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Shoba Chandrasekhar (born 24 August 1948) is an Indian playback singer, director, writer and film producer. She is the mother of actor Vijay.


Personal life

She married S. A. Chandrasekhar, who is an Indian film director, producer and writer. Her son Vijay is an actor in Tamil cinema and her daughter Vidhya died at the age of two. Sangeeta Sornalingam is her daughter-in-law. Her siblings are Sunder, Surendar and Sheela. Her mother is Mrs. Lalitha.
at the music college. For the past five years she has been learning vocal carnatic music from Smt. Brinda Thiagarajan – daughter of Shri
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Awards and titles

She has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Mrs. Chennai award by the Esthel Hotels and Resorts. Shoba Chandrasekhar, a singer, has been given this award for her philanthropic activities in Chennai as well as for being a good mother and wife.


Others

She has been appointed as the Artistic Heritage Consultant by the order of the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
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Film career

She was a singer in light music troupes. She later graduated to singing in films. She has written several stories that have been made into movies by moviemaker husband S. A. Chandrasekhar. She turned film producer and then became a film director. She has also performed at various classical concerts. She has also recently released a devotional album titled "Anaimuganum Arumuganum", that talks about her singing career. Her first light classical music programme was telecast on
Vijay TV Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay chang ...
in April 2003. The title of the programme was "Samarpanam". Her first live concert was for the Maharajapuram Santhanam Trust. Her first film song was "Maharaja Oru Maharani..." from the film '' Iru Malargal''. She has sung in nearly all the films made by her husband. She has produced 10 films and written stories for more than 50. She also directed two films, ''
Nanbargal ''Nanbargal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Shoba Chandrasekhar. It stars Neeraj and Mamta Kulkarni, with Vivek, Dinesh, G. M. Sundar and Shily Kapoor in supporting roles. It was produced by Vijay. Its songs were ...
'' and ''
Innisai Mazhai ''Innisai Mazhai'' () is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film directed by Shoba Chandrasekhar. The film stars Neeraj, Parveen, Vivek and newcomer Sudhakar. It was released on 12 April 1992. Plot Vijay, Mamta, Michael and Sarava ...
''. In fact,
Chandrasekhar Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the nam ...
worked as her associate director in these films. He was assisted by
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, 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.


Filmography


As a playback singer


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