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Bhavana (Malayalam actress)
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Bhavana
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BornKarthika Menon[1]
6 June 1986 (age 30)[2]
Thrissur, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
ReligionHinduism
Parent(s)Balachandran, Pushpa
Karthika Menon (born 6 June 1986), better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian film actress who works in the South Indian film industry. She made her acting debut in Kamal's Malayalam film Nammal (2002), which won her critical acclaim and various honors. In a career spanning over a decade, she has appeared in over 60 films and won twoKerala State Film Awards.
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Early life[edit]Bhavana was born in Thrissur district, Kerala, as the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer, late G.Balachandran (died on 24 September 2015). She has one brother, Jayadev, who currently lives in Vancouver,Canada.[3] She studied at Holy Family Girls' High School, Chembukkavu, Thrissur.
Bhavana has described herself as a restless person and someone who's "hard to handle". She grew up with a dream to become an actress.[4] As a five-year-old, she used to imitate actress Amala's scenes from the Malayalam film Ente Sooryaputhrikku in front of the mirror and was even willing to jump from a building and break her arm, like Amala's character, did in the film.[4]Career[edit]At age 16,[4] she debuted in the Malayalam film Nammal taking the stage name Bhavana (Malayalam ഭാവന "enlightenment, imagination") opposite newcomers Siddharth, Jishnu and Renuka Menon. The film was a big success and she got several offers in Malayalam. She won many honors and a Kerala State Special Jury Award for the film. Bhavana was an 11th Standard student when she got her break in films. She has acted with almost all actors in Malayalam cinema and has got many offers lined up in Tamil and did many projects with famous Tamil actors like Ajith Kumar, Madhavan, Jayam Ravi, Bharath, Jiiva and Srikanth.[5]In 2010, she starred in her first Kannada film alongside Puneeth Rajkumar, Jackie which was a blockbuster. Following the film's huge success, the film was dubbed into Telugu and Malayalam.[6] Bhavana was said to star with Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh Bachchan in a Bollywood film.[7] Her second Kannada film Vishnuvardhanawith Sudeep opened to a big response.[8] She appeared in the Malayalam films Ozhimuri and Trivandrum Lodge in 2012, and Honey Bee and Ezhamathe Varavu in 2013. She played Roshni Mathew, a single mother employed in an IT company, in Shyamaprasad's Ivide, a crime thriller based on the serial killing of IT techies in major US cities.[9][10]Upcoming films of Bhavana include Swapnathekaal Sundaram and Adventures of Omanakuttan. Swapnathekaal Sundaram, touted to be an "out-and-out family entertainer", will see her portraying a housewife and mother to a 9-year-old boy, while Adventures of Omanakuttan will feature her as Pallavi, a flamenco dancer.[11]Other works[edit]She is the brand ambassador, along with actress Mamta Mohandas, for team Kerala Strikers in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), captained by Mohanlal, who is also one of the owners of the team, and vice-captain Indrajith. She has acted in many advertisements also.
Awards[edit]Kerala State Film Award
Filmfare Awards South Asianet Film Award
  • 2002 – Best Supporting Actress Award – Nammal
Other Awards
  • 2002 – Mathrubhumi Award for Best New Actress – Nammal
  • 2005 – Jersey Foundation Award for Best Actress – Daivanamathil
  • 2006 – Sathyan Award for Best Tamil Actress
Filmography[edit]
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2002NammalParimalamMalayalamDebut movie
Kerala State Film Special Jury Award
Asianet Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003Chronic BachelorSandhya
ThilakkamGauriCameo appearance
C.I.D. MoosaMeena
SwapnakooduPadma
IvarNandhini
Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduSangeetha Varma
2004ParayamSudha
Chathikkatha ChanthuIndira
RunwayItem numberSpecial appearance
Youth FestivalParvathy
AmruthamMridula
2005Bunglavil OuthaAswathy
Udayananu TharamGayathriCameo appearance
Hridayathil SookshikkanAmritha
PoliceSethulakshmi
DaivanamathilSameeraKerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
Asianet Award for Best Supporting Actress
ChanthupottuRose
NaranLeela
Bus ConductorSugandhi
2006Chithiram PesuthadiCharumathi (Charu)TamilTamil debut movie
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Chinthamani KolacaseChinthamani WarrierMalayalam
KisanKilimathi
ChessDr. Radhika
Kizhakku Kadalkarai SalaiPriyaTamil
VeyilMeenakshi
2007DeepavaliSusiNominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress
Koodal NagarManimekalai
Chotta Mumbai'Parakkum' LathaMalayalam
AryaDeepikaTamil
RameswaramVasanthi
2008VaazhthugalKayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu
OntariBujjiTeluguTelugu debut movie
MullaMentally challenged ladyMalayalamCameo appearance
JayamkondaanAnnapuraniTamil
HeroKrishnaveniTelugu
Twenty:20Ashwathy NambiarMalayalam
LollyPopRosebella
2009Sagar alias Jacky ReloadedAarathi Menon
WinterShyama Ramdas
Robin HoodRupa
MahatmaKrishnaveniTelugu
2010Happy HusbandsKrishnendu MukundhanMalayalam
AasalSulabha PillaiTamil
JackieLakshmiKannadaKannada debut movie
Marykkundoru KunjaaduMary IttichanMalayalam
2011Kudumbasree TravelsAswathy
The MetroAnupama
Doctor LoveEbin
Vishnuvardhana[12]BharathiKannada
Oru MarubhoomikkadhaElianaMalayalam
2012NippuVaishnaviTeluguCameo appearance
RomeoShrutiKannada
OzhimuriBalamaniMalayalam
Trivandrum LodgeMalavika
Yaare KoogadaliBharathiKannada
2013TopiwalaSuman Bedi
BachchanDr. Ashwini
Honey BeeAngelMalayalam
Ezhamathe VaravuBhanu
2014PolytechnicAshwathi Nair
KootharaSwathy
Angry Babies in LoveSarah
2015MythriHerselfKannadaCameo appearance
IvideRoshni MathewMalayalam
Open Your MindSandhyaShort film
KohinoorLillyCameo appearance
2016Hello NamasthePriya
Adventures of OmanakuttanPallaviPost-production


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