Shobha's death is still in question: Won National Award at the age of 17, secretly married Balu Mahendra, 26 years older, then committed suicide.

Remember the 1983 film Sadma starring Sridevi and Kamal Haasan? This tragic love story was directed by famous South filmmaker Balu Mahendra. The same Balu Mahendra who was accused of murdering actress Shobha, that too after a few years of marriage.

Today we are going to tell you the unheard story of that Shobha. Shobha…the South actress who is counted among the most celebrated actresses in the history of Indian cinema. After achieving stardom at a young age, Shobha became an actress who won National Award and Kerala State Award, but sadly her life also got cut short in just a few years. Shobha fell in love with the talent of 26 year old married filmmaker Balu Mahendra. He also married against his family, but then one day he died suddenly. Whether Shobha's death was suicide or a conspiracy, this remains an unsolved mystery even after 44 years of her death.

Today, read Shobha's skills in 4 parts of Ansuni Dastan,