Bhama

Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada language films. She made her debut in 2007 with the film Nivedyam directed by A. K. Lohithadas. In a career spanning over a decade, she has starred in over 40 films.

Bhama
Born
Rekhitha R. Kurup

(1989-05-23) May 23, 1989
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Other namesBhama Kurup
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – present
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)
Arun Jagadish
​
(m. 2020)​
Parent(s)Rajendran Kurup
Shylaja

Personal life

Bhama is the youngest daughter of Rajendra Kurup & Shylaja. She has two elder sisters, Reshmitha R Kurup and Renjitha R Kurup. She did her schooling at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School and at Infant Jesus Bethany Covent Girl's Higher Secondary School, Manarcad. She pursued bachelors in Sociology by correspondence course.[1]

Bhama is married to Arun Jagadish, a businessman who hails from Chennithala, whose family is settled in Kochi, Kerala.[2] The couple got married in January 2020 in a wedding held at the Windsor Castle Hotel in Kottayam and was attended by prominent Malayalam cine-artists like Mammooty, Suresh Gopi, Mia George, Vinu Mohan, Abu Salim and among others.

Career

Before her entry into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Surya TV titled Thaali. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas, whom she considers her Mentor/Guru cast her in Nivedyam, her first movie. Her second film was Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan directed by Vinayan, in which she was cast opposite Manikuttan. She paired with Vineeth Sreenivasan in Cycle directed by Johny Antony.

Bhama said that until 2011, she was getting the same kind of roles in Malayalam. She started taking up Kannada film offers, after which she started getting fresh and interesting characters in Malayalam.[3] She acted in Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu, where she played the heroine in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's segment and her character was that of a modern girl, a media person, who is smart and energetic. She had a small but significant role in Vinod Vijayan's segment of D Company, Day of Judgement, featuring Fahadh Faasil where she played a psycho and wore no make-up.[4] In 2014, she had five Malayalam releases. She played a Christian housewife in Rakesh Gopan's 100 Degree Celsius and was seen as a 15-year-old mother in Vinod Mankara's Ottamandaram.[5] In her only non-Malayalam release of the year, the Tamil-English biographical film Ramanujan based on the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, she played the role of Janakiammal, Ramanujan's wife.[6][7]

Playback singing

Bhama has occasionally worked as a playback singer as well. She had reportedly sung the song "Kannil Kannil", composed by Rahulraj for a film titled Bike;[8][9] however the film was cancelled and the song remains unreleased. She lent her voice for the devotional album Maaya Madhavam (2009),[10] and has crooned the title song for the upcoming children's film Meow Meow Karimppoocha.[11] She did voice over for the short film ; Pacha directed by Sarayu. She has sung a song in the movie 100 Degree Celsius along with other heroines Ananya, Meghana Raj and Shweta Menon.

Awards

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2007NivedyamSathya BhamaMalayalam
2007Hareendran Oru NishkalankanIndhuMalayalam
2008CycleAnnieMalayalam
2008One Way TicketSunandaMalayalam
2008Ellam Avan SeyalChinthamaniTamil
2009Swapnangalil Haisal MaryHaisal MaryMalayalam
2009ColoursPoojaMalayalam
2009Ivar VivahitharayalKavyaMalayalam
2009Oru Black And White KudumbamMinnuMalayalam
2010Sakudumbam ShyamalaNandanaMalayalam
2010NeelambariParvathyMalayalam
2010KoottukarAswathyMalayalam
2010College DaysAthiraMalayalam
2010ModalasalaDeepuKannada
2011JanapriyanMeeraMalayalam
2011SevenesGowriMalayalam
2011Swapna SanchariAswathi (Achu)Malayalam
2011ManchivaduInduTelugu
2011ShylooShaileshwari (Shyloo)Kannada
2012SevarkodiValliTamil
2012Husbands in GoaAbhiramiMalayalam
2012Ondu KshanadalliDivyaKannada
2012101 WeddingsRukhiyaMalayalam
2012Madha Gaja RajaHafraTamil
2013Auto RajaRadha/RaniKannada
2013BarfiKushiKannada
2013AppayyaGowriKannada
2013D CompanyJeenaMalayalam
2013AmbaraArundhathiKannada
2013KathaveeduJeenaMalayalam[18]
2014Konthayum PoonoolumAmrithaMalayalam
2014Naku Penda Naku TakaShubhaMalayalam
2014RamanujanJanakiammal RamanujanEnglish/Tamil
2014100 Degree CelsiusNancyMalayalam
2014OttamandaramKalaMalayalam
2014Mathai KuzhappakkaranallaAnnammaMalayalam
2015ArjunaKannada
2016Malgudi DaysJanetMalayalam
2016MarupadiSarahMalayalam
2017RaagaAnuKannada
2018Kanneerinum MadhuramSubhadraMalayalam
2018KhilafathAminaMalayalam

Television

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