- Died May 1, 1980 at age 17 a suicide in Chennai, India Was married to actor-director Balu Mahendra from (1978-1980).
- She received the Second Best Actress award from the Kerala government in 1977 for the film Ormakal Marikkumo.
- Her popularity resulted in considerable public scrutiny of the events that led to her death and also various conspiracy theories.
- She started her career in the Tamil film industry, making her debut as a child artist in Thattungal Thirakkappadum (1966).
- The 1983 Malayalam film Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback directed by K. G. George is loosely based on her life and death.
- She made her debut in Malayalam cinema in P. Venu's Udhyogastha, where she was credited as Baby Shoba. The film has been touted as the first "multi-starrer" of Malayalam cinema, with such top actors as Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. P. Ummer, Padmini, Sharada, Sheela and Rajasree; the huge hit, in a film targeted to all ages, brought Shoba wide attention as a child actor.
- Considered one of the finest talents to have emerged in the Indian film world, her promising career was unexpectedly cut short as she committed suicide in 1980, due to unknown reasons.
- She also received three Kerala State Film Awards: for Best Actress (1978), Best Supporting Actress (1977) and Best Child Artist (1971); and two Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress in Kannada (1978) and Tamil (1979) films.
- Her first film as the main lead actress was in the 1978 Malayalam film Uthrada Rathri.
- At the age of 17, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1979 Tamil film Pasi.
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