Bhavana – Actress Profile

Name : Bhavana
Birth Name : Karthika
Nick Name : Kaathi
Date of Birth : 6,June, 1986
Birth Place : Thrissur, Kerala
Profession : Actress
Height : 55″
Mother Tongue : Malayalam

Nationality : Indian
Father : G. Balachandran (Assistant cameraman)
Mother : Pushpa
Brother : Jayadevan
Languages Known : Tamil, English, and Malayalam
Debut Films : Malayalam : Nammal (2002) Tamil : Chithiram Pesuthadi(2006)
Inspiration : Savithri
Admires : Actor Madhavan

Bhavana is a famous Malayalam film actress from Thrissur in Kerala. Bhavana is the young and beautiful actress of South Indian films today. Her original name is Karthika.

Bhavana made her way in to the field with her immense talent and pleasing beauty. Bhavana becomes one of the most wanted and the new sensation in a very short span of time. Bhavana lost her career in mallu movies so she is very busy in tamil movie world.

This pretty smiling girl gained name in Tamil films through the blockbuster Chithiram Pesudhadi. Bhavanas role in the film was remarkable, and she was a natural in front of the camera. The film brought her good recognition.

Bhavana thereafter, kept away from glamour, preferring performance-oriented characters. Though her work in films like Deepavali, Aarya, Koodal Nagar, Rameshwaram have been appreciated, none of them were runaway hits.

<b>Awards:</b>

* Kerala State Special Jury Award for the film Nammal.
* Mathrubhumi – Medimix Award for New face Actress in 2004.
* FilmFare Award For Best Actress in 2006 for htiram Pesuthadi.
* State Award for Best Character Actress in 2006.
* Ujala-Asianet Award for Best Character Actress in 2006.

* About her : “I happened to see some of her classics recently. She was an excellent performer. I was really impressed with her versatility in acting. Im going to follow her style of acting in my future films”
Dream : To become a cinematographer like her father or a movie director.
Hobbies : watching television, listening to some relaxing music and chatting for hours and hours with her friends over the phone.

Facts :
* Started acting when she was doing her 11th standard.
* Her first acting assignment was in a supporting actress role.
* Though Koodal Nagar was her debut movie in Tamil, chithiram pesuthadi got released first.
* Hates sudden dream song popping up in tamilmovies