Bhavana (actress)

Karthika Menon (born 6 June 1986), better known by her stage name Bhavana Menon, is an Indian actress from Kerala, 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. In a career spanning over a decade, she has appeared in over 80 films and has won two Kerala State Film Awards, including a Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for Nammal and a Second Best Actress Award for Daivanamathil.

This article is about Malayalam actress. For others, see Bhavana (disambiguation).

Bhavana Menon
Menon in 2008
Born
Karthika Menon[1]

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

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 did her schooling at Holy Family Convent Girls High School,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.[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

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]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Years Title Role Language Notes
2002NammalParimalamMalayalamMalayalam Debut
2003Thilakkam Gauri Cameo appearance
Chronic BachelorSandhya
C.I.D. MoosaMeena
SwapnakooduPadma
IvarNandhini
Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduSangeetha Varma
2004ParayamSudha
Chathikkatha ChanthuIndira
Runway Item Number Special appearance in the song Osalama Ailasa
Youth FestivalParvathy
AmruthamMridula
2005Bunglavil OuthaAswathy
Hridayathil SookshikkanAmritha
PoliceSethulakshmi
DaivanamathilSameera
ChanthupottuRose
NaranLeela
Bus ConductorSugandhi
Udayananu Tharam Gayathri
2006Chithiram PesuthadiCharumathi (Charu)TamilTamil debut
Chinthamani KolacaseChinthamani WarrierMalayalam
KisanKilimathi
ChessDr. Radhika
Kizhakku Kadalkarai SalaiPriyaTamil
VeyilMeenakshi
2007DeepavaliSusi
Koodal NagarManimekalai
Chotta Mumbai'Parakkum' LathaMalayalam
AaryaDeepikaTamil
RameswaramVasanthi
2008VaazhthugalKayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu
OntariBujjiTeluguTelugu debut
Mulla Mentally challenged lady Malayalam Cameo appearance
JayamkondaanAnnapuraniTamil
HeroKrishnaveniTelugu
Twenty:20Ashwathy NambiarMalayalam
LollipopRosebella
2009Sagar Alias Jacky ReloadedAarathi Menon
WinterShyama Ramdas
Robin HoodRupa
MahatmaKrishnaveniTelugu
2010Happy HusbandsKrishnendu MukundhanMalayalam
AasalSulabha PillaiTamil
JackieLakshmiKannadaKannada debut
Marykkundoru KunjaaduMary IttichanMalayalam
2011Kudumbasree TravelsAswathy
The MetroAnupama
Doctor LoveEbin
VishnuvardhanaBharathiKannada
Oru MarubhoomikkadhaElianaMalayalam
2012 Nippu Vaishnavi Telugu Cameo appearance
RomeoShrutiKannada
OzhimuriBalamaniMalayalam
Trivandrum LodgeMalavika
Yaare KoogadaliBharathiKannada
2013TopiwalaSuman Bedi
BachchanDr. Ashwini
Honey BeeAngelMalayalam
Ezhamathe VaravuBhanu
2014PolytechnicAshwathi Nair
KootharaSwathy
Angry Babies in LoveSarah
2015 Mythri Herself Cameo appearance
IvideRoshni Mathew
Open Your MindSandhyaShort film
Kohinoor Lilly Cameo appearance
2016Hello NamasthePriya
Mukunda Murari Rukmini Kannada Special appearance in the song "Murari Lola"
Kuttikalundu SookshikkukaShahida GauthamMalayalam
2017ChowkaBhoomikaKannada
Honey Bee 2: CelebrationsAngelMalayalam
Adventures of OmanakuttanPallavi
VilakkumaramAswathy Ananthakrishnan
Honey Bee 2.5 Angel/Herself Guest appearance
Oru Visheshapetta Biriyani Kissa Kumari Kamalambika Guest appearance
Adam JoanShwetha
2018 TagaruPanchami Kannada
2019 99 Janaki Devi ( Jaanu)
2021 Inspector Vikram Bhavana [16]
Bhajarangi 2 TBA Filming[17]
Govinda Govinda TBA Filming[18]
Shri Krishna@gmail.com TBA Filming[19][20][21]

Awards and honours
Year Award Award Category Awarded Work
2002Kerala State Film AwardsKerala State Film Award – Special MentionNammal
2005Kerala State Film Awards]Second Best ActressDaivanamathil
2006Filmfare Awards South Best ActressChithiram Pesuthadi[22]
2002Asianet Film AwardsBest Supporting Actress AwardNammal
2005Asianet Film AwardsBest Character Actress AwardDaivanamathil

References
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