Shoba

Acting

Shoba

Born 1962-09-23 · Kochi, Kerala, India

Mahalakshmi Menon, best known by her stagename Shobha, 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.

Acting credits

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Senthilnathan, a smuggler, kills his henchmen for stealing diamonds. However, an innocent driver of a horse cart gets arrested for the murder. Years later, the search for the lost diamonds reignites.

Vairam

1974

Nizhal Nijamagirathu poster
7.0

Venkatchalam lives with his sister Indumathi, who hates men and vows to never get married. When Sanjeevi, Venkatchalam's friend, meets Indumathi, he falls in love with her.

Nizhal Nijamagirathu

1978

Manavoori Pandavulu poster
10.0

5 youngsters come together with help of Krishnamraju to oppose their village sarpanch's cruel deeds.

Manavoori Pandavulu

1978

Bandhanam poster
8.0

The film observes a young man's return from city living to the village. The film's mood is sorrowful. He leads a very wayward life and tries not to get himself attached to family ties but eventually gets drawn into the bondage of relationships and family by his step sister.

Bandhanam

1978

Inquilab Zindabad poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Inquilab Zindabad

1971

Aaradimanninte Janmi poster
9.0

A young doctor falls in love with her patient. Matters are not smooth for them as the doctor's father is against this relationship. Another patient, who is terminally ill, decides to help them.

Aaradimanninte Janmi

1972

Taxi Car poster
10.0

With the menace of a counterfeiting racket operating in Kerala on the rise, CID Inspector Nazir is tasked to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Taxi Car

1972

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NR

Panchali struggles for her living as her husband is unemployed. She is shocked when she comes to know about her husband's extramarital affair with Alakamma.

Chakkalathi

1979

Dweepu poster
10.0

Chandran has struggled long to find a job. Eventually, he gets a job aboard a ship that's sailing to the Andamans.

Dweepu

1977

Pasi poster
7.0

Muniyan, a cycle-rickshaw puller, is a road-side dweller along with his wife Valliamma and their seven children – two daughters and five sons. Despite being the sole breadwinner of his family, Manian spends the majority of his meager earnings on liquor.

Pasi

1979

Kadal poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kadal

1968

Esthappan poster
5.8

Esthappan is a fisherman, who lives in a seashore colony. His story unfolds through narrations by other fishermen about his miraculous acts. Through the contradictory statements of these people, a mystical figure of Esthappan unfolds.

Esthappan

1980

Ulkadal poster
7.0

Rahulan is not able to muster enough courage to approach Reena's father to ask for her hand. Later when Rahulan falls in love with Meera, things get complicated.

Ulkadal

1979

Kokila poster
9.0

Kokila, a medical student, and Vijayakumar, her paying guest, are in love and have plans to get married. However, her life changes the day Vijayakumar and her housemaid leave the house.

Kokila

1977

Ormakal Marikkumo? poster
9.0

Chandrasekharan suspects his wife Parvati of cheating and kills her. After several years, she reincarnates as Amini and tells him the truth.

Ormakal Marikkumo?

1977

Mullum Malarum poster
8.3

A young man, Kaali and his sister, Valli, who were orphaned as children, share a close bond. However, their relationship gets strained as Kaali butts heads with a newly appointed engineer from the city.

Mullum Malarum

1978

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tharam Marindi

1977

Aparichita poster
9.0

Prakash, a story writer, goes to a mysterious village to find his missing business partner. However, things take a turn for the worse after he learns that his partner has been murdered.

Aparichita

1978

Moodupani poster
4.2

Chandru has a strong hatred towards prostitutes and would kill any such woman he encounters. He falls in love with Rekha and believes marrying her will end his psychological distress.

Moodupani

1980

Karakanakadal poster
7.0

Karakanakadal is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by KS Sethumadhavan and produced by Hari Pothan. The film stars Sathyan, Madhu, Jayabharathi, Vincent etc. in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan

Karakanakadal

1971

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7.0

Navaneetham and Dhanushkodi get married despite their family's disapproval. Later, when he becomes the mayor, his family accepts bribes and puts the blame on Navaneetham.

Agal Vilakku

1979

Randu Penkuttikal poster
9.0

Randu Penkuttikal is a 1978 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Mohan from a screenplay by Surasu, which is partially based on the novel of the same name by V. T. Nandakumar. This movie is one of the earliest movies to explore the theme of lesbianism in a normalised way.

Randu Penkuttikal

1978

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Achchani

1978

Ente Neelakaasham poster
8.0

When Shekharan Kutty, the new block officer, tries to reform the village, he falls in love with Malathi. However, Malathi belongs to a family that has a history of mental illness.

Ente Neelakaasham

1979