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Shoba

1962 - 1980

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Mahalakshmi Menon, best known by her stagename Shobha (23 September 1961 – 1 May 1980), was an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films. At the age of 18, 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, for unknown reasons. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoba is the 13,213th most popular actor, the 1,496th most popular biography from India and the 412th most popular Indian Actor.

Shoba was an Indian actress known for her work in Tamil cinema during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She gained fame for her performances in films such as "Kaadhal Kiligal" and "Kavalai Illaadha Manithan."

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Among actors, Shoba ranks 13,213 out of 13,578. Before her are Colin Woodell, Brian Drummond, Go Won-hee, Noriko Shitaya, Nako Yabuki, and Bharati Achrekar. After her are Ellen Muth, Esmeralda Pimentel, Amber Rose Revah, Mika Boorem, Kenny Wormald, and Suzanne Cryer.

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Among people born in 1962, Shoba ranks 1,089. Before her are Dan Gilbert, Jeff Minter, Mike Rowe, David Magee, Theresa Andrews, and Lisa Blunt Rochester. After her are Young Kim, Adam Oates, Richard Gough, Jeff Turner, Joe Quesada, and Deepa Sahi. Among people deceased in 1980, Shoba ranks 315. Before her are Euphemia Haynes, Lillian Roth, Hattie Jacques, Jane Froman, Lillian Ngoyi, and Peggy Knudsen. After her is José Victor Toledo.

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Among people born in India, Shoba ranks 1,496 out of 1,861. Before her are Dimple Yadav (1978), Namrata Shirodkar (1972), Fardeen Khan (1974), Randeep Hooda (1976), Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (1984), and Shubhanshu Shukla (1985). After her are Hema Upadhyay (1972), Satnam Singh (1995), Amrita Rao (1981), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Chetan Bhagat (1974), and Pramila Jayapal (1965).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Shoba ranks 412. Before her are Dino Morea (1975), Madhoo (1969), Tanvi Azmi (1960), Meena (1975), Fardeen Khan (1974), and Randeep Hooda (1976). After her are Amrita Rao (1981), Deepa Sahi (1962), Suraj Sharma (1993), Karan Singh Grover (1982), Ayesha Takia (1986), and Kalpana (1965).

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