It seems 2008 is bad time for film industry as we are hearing more deaths now a days. After the death of Pandian, Kunal (found dead), Raghuvaran now it is the senior actor Shobhan Babu. The 71-year-old veteran Tamil and Telugu actor Shobhan Babu, passed away morning at 11 a.m. at the Chennai Appollo Hospitals on Thursday following a cardiac arrest. It is said that he collapsed while performing yoga in his house at Mehta Nagar, Chennai. The actor was immediately rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Romantic Telugu hero of yesteryears Shobhan Babu, who had won the hearts of millions as a style icon in a three-decade long career, popularly known as "Soggadu" (Mr.Style of Andhra). Shoban was a very stylish star in his period but later he thoroughly distanced himself from the film industry as well as from attending any award functions. During his peak days he was fondly addressed as 'Andhra Andagadu', which means 'the most handsome person' in Andhra Pradesh. The most famous and much talked about pair was the Shoban Babu-Sharada pair which was a runaway hit among the audience. Most of his films had two or three heroines.

Being the most stylish star during his time he was the most favorite star among the ladies for almost twenty years and he was very popular among ladies that even today a good ladies entertaining film is still recalled as a Shoban babu kind of film.