Bhavana (Kannada actress)

Bhavana was born as Nandini Ramanna in the Mogaveera community before her name was changed by Kodlu Ramakrishna.[4][5]

Bhavana trained to be a classical dancer and initially had no intention of acting; "[f]ilms just happened by chance." She learned Bharatanatyam for nearly ten years and aspired for a career as a stage choreographer. She began her career in films with Maribele, a Tulu film, after she was cast by Krishnappa Uppur who "saw me at a wedding and was pleased with my looks."[1] The film did not do well, but Bhavana was noted by the Kannada film producers. After Maribale she got noticed further for her role as a cop in No.1, a Kannada film. As she found the going easy her inconsequential film Nee Mudida Mallige brought her sour experience.[6]

Bhavana was cast in Seetharam Karanth’s musical hit Chandramukhi Pranasakhi, where she acted alongside Ramesh Aravind, and Prema.[7] Bhavana did Kavitha Lankesh’s Deveeri which got Aravindan Puraskar award. In Rashtrageethe she got a vamp role from noted director K. V. Raju. She was not in a position to denounce the offer, as the director was a stalwart. Director and cinematographer of Malayalam films Dinesh Babu offered her a role opposite Ramesh Aravind, but to Bhavana’s bad luck Deepavali, also starring Vishnuvardhan failed at the box office.[8] She was also in a song in Vishnuvardhan's Parva .[9] Bhavana did an Item Dance in film Ninagagi.[10] Bhavana acted in Kavita Lankesh's second film, Alemaari.[11][12] Alemaari, made for the National Film Development Corporation, was previewed at many prestigious film festivals.[13] but the Films Division did not release her film.[14] Shanti, an off-beat Kannada film directed by the noted writer, Baragur Ramachandrappa, has earned the rare distinction of being the second Indian film to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.[15][16] It has entered the Guinness Book for in the category `Fewest actors in a narrative film'. It was adjudged the second best film for the State award.[17] Bhavana moved to Mumbai and even did a Bollywood film, Family, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan.[18]

Bhavana was adjudged the "Best Actress" for her role in Bhagirathi.[19][20] She was one of Top Kannada Actresses of 2010 by Rediff.[21]

Bhavana campaigned for Congress candidates in the 2013 assembly elections in Davanagere among other constituencies. In 2012, she had campaigned for Jayaprakash Hegde of the Congress in Chikmagalur by-election to the Lok Sabha. In 2018 Bhavana Ramanna officially joined BJP [23]

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