| Real Name | Shobana Chandrakumar |
| DOB | March 21st |
| Parents | Shri Chandrakumar and Dr Anandam Chandrakumar |
| Aunts | Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini |
| Gurus for classical dance | Chitra Visweswaran, Dr Padma Subramaniam |
| Place of Birth | Kerala |
| First Big Break | acted briefly as a child star in a Telugu film and one Hindi film, before moving into Malayalam films with Chemparathi winning several awards in the field. |
| Films done as on 31 Dec, 2002 | more than 200 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. |
| Favorite pastime | Dance, cinema and story writing |
| Address | Shobana |
| 77/5, Gulmohar Avenue |
| Velacheri Road, Chennai 600 032. |
| Tel: 04423513488. |
