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Bhavana
Bhavana in 2009
Born
Karthika Menon[1]

(1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 38)[2]
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Naveen
​
(m. 2018)​

Karthika Menon (born 6 June 1986), better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian film actress, who works in South Indian film industry. She has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu language films, and has established herself as a bankable lead actress. Bhavana made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Nammal in 2002, for which she won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention. In a career spanning over a decade, she has appeared in over 80 films and has won two Kerala State Film Awards.

Early life

Bhavana was born as Karthika Menon on 6 June 1986 in Thrissur district, Kerala, as the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadev.[3][4] She studied at Holy Family Girls' High School, Chembukkavu, Thrissur.[citation needed]

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.[5] 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.[5]

Career

Bhavana in a show in 2010

At age 16,[5] she debuted in the Malayalam film Nammal taking the stage name Bhavana (Malayalam ഭാവന "enlightenment, imagination") opposite newcomers Sidharth Bharathan, 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 the film. .[6]

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.[7] Bhavana was said to star with Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh Bachchan in a Bollywood film.[8] Her second Kannada film Vishnuvardhana with Sudeep opened to a big response.[9] 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.[10][11]

In 2016, she starred in a film with Benedic Doray. Recent films of Bhavana include Swapnathekaal Sundaram and Adventures of Omanakuttan.

Personal life

Bhavana married her long time boyfriend and Kannada film producer Naveen on 22 January 2018.[12][13][14][15]

Kidnap and sexual assault

On 17 February 2017, she was kidnapped and molested by a gang while travelling from work. The incident happened at night when she was moving from Thrissur to Kochi in her car when a van hit from behind near Athani, Angamaly. A brawl ensued between her driver Martin and the three van passengers, after which they pulled him aside and forcefully entered her vehicle, keeping her hostage. They drove for two-and-a-half hours in the city, during which they sexually assaulted her and took pictures and filmed. They abandoned her near Kakkanad.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][excessive citations] Bhavana filed a case with the police. The FIR was registered with allegations of rape, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy, and breaches of relevant sections of the IT Act of India.[28]

Filmography

Years No Title Role Language Notes
2002 1 Nammal Parimalam Malayalam Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention
Asianet Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003 2 Chronic Bachelor Sandhya
3 C.I.D. Moosa Meena
4 Swapnakoodu Padma
5 Ivar Nandhini
6 Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu Sangeetha Varma
2004 7 Parayam Sudha
8 Chathikkatha Chanthu Indira
9 Youth Festival Parvathy
10 Amrutham Mridula
2005 11 Bunglavil Outha Aswathy
12 Hridayathil Sookshikkan Amritha
13 Police Sethulakshmi
14 Daivanamathil Sameera Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
Asianet Award for Best Supporting Actress
15 Chanthupottu Rose
16 Naran Leela
17 Bus Conductor Sugandhi
2006 18 Chithiram Pesuthadi Charumathi (Charu) Tamil Tamil debut
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
19 Chinthamani Kolacase Chinthamani Warrier Malayalam
20 Kisan Kilimathi
21 Chess Dr. Radhika
22 Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai Priya Tamil
23 Veyil Meenakshi
2007 24 Deepavali Susi Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress
25 Koodal Nagar Manimekalai
26 Chotta Mumbai 'Parakkum' Latha Malayalam
27 Aarya Deepika Tamil
28 Rameswaram Vasanthi
2008 29 Vaazhthugal Kayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu
30 Ontari Bujji Telugu Telugu debut
31 Jayamkondaan Annapurani Tamil
32 Hero Krishnaveni Telugu
33 Twenty:20 Ashwathy Nambiar Malayalam
34 Lollipop Rosebella
2009 35 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Aarathi Menon
36 Winter Shyama Ramdas
37 Robin Hood Rupa
38 Mahatma Krishnaveni Telugu
2010 39 Happy Husbands Krishnendu Mukundhan Malayalam
40 Aasal Sulabha Pillai Tamil
41 Jackie Lakshmi Kannada Kannada debut
Nominated-Suvarna Film Awards For Best Debutant- Female
Nominated-Udaya Film Awards for Best Actress
Nominated-SandalwoodStarAward for Best Debutant -Female
Nominated- Sandalwood Star Award for Best Actress
42 Marykkundoru Kunjaadu Mary Ittichan Malayalam
2011 43 Kudumbasree Travels Aswathy
44 The Metro Anupama
45 Doctor Love Ebin
46 Vishnuvardhana[29] Bharathi Kannada Nominated-Suvarna Film Awards For Best Actress
Nominated-Udaya Film Awards For Best Actress
Nominated- SIIMA Award For Best Actress – Kannada
47 Oru Marubhoomikkadha Eliana Malayalam
2012 48 Romeo Shruti Kannada Nominated-Udaya Film Awards For Best Actress
Nominated-Suvarna Film Awards For Best Actress
Nominated- Sandalwood Star Award For Best Actress
49 Ozhimuri Balamani Malayalam
50 Trivandrum Lodge Malavika
51 Yaare Koogadali Bharathi Kannada
2013 52 Topiwala Suman Bedi
53 Bachchan Dr. Ashwini
54 Honey Bee Angel Malayalam
55 Ezhamathe Varavu Bhanu
2014 56 Polytechnic Ashwathi Nair
57 Koothara Swathy
58 Angry Babies in Love Sarah
2015 59 Ivide Roshni Mathew
– Open Your Mind Sandhya Short film
2016 60 Hello Namasthe Priya
61 Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka Shahida Gautham
2017 62 Chowka Bhoomika Kannada
63 Honey Bee 2: Celebrations Angel Malayalam
64 Adventures of Omanakuttan Pallavi
65 Vilakkumaram Aswathy Ananthakrishnan
66 Adam Joan Shwetha
2018 67 Tagaru Panchami Kannada Nominated – City Cine Award for Best Actress – Kannada
Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Kannada
2019 68 99 Janaki Devi ( Jaanu)
2020 69 Inspector Vikram † TBA Filming
70 Bhajarangi 2 † TBA Filming

Extended Cameo Appearances and Special Appearances

Year Title Role Language Notes
2003 Thilakkam Gauri Malayalam Cameo Appearance
2004 Runway Item Number Special Appearance in a song
2005 Udayananu Tharam Gayathri Cameo Appearance
2008 Mulla Mentally challenged lady Cameo Appearance
2012 Nippu Vaishnavi Telugu Cameo Appearance
Ee Adutha Kaalathu Herself Malayalam Photo presence only
2015 Mythri Herself Kannada Cameo Appearance
Malayalam Cameo Appearance
Kohinoor Lilly Cameo Appearance
2016 Mukunda Murari Rukmini Kannada Appearance in the song "Murari Lola"
2017 Honey Bee 2.5 Angel/Herself Malayalam Guest Appearance
Oru Visheshapetta Biriyani Kissa Kumari Kamalambika Guest Appearance

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Asianet Film Award
  • 2002 – Best Supporting Actress Award – Nammal
  • 2005 – Best Character Actress Award – Daivanamathil
Other awards
  • 2002 – Mathrubhumi Award for Best New Actress – Nammal
  • 2003 – Mathrubhumi Award for Most Entertaining Actress – Swapnakoodu, C.I.D. Moosa
  • 2005 – Grihalakshmy Special Jury Award – Daivanamathil
  • 2005 – Jersey Foundation Award for Best Actress – Daivanamathil
  • 2005 – Kalakeralam Award for Best Actress – Daivanamathil
  • 2006 – Sathyan Award for Best Tamil Actress

References

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  29. ^ "Vishnuvardhana (2011)". imdb.com. 8 December 2011.

Endorsements

  • Pulimoottil Silks
  • Shreedevi Textiles
  • Miami Cushion
  • Eastea
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