Bhavana (actress)
Bhavana | |
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| Born | June 6, 1986 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Website | http://www.bhavanaonline.info/ |
Bhavana (born 6 June 1986) is a South Indian (Malayalam, Tamil) actress. She made her début in Kamal's Nammal which won her critical acclaim and various honours, including the State award.[citation needed]
Family
This Thrissur girl, whose real name is Karthika, is the daughter of Asst. Cinematographer, K.Balachandaran and Pushpa. She has one brother named Jayadevan who lives in Canada.
Career
She debuted in the Kannada movie Deveeri. After she acted in the Malayalam film Nammal opposite newcomers like Siddharth, Jishnu and Renuka Menon. The film was a big success and she got several offers in Malayalam. She has acted with almost all actors of Malayalam including Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Dileep, Jayaram, Prithviraj, Kunchacko Boban, Jayasurya etc. Though she got several Tamil films she refused them due to tight schedules. Most of her Malayalam films are big hits and she is one of the top Mollywood and Kollywood actresses. Her first Tamil film was Koodal Nagar opposite Bharath but shelved due to some technical difficulties. Her first released Tamil film Chithiram Pesuthadi was a huge success. After that she was flooded with offers in Kollywood. Her latest release Veyil is also a super hit. Her next projects are Deepavali, Koodal Nagar, Arya, Naan Kadavul, Rameswaram and Chota Mumbai.
Filmography
Malayalam Films
Tamil Films
| Year | Title | Cast | Director | Role |
| 2007 | Rameswaram | Jeeva | Selvam | [2] |
| 2007 | Naan Kadavul | Arya | Bala | Naiagerwal |
| 2007 | Arya | Madhavan | Balashekaran | Deepika |
| 2007 | Koodal Nagar | Bharath , Sandhya | Seenu Ramasamy | Manimekala |
| 2007 | Deepavali | Jayam Ravi | Ezhil | |
| 2006 | Veyil | Bharath, Shreya Reddy | Vasantha Balan | Meenakshi |
| 2006 | Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai | Srikanth | S.S.Stanley | Priya |
| 2006 | Chithiram Pesuthadi | Narain | Mishkin | Charu |
Trivia
- She is an ardent admirer of actor Madhavan.
- She was given the offer to work in two tamil films Thambi and M.Kumaran s/o Mahalekshmi but she refused due to her tight schedules
- Rejected a Tamil film Manjal Veiyil due to date problems.
- She is considered to play lead in Vijay's new film directed by Dharani. The others considered were Trisha, Asin and Nayantara.
- Bhavana was the first to be considered to play the female lead in the film Kireedam opposite Ajith Kumar, but turned down the offer due to date problems. [3]
- Dropped out from the Pokiri opposite Vijay due to date problems.[citation needed]