Shoba Chandrasekhar

Shoba Chandrasekhar is an Indian playback singer, screenwriter, film producer and film director. She is the mother of actor Vijay.

Shoba Chandrasekhar
Born	Chennai, India
Occupations	Playback singer Screenwriter Film producer Film director
Years active	1967–present
Spouse	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Children	Vijay
Relatives	S. N. Surendar (brother)

Others

In 2011, she was appointed as the Artistic Heritage Consultant by the order of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha.^[1]

Film career

She was a singer in light music troupes. She later graduated to singing in films. Her first film song was "Maharaja Oru Maharani..." from the film Iru Malargal.^[2]

She has written several stories that have been made into movies by moviemaker husband S. A. Chandrasekhar.^[3][4]

Her first light classical music programme was telecast on Vijay TV in April 2003. The title of the programme was "Samarpanam".^[4]

She has produced 10 films and written stories for more than 50. She also directed two films, Nanbargal and Innisai Mazhai. In fact, Chandrasekhar worked as her associate director in these films. He was assisted by 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.^[5][6]

Personal life

Shoba is married to film director S. A. Chandrasekhar on April 24, 1973. Their son Vijay is an actor in Tamil cinema.^[3] Their daughter Vidya passed away at the age of 2.^[7]

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Producer	Writer
2008	Pandhayam		Y
2006	Nenjirukkum Varai			Y
2006	Aathi		Y
1998	Nilaave Vaa		Y
1996	Maanbumigu Maanavan			Y
1995	Vishnu			Y
1995	Deva			Y
1994	Rasigan			Y
1993	Senthoorapandi			Y
1992	Naalaiya Theerpu		Y	Y
1992	Innisai Mazhai	Y		Y
1991	Nanbargal	Y		Y
1989	Rajanadai		Y	Y
1987	Sattam Oru Vilayaattu		Y
1986	Vasantha Raagam		Y
1986	Enakku Nane Needipathi			Y
1985	Neethiyin Marupakkam		Y	Y
1985	Pudhu Yugam		Y
1982	Pattanathu Rajakkal			Y

As a playback singer

Year	Title	Song(s)	Composer	Co-singer(s)	Ref.
1967	Iru Malargal	"Maharaja Oru Maharani"	M. S. Viswanathan	Sadan, T. M. Soundararajan	[8]
1978	Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai	"Maalai Ila Manathil"	Illayaraja	SN. Surendar	[9]
1979	Allari Vayasu (Telugu)	"Paapam Ee Chinnavaadikoka Lokam"	J. V. Raghavulu	G. Anand
1985	Neethiyin Marupakkam	"Potti Kadaiyile"	Illayaraja	Illayaraja	[10]
1986	Kodai Mazhai	"Pala Pala Kuruvi"	Illayaraja	Uma Ramanan	[11]
1986	Natpu	"Adi Maadi Veettu"	Illayaraja	P. Jayachandran	[12]
1992	Innisai Mazhai	"Dhoori Dhoori"	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	[13]
1993	Kattalai	"Nambinen Maharajene"	Illayaraja	Mano	[14]
1994	Rasigan	"Love Love Mama"	Deva	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	[15]
1995	Vishnu	"Dhoddabetta"	Deva	Vijay	[16]
1997	Once More	"Oormila Oormila"	Deva	Vijay	[17]
2005	Sivakasi	"Kodambakkam Area"	Srikanth Deva	Tippu	[18]
2006	Nenjirukkum Varai	"Azhagana Ponnu"	Srikanth Deva	Gopal Sharma	[19]
2007	Mudhal Kanave	"Beeru Venuma Brandy Venuma"	Srikanth Deva	Vikranth	[20]
2008	Pandhayam	"Chinnamamiye"	Vijay Antony	MK Balaji, Vinaya, Christopher	[21]
2009	Vettaikaaran	"Uchimandai Surrru"	Vijay Antony	Krishna Iyer, Charulatha Mani, Sakthi Sree	[22]
2010	Veluthu Kattu	"Sangili Pungili"	Bharani	Karthik, Rap Valla	[23]
2010	Sura	"Naan Nadanthal Adhiradi"	Mani Sharma	Naveen, Janani Madhan	[24]