Born Karthika Menon on June 6, 1986, the talented Indian film actress chose to be known by her stage name, Bhavana. She has appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She’s a multiple time award winner, and her very first film Nammal caused her fame to skyrocket, as her performance earned her much renown and honors. Bhavana aspires to become a cinematographer as she progresses through show business. Her father is cinematographer G. Balachandran. Bhavana has one older brother, whose name is Jayadev.
Nammal truly was the spark that began Bhavana’s career. She won the Kerala State Special Jury Award for her performance, despite the fact that she was a minor role. The year was 2003, and Bhavana became a well-praised actress in her school years. Yes, that’s right. When Bavana performed in Nammal, she was in the eleventh grade. As is, Bhavana is still a young up-and-coming actress, but there is no doubt that she will take the stage and wow the audience many more times in her career.
She has played in very low-acclaimed movies, but has also had her fair share of successful movies. In the Tamil movie Chithiram Pesuthadi she played a young woman who falls in love with a troublemaker and attempts to change him for the better. Her heartfelt performance stunned audiences and critics, winning her Filmfare’s Best Tamil Female Debut award, as well as its Best Tamil Actress award.
Bhavana’s performance in Chithiram Pesuthadi is spectacular. She plays the leading lady in the film, taking the audience through a rollercoaster as she tells her story of a woman’s battle with love. Bhavana plays Charu, a NGO worker who battles injustice in her career. She meets Thiru, a common thug, and they begin to quarrel. Emotions run high, and Charu soon finds that she is spellbound by Thiru. She tries her best to convince him to leave his life of crime to live a good, honest life with her. Thiru falls deeply in love and he, as well as a few of his gang members, leave their old lives behind to live socially acceptable lives. They seem morally changed due to Charu’s influence, but unfortunately it does not last.
Once the lovely Charu falls deeply in love with Thiru and his newly moral life, she decides that she wishes to marry him. But, not long later tragedy strikes as Thiru is shoved into a police van. She finds that Thiru was caught at a brothel, and her heart breaks and she leaves Thiru behind. The rest of the film has constant changes as Charu battles with her love of a criminal, and her preference for a normal, good life.
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