Thursday, 9 April 2015

BHAVANA

Karthika Menon better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian film actress 

from Thrissur, Kerala, who works in the South Indian film industry. She made her 

acting debut in Kamal's Nammal, which won her critical acclaim and various honors .




  1. Born: June 6, 1986 (age 28), Peringavu
  2. Height: 1.60 m
  3. Upcoming movies: Ivide, Adventures of Omanakuttan
  4. Siblings: Jayadev Menon
  5. Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil








































Early life :

Bhavana was born in Perinkavu, Thrissur, Kerala, the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer, G.Balachandran. She has one brother, Jayadev, who currently lives in Vancouver, Canada. She studied at Holy Family Girls' High School, Chembukkavu, near Kerala state zoo Thrissur. Bhavana, who describes herself as a restless person and someone who's "hard to handle", states that she had grown up with a dream to become an actress. recalls that, 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.






Career :

At age 16, she debuted in the Malayalam film Nammal opposite newcomers Siddharth, 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 films. She has acted with almost all actors in Malayalam cinema. She has got many offers lined up in Tamil and did many projects with famous Tamil actors like Ajith Kumar, Madhavan, Jayam Ravi, Bharath, Jiiva and Srikanth. She has been doing glamorous roles since 2008.

In 2010, she starred in her first Kannada film alongside Puneeth Rajkumar acted in Jackie which was a blockbuster. Following the film's huge success, the film was dubbed into Telugu and Malayalam. Bhavana was said to star with Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh Bachchan in an upcoming Bollywood film. Her second Kannada film Vishnuvardhana with Sudeep opened to a big response. In 2012, Bhavana appeared in the Malayalam films Ozhimuri and Trivandrum Lodge. In 2013, Bhavana appeared in the Malayalam films Honey bee and Ezhamathe Varavu.





Filmography :

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2002NammalParimalamMalayalamKerala State Film Special Jury Award
Asianet Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003Chronic BachelorSandhyaMalayalam
2003ThilakkamGauriMalayalamCameo appearance
2003C.I.D. MoosaMeenaMalayalam
2003SwapnakooduPadmaMalayalam
2003IvarNandhiniMalayalam
2003Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe VeeduSangeetha VarmaMalayalam
2004ParayamSudhaMalayalam
2004Chathikkatha ChanthuIndiraMalayalam
2004RunwayItem numberMalayalamSpecial appearance
2004Youth FestivalParvathyMalayalam
2004AmruthamMridulaMalayalam
2005Bunglavil OuthaAswathyMalayalam
2005Udayananu TharamGayathriMalayalamCameo appearance
2005Hridayathil SookshikkanAmrithaMalayalam
2005PoliceSethulakshmiMalayalam
2005DaivanamathilSameeraMalayalamKerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
Asianet Award for Best Supporting Actress
2005ChanthupottuRoseMalayalam
2005NaranLeelaMalayalam
2005Bus ConductorSugandhiMalayalam
2006Chithiram PesuthadiCharumathi (Charu)TamilFilmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2006Chinthamani KolacaseChinthamani WarrierMalayalam
2006KisanMalayalam
2006ChessDr. RadhikaMalayalam
2006Kizhakku Kadalkarai SalaiPriyaTamil
2006VeyilMeenakshiTamil
2007DeepavaliSusiTamilNominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress
2007Koodal NagarManimekalaiTamil
2007Chotta Mumbai'Parakkum' LathaMalayalam
2007AryaDeepikaTamil
2007RameswaramVasanthiTamil
2008VaazhthugalKayalvizhi ThirunavukkarasuTamil
2008OntariBujjiTelugu
2008MullaMentally challenged ladyMalayalamCameo appearance
2008JayamkondaanAnnapuraniTamil
2008HeroKrishnaveniTelugu
2008Twenty:20Ashwathy NambiarMalayalam
2008LollyPopRosebellaMalayalam
2009Sagar alias Jacky ReloadedAarathi MenonMalayalam
2009WinterShyama RamdasMalayalam
2009Robin HoodRupaMalayalam
2009MahatmaKrishnaveniTelugu
2010Happy HusbandsKrishnendu MukundhanMalayalam
2010AasalSulabha PillaiTamil
2010JackieLakshmiKannada
2010Marykkundoru KunjaaduMary IttichanMalayalam
2011Kudumbasree TravelsAswathyMalayalam
2011The MetroAnupamaMalayalam
2011Doctor LoveAbinMalayalam
2011VishnuvardhanaBharathiKannada
2011Oru MarubhoomikkadhaElianaMalayalam
2012NippuVaishnaviTeluguCameo appearance
2012RomeoShrutiKannada
2012OzhimuriBalamaniMalayalam
2012Trivandrum LodgeMalavikaMalayalam
2012Yaare KoogadaliBharathiKannada
2013TopiwalaSuman BediKannada
2013BachchanDr AshwiniKannada
2013Honey BeeAngelMalayalam
2013Ezhamathe VaravuBhanuMalayalam
2014PolytechnicAshwathi NairMalayalam
2014KootharaSwathyMalayalam
2014Angry Babies in LoveSarahMalayalam
2015MythriKannada
2014Sivrajkumar's Untitled NextKannadapre-production
2015IvideMalayalamPre-Production
2015Swapnathekaal SundaramMalayalamPre-Production









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