |title=The agony and ecstasy of being – Chandrababu |publisher=Southside |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619234218/http://www.southside.in/24/The-ageony-and-ecstasy-of-being-Chandrababu/ |archive-date=19 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/10/02/stories/2009100250670400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106120522/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/10/02/stories/2009100250670400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2009 |title=A voice that mesmerised  |work= [[The Hindu]] | date=2 October 2009 |author=Randor Guy |author-link=Randor Guy |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> The following year she made her debut in [[Malayalam cinema]] through ''[[Udhyogastha]]'' by [[P. Venu]] where she was named as Baby Shoba. Touted as the first "multi-starrer", with five top actors, in Malayalam cinema, the film had [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], [[Prem Nazir]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Sheela]] and [[Rajasree]] in the lead along with Shobha.<ref>{{cite news |author=Special Correspondent |title=Film director P. Venu dead |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/26/stories/2011052661790400.htm | date=26 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808081738/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/26/stories/2011052661790400.htm |archive-date=8 August 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead |access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref> The film was a big hit and gained Shoba recognition as a child actor in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/p-venu-died-heart-attack-260511-aid0062.html |title=P Venu dies of heart attack in Chennai |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] | date=26 May 2011 |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref>
In 1966, Shoba made her screen debut in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]] film ''Thattungal Thirakkappadum'' directed by actor [[J. P. Chandrababu]]. In the film she was credited as Baby Mahalakshmi where she played the role of Lakshmi opposite actress [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[R. S. Manohar]] and Chandrababu himself.<ref name="Southside"/><ref name="Randor Guy"/> The following year she made her debut in [[Malayalam cinema]] through ''[[Udhyogastha]]'' by [[P. Venu]] where she was named as Baby Shoba. Touted as the first "multi-starrer", with five top actors, in Malayalam cinema, the film had [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], [[Prem Nazir]], [[K. P. Ummer]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Sheela]] and [[Rajasree]] in the lead along with Shobha.<ref name="Special Correspondent"/> The film was a big hit and gained Shoba recognition as a child actor in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian cinema]].<ref name="Oneindia.in"/>


In 1978 she was cast as a heroine in ''[[Uthrada Rathri]]'', a film directed by [[Balachandra Menon]]. She received the Kerala government's Best Actress award for the 1978 films ''[[Bandhanam]]'' and ''[[Ente Neelakaasham]]''. The same year she earned the Best Actress award by Filmfare for the Kannada-language film ''Aparichita''. In 1979 she was recipient of the National Award for Best Actress for the Tamil film ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'', which was produced by Lalitha, the eldest of the [[Travancore sisters]]. She also received the Filmfare Best Actress award for ''Pasi'' and received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''.
In 1978 she was cast as a heroine in ''[[Uthrada Rathri]]'', a film directed by [[Balachandra Menon]]. She received the Kerala government's Best Actress award for the 1978 films ''[[Bandhanam]]'' and ''[[Ente Neelakaasham]]''. The same year she earned the Best Actress award by Filmfare for the Kannada-language film ''Aparichita''. In 1979 she was recipient of the National Award for Best Actress for the Tamil film ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'', which was produced by Lalitha, the eldest of the [[Travancore sisters]]. She also received the Filmfare Best Actress award for ''Pasi'' and received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''.


==Death==
==Death==
Shobha committed suicide at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704154904/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 July 2003 |title=It's a heavy price to pay |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 May 2002 |author=S. R. Ashok Kumar |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/jan-07-01/04-01-07-actress.html |title=A story on suicides and actresses |publisher=Behindwoods.com | date=4 January 2007 |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2002/apr/23474.htm |title=Why South Indian heroines are embracing death |publisher= [[Mid-Day]] | date=20 April 2002 |access-date=11 January 2012 }}</ref> She was married to [[Balu Mahendra]]. In an interview to [[Anu Haasan]] in [[Koffee with Anu]], [[Balu Mahendra]] has said that the tragedy of how Shoba was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie ''[[Moondram Pirai]]''. The 1983 Malayalam film ''[[Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback]]'' directed by [[K. G. George]] is loosely based on her life and death.<ref name=TOILekhayudeBased>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Balu-Mahendra-passes-away/articleshow/30334092.cms</ref>
Shobha committed suicide at the age of 17.<ref name="S. R. Ashok Kumar"/><ref name="A story on suicides and actresses"/><ref name="Mid-Day"/> She was married to [[Balu Mahendra]]. In an interview to [[Anu Haasan]] in [[Koffee with Anu]], [[Balu Mahendra]] has said that the tragedy of how Shoba was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie ''[[Moondram Pirai]]''. The 1983 Malayalam film ''[[Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback]]'' directed by [[K. G. George]] is loosely based on her life and death.<ref name=TOILekhayudeBased>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Balu-Mahendra-passes-away/articleshow/30334092.cms</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=S. R.|first1=Ashok Kumar|title=It's a heavy price to pay|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030210201146/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/03/stories/2002050300330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2003|access-date=23 August 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 May 2002}}</ref>
;[[National Film Awards]]<ref name="It's a heavy price to pay"/>
* [[27th National Film Awards|1979]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''
* [[27th National Film Awards|1979]] – [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''


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* 1979 – [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''
* 1979 – [[Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award]] for ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]''


;[[Kerala State Film Award]]<ref>{{cite web |title=State Film Awards |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
;[[Kerala State Film Award]]<ref name="State Film Awards"/>
* 1971 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Female Child Artist]] for ''[[Yogammullaval]]'' and ''[[Aval Alpam Vaikippoyi]]''
* 1971 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Female Child Artist]] for ''[[Yogammullaval]]'' and ''[[Aval Alpam Vaikippoyi]]''
* 1977 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] for ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''
* 1977 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] for ''[[Ormakal Marikkumo]]''

Revision as of 11:59, 12 August 2021


Shobha
File:Shoba actress.jpg
Shobha from the film Moodu Pani (1980)[1]
Born
Mahalakshmi Menon

(1962-09-23)23 September 1962
Died1 May 1980(1980-05-01) (aged 17)[2]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India
Cause of deathSuicide
Other namesShoba Mahendra, Urvashi Shoba,[2] Baby Mahalakshmi, Baby Shoba
OccupationActress
Years active1965–1980
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 1978; died 1980)
Parent(s)K. P. Menon (Father)
Prema (Mother)

Mahalakshmi Menon, best known by her stagename Shobha (23 September 1962 – 1 May 1980), was an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films. At the age of 17, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1979 Tamil film Pasi. She also received three Kerala State Film Awards: for Best Actress (1978), Best Supporting Actress (1977) and Best Child Artist (1971); and two Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress in Kannada (1978) and Tamil (1979) films. Considered one of the finest talents to have emerged in the Indian film world, her promising career was unexpectedly cut short as she committed suicide in 1980, due to unknown reasons. Her popularity resulted in considerable public scrutiny of the events that led to her death and also various conspiracy theories. The 1983 Malayalam film Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback is supposedly based on her life and death.

Born to Malayali parents in Madras, she started her career in the Tamil film industry, making her debut as a child artist in Thattungal Thirakkappadum (1966). Her first film as the main lead actress was in the 1978 Malayalam film Uthrada Rathri.

Early life

Shoba was born on 23 September 1962 to K. P. Menon and Prema Menon.[3] Her mother was an actress in the Malayalam film industry during the 1950s.[citation needed]

Career

In 1966, Shoba made her screen debut in Tamil Thriller film Thattungal Thirakkappadum directed by actor J. P. Chandrababu. In the film she was credited as Baby Mahalakshmi where she played the role of Lakshmi opposite actress Savitri, K. R. Vijaya, R. S. Manohar and Chandrababu himself.[4][5] The following year she made her debut in Malayalam cinema through Udhyogastha by P. Venu where she was named as Baby Shoba. Touted as the first "multi-starrer", with five top actors, in Malayalam cinema, the film had Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Padmini, Sharada, Sheela and Rajasree in the lead along with Shobha.[6] The film was a big hit and gained Shoba recognition as a child actor in South Indian cinema.[7]

In 1978 she was cast as a heroine in Uthrada Rathri, a film directed by Balachandra Menon. She received the Kerala government's Best Actress award for the 1978 films Bandhanam and Ente Neelakaasham. The same year she earned the Best Actress award by Filmfare for the Kannada-language film Aparichita. In 1979 she was recipient of the National Award for Best Actress for the Tamil film Pasi, which was produced by Lalitha, the eldest of the Travancore sisters. She also received the Filmfare Best Actress award for Pasi and received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film Ormakal Marikkumo.

Death

Shobha committed suicide at the age of 17.[8][9][10] She was married to Balu Mahendra. In an interview to Anu Haasan in Koffee with Anu, Balu Mahendra has said that the tragedy of how Shoba was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie Moondram Pirai. The 1983 Malayalam film Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback directed by K. G. George is loosely based on her life and death.[11]

Filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Telugu films

Kannada films

  • Kokila (1977)
  • Aparichita (1978)
  • Amara Madhura Prema (1982 – Released posthumously)

Awards

National Film Awards[12]
Filmfare Awards South
Kerala State Film Award[13]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/balu-mahendra-19392014/article5684322.ece/photo/3/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Top Indian actress found hanged". The Gazette (Montreal). United Press International. 2 May 1980. p. 10.
  3. ↑ https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/05/09/actress-shobha-filmy-life-story-still-remain-endearing.html
  4. ↑ "The agony and ecstasy of being – Chandrababu". Southside. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008.
  5. ↑ Randor Guy (2 October 2009). "A voice that mesmerised". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Special Correspondent (26 May 2011). "Film director P. Venu dead". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "P Venu dies of heart attack in Chennai". Oneindia.in. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  8. ↑ S. R. Ashok Kumar (3 May 2002). "It's a heavy price to pay". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "A story on suicides and actresses". Behindwoods.com. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Why South Indian heroines are embracing death". Mid-Day. 20 April 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  11. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Balu-Mahendra-passes-away/articleshow/30334092.cms
  12. ↑ S. R., Ashok Kumar (3 May 2002). "It's a heavy price to pay". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "State Film Awards". Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

Shobha
File:Shoba actress.jpg
Shobha from the film Moodu Pani (1980)[1]
Born
Mahalakshmi Menon

(1962-09-23)23 September 1962
Died1 May 1980(1980-05-01) (aged 17)[2]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu,India
Cause of deathSuicide
Other namesShoba Mahendra, Urvashi Shoba,[2] Baby Mahalakshmi, Baby Shoba
OccupationActress
Years active1965–1980
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 1978; died 1980)
Parent(s)K. P. Menon (Father)
Prema (Mother)

Mahalakshmi Menon, best known by her stagename Shobha (23 September 1962 – 1 May 1980), was an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films. At the age of 17, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1979 Tamil film Pasi. She also received three Kerala State Film Awards: for Best Actress (1978), Best Supporting Actress (1977) and Best Child Artist (1971); and two Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress in Kannada (1978) and Tamil (1979) films. Considered one of the finest talents to have emerged in the Indian film world, her promising career was unexpectedly cut short as she committed suicide in 1980, due to unknown reasons. Her popularity resulted in considerable public scrutiny of the events that led to her death and also various conspiracy theories. The 1983 Malayalam film Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback is supposedly based on her life and death.

Born to Malayali parents in Madras, she started her career in the Tamil film industry, making her debut as a child artist in Thattungal Thirakkappadum (1966). Her first film as the main lead actress was in the 1978 Malayalam film Uthrada Rathri.

Early life

Shoba was born on 23 September 1962 to K. P. Menon and Prema Menon.[3] Her mother was an actress in the Malayalam film industry during the 1950s.[citation needed]

Career

In 1966, Shoba made her screen debut in Tamil Thriller film Thattungal Thirakkappadum directed by actor J. P. Chandrababu. In the film she was credited as Baby Mahalakshmi where she played the role of Lakshmi opposite actress Savitri, K. R. Vijaya, R. S. Manohar and Chandrababu himself.[4][5] The following year she made her debut in Malayalam cinema through Udhyogastha by P. Venu where she was named as Baby Shoba. Touted as the first "multi-starrer", with five top actors, in Malayalam cinema, the film had Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Padmini, Sharada, Sheela and Rajasree in the lead along with Shobha.[6] The film was a big hit and gained Shoba recognition as a child actor in South Indian cinema.[7]

In 1978 she was cast as a heroine in Uthrada Rathri, a film directed by Balachandra Menon. She received the Kerala government's Best Actress award for the 1978 films Bandhanam and Ente Neelakaasham. The same year she earned the Best Actress award by Filmfare for the Kannada-language film Aparichita. In 1979 she was recipient of the National Award for Best Actress for the Tamil film Pasi, which was produced by Lalitha, the eldest of the Travancore sisters. She also received the Filmfare Best Actress award for Pasi and received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film Ormakal Marikkumo.

Death

Shobha committed suicide at the age of 17.[8][9][10] She was married to Balu Mahendra. In an interview to Anu Haasan in Koffee with Anu, Balu Mahendra has said that the tragedy of how Shoba was suddenly snatched away from his life by destiny, as quickly as she came, formed the plot for his next movie Moondram Pirai. The 1983 Malayalam film Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback directed by K. G. George is loosely based on her life and death.[11]

Filmography

Malayalam films

Tamil films

Telugu films

Kannada films

  • Kokila (1977)
  • Aparichita (1978)
  • Amara Madhura Prema (1982 – Released posthumously)

Awards

National Film Awards[12]
Filmfare Awards South
Kerala State Film Award[13]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/balu-mahendra-19392014/article5684322.ece/photo/3/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Top Indian actress found hanged". The Gazette (Montreal). United Press International. 2 May 1980. p. 10.
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named english.manoramaonline.com
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Southside
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  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Special Correspondent
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Oneindia.in
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named S. R. Ashok Kumar
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named A story on suicides and actresses
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Mid-Day
  11. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Balu-Mahendra-passes-away/articleshow/30334092.cms
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named It's a heavy price to pay
  13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named State Film Awards

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