The Best Shobana Movies, Ranked
81 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thudarum (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Coolie (2025) with $7.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Shobana Box Office Hits
Shobana's films have made $23.7M worldwide in total. Coolie (2025) is the biggest hit at $7.5M, ahead of Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) ($7.43M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Coolie 2025 · Action $7.5M $2.45M dom. - 2
Mere Baap Pehle Aap 2008 · Romance $7.43M $114K dom. - 3
Thudarum 2025 · Drama $6.23M - 4
Kochadaiiyaan 2014 · Animation $1.21M $817K dom. - 5
Varane Avashyamund 2020 · Family $694K - 6
Podaa Podi 2012 · Romance $515K - 7
Manichitrathazhu 1993 · Horror $82.3K - 8
Thalapathi 1991 · Crime $6.55K - 9
Vallyettan 2000 · Action $6.19K - 10
Thira 2013 · Thriller $5.97K
The Best Shobana Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Shobana has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 32 films, and Thudarum (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 32 films Thudarum 2025 · as Lalitha Shanmughan Movie Echo Score: 87
- Romance 12 films Mere Baap Pehle Aap 2008 · as Anuradha Teacher
- Thriller 6 films Thira 2013 · as Dr. Rohini Pranab
- Family 5 films Varane Avashyamund 2020 · as Neena Movie Echo Score: 66
- Action 4 films Coolie 2025 · as Photo Appearance Movie Echo Score: 57
- Crime 4 films Thalapathi 1991 · as 'Subbu' Subbulakshmi
- Horror 2 films Manichitrathazhu 1993 · as Ganga / Nagavalli
- Animation 1 film Kochadaiiyaan 2014 · as Princess Yaaghavi Mahadevaki Devi
The Best Shobana Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Shobana's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Shobana Movies
The most recent films Shobana is credited on, newest first — starting with Coolie (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Coolie 2025 · Photo Appearance
- Thudarum 2025 · Lalitha Shanmughan
- Varane Avashyamund 2020 · Neena
- Kochadaiiyaan 2014 · Princess Yaaghavi Mahadevaki Devi
- Thira 2013 · Dr. Rohini Pranab
- Podaa Podi 2012 · Veena
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Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded 2009 · Indu - Mere Baap Pehle Aap 2008 · Anuradha Teacher
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My Own Sky 2007 · Padmini Kumar -
Makalkku 2005 · Killeri -
Mampazhakkalam 2004 · Indira -
Dance Like a Man 2004 · Ratna Parekh
The Best Shobana Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Shobana films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Shobana movie?
Thudarum (2025) is the best-rated Shobana film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of Varane Avashyamund (2020) (66) and Coolie (2025) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thudarum: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Shobana movie?
Coolie (2025) made the most at the box office, with $7.5M worldwide, followed by Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) with $7.43M. Together, Shobana's films with box office figures have made $23.7M.
What is the best Shobana drama movie?
Thudarum (2025) is the best-rated of Shobana's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: Mere Baap Pehle Aap (romance), Thira (thriller) and Varane Avashyamund (family).
What is the newest Shobana movie?
The newest film on Shobana's filmography is Coolie (2025), with Shobana as Photo Appearance.
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