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{{short description|Indian film actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhavana
| image = Bhavana Mal Actress.jpg
| caption = Bhavana in 2009
| birth_name = Karthika. B<ref name="idlebrain">{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/bhavana.html |title=Interview with Bhavana |publisher=Idlebrain |date=8 September 2008 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=23 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823220117/http://idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/bhavana.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|6|6|}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/bhavana-happy-birthday-2|title=Bhavana, happy birthday|publisher=bollywoodlife.com|date=6 June 2013|access-date=16 February 2014|archive-date=22 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122172953/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/bhavana-happy-birthday-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thrissur district]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| title =
| spouse = {{marriage|Naveen|2018}}
| relatives =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Karthika.B''' (born 6 June 1986), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Bhavana''', is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. Bhavana made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''[[Nammal]]'' in 2002. In a career spanning nearly two decades, 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 [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]] Award for ''[[Daivanamathil]]''.

== Early life ==
Bhavana was born as Karthika. B on 6 June 1986 in [[Thrissur district, Kerala]], as the daughter of Pushpa and a photographer G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadevan.<ref>{{cite news|title=10 things to know about Malayalam actress Bhavana|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/feb/22/10-things-to-know-about-malayalam-actress-bhavana%E2%80%8B-1573556.html|access-date=2 January 2018|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072638/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/feb/22/10-things-to-know-about-malayalam-actress-bhavana%E2%80%8B-1573556.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://actress.telugucinemastills.com/bhavana/gallery3/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701150620/http://actress.telugucinemastills.com/bhavana/gallery3/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Tamil Actress Bhavana Balachandran Photo Gallery | Bhavana's Latest Movie in Telugu is Ontari with P.Gopichand |publisher=Actress.telugucinemastills.com |date=6 June 1976 |access-date=2 January 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2233197.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : New-look Bhavana's dream comes true |work=The Hindu |date=16 July 2011 |access-date=3 October 2011 |archive-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226053104/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2233197.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> As a five-year-old, she used to imitate actress [[Amala (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.<ref name="thehindu1" />

== Career ==

At age 16,<ref name="thehindu1" /> she debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Nammal]]'' taking the stage name [[Bhavana]] (Malayalam ഭാവന "enlightenment, imagination") opposite newcomers [[Sidharth Bharathan]], [[Jishnu (actor)|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 Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Kerala State Special Jury Award]] for the film. Bhavana was an 11th Standard student when she got her break in the film. .<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhavana going glamorous in film|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-16/news-interviews/27925201_1_bhavana-telugu-films-tamil|access-date=7 May 2012|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404191517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-16/news-interviews/27925201_1_bhavana-telugu-films-tamil|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2010, she starred in her first Kannada film alongside [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' which was a blockbuster. Following the film's huge success, the film was dubbed into Telugu and Malayalam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60805.html/ |title=Bhavana debuts in Kannada today – Tamil Movie NEWS |publisher=IndiaGlitz |access-date=3 October 2011 |archive-date=4 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904082450/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/60805.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bhavana was said to star with [[Emraan Hashmi]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in a [[Bollywood]] film.<ref>{{cite web |author=cinema |url=http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/actress-bhavana-is-all-set-to-make-her-bollywood-debut/ |title=Actress bhavana is all set to make her bollywood debut. | Kottaka.com Blog |publisher=Kottaka.com |date=3 September 2011 |access-date=3 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004061125/http://www.kottaka.com/blog/2011/09/actress-bhavana-is-all-set-to-make-her-bollywood-debut/ |archive-date=4 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Her second [[Kannada]] film ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' with [[Sudeep]] opened to a big response.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/2011/12/17/vishnuvardhana-exhibitors-are-happy-yogish/ |title=chitraloka | kannada Movies | Kannada Film | News | Reviews | Interviews | Movie Image | Movie Gallery |publisher=chitraloka.com |date=17 December 2011 |access-date=29 September 2012 |archive-date=14 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614075343/http://www.chitraloka.com/2011/12/17/vishnuvardhana-exhibitors-are-happy-yogish/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared in the Malayalam films ''[[Ozhimuri]]'' and ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'' in 2012, and ''[[Honey Bee (film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-making-prithviraj-nivin-pauly-bhavana-starrer-ivide-video-627640|title=Watch Making of Prithviraj, Nivin Pauly, Bhavana Starrer 'Ivide' [VIDEO]|date=30 March 2015|work=International Business Times, India Edition|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152128/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-making-prithviraj-nivin-pauly-bhavana-starrer-ivide-video-627640|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Shyamaprasad-gives-artistes-their-space/articleshow/46476337.cms|title=Shyamaprasad gives artistes their space|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531005716/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Shyamaprasad-gives-artistes-their-space/articleshow/46476337.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keralaweddingtrends.com/malayalam-actresses-bhavana-engagement-photos/|title=Bhavana – Director Naveen Marriage News, Stills on 9-3-2017|archive-date=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313145506/http://keralaweddingtrends.com/malayalam-actresses-bhavana-engagement-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actor-bhavana-menon-engaged-to-kannada-producer-naveen-4562213/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310020822/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actor-bhavana-menon-engaged-to-kannada-producer-naveen-4562213/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/bhavana-weds-naveen-see-first-wedding-photo-video-5034298/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-date=23 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072310/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/bhavana-weds-naveen-see-first-wedding-photo-video-5034298/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/malayalam-actress-bhavana-marries-producer-naveen-see-pics-1803069 |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-date=22 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122091645/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/malayalam-actress-bhavana-marries-producer-naveen-see-pics-1803069 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Kidnap and sexual assault===
On 17 February 2017, she was kidnapped and molested by a gang while travelling from work. The incident happened at night when she was moving from [[Thrissur]] to [[Kochi]] in her car when a van hit from behind near Athani, [[Angamaly]]. A brawl ensued between her driver Martin and the three van passengers, after which they pulled him aside and forcefully entered her vehicle keeping her hostage. They drove for two-and-a-half hours in the city, during which they sexually assaulted her and took pictures and filmed. They dropped her near [[Kakkanad]] and ran away.<ref name=zeenews>{{cite news |title=Malayalam actress Bhavana allegedly kidnapped, molested; driver held |url=http://zeenews.india.com/regional/malayalam-actress-bhavana-allegedly-kidnapped-molested-driver-held_1978557.html |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=khaleejtimes>{{cite news |author1=Indo-Asian News Service |title=Indian actress Bhavana kidnapped, molested by gang |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/south-stars/indian-actress-bhavana-kidnapped-molested-by-gang |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |date=18 February 2017|author1-link=Indo-Asian News Service }}</ref><ref name="midday">{{cite news |title=Popular Malayalam actress kidnapped, molested in moving car for a few hours |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/popular-malayalam-actress-bhavana-kidnapped-molested-moving-car-driver-gang-crime-news/18006190 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="dna">{{cite news |last1=Jayaprakash |first1=K. |title=Actor, politician's sons behind Malayalam actress' kidnapping: Sources |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-actor-politician-s-sons-behind-actress-kidnapping-sources-2328459 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |date=20 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune">{{cite news |author1=Press Trust of India |title=Malayalam actress abducted, molested in car; 1 held |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/malayalam-actress-abducted-molested-in-car-1-held/365957.html |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=18 February 2017|author1-link=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref name="thehansindia">{{cite news |title=Three arrested in kidnapping, molestation of Kerala actor Bhavana |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2017-02-19/Three-arrested-in-kidnapping-molestation-of-Kerala-actor-Bhavana/281838 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Hans India]] |date=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="kalakaumudi">{{cite news |title=Kidnap Attempt On Actress Bhavana; Driver Arrested |url=http://www.kalakaumudi.com/english/news/Kidnap-Attempt-On-Actress-Bhavana-Driver-Arrested-2017-02-18.php |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Kerala Kaumudi]] |date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="businessstandard">{{cite news |author1=Asian News International |title=One held for Malayalam actress Bhavana's alleged molestation |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/one-held-for-malayalam-actress-bhavana-s-alleged-molestation-117021800147_1.html |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=18 February 2017|author1-link=Asian News International }}</ref><ref name="theweek">{{cite news |title=Actress Bhavana waylaid, molested |url=https://www.theweek.in/content/archival/news/india/actress-bhavana-waylaid-molested.html |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Week]] |date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ibtimes">{{cite news |last1=Upadhyaya |first1=Prakash |title=Malayalam actress kidnapped and molested: Here are South Indian actresses who have been sexually harassed and abused in public |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bhavana-molested-here-are-other-top-actresses-who-have-been-sexually-harassed-abused-public-716487 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=18 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="DC1">{{cite news |title=Safety is a big issue |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/190217/safety-is-a-big-issue.html |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="DC2">{{cite news |last1=Sreekumar |first1=Priya |title=Tinsel town aghast at Bhavana's kidnapping |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/190217/tinsel-town-aghast-at-bhavanas-kidnapping.html |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=19 February 2017}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline |date=November 2018}} Bhavana filed a case with the police. The [[First information report|FIR]] was registered with allegations of rape, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy, and breaches of relevant sections of the [[Information Technology Act, 2000|IT Act of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Malayalam actor raped in her Audi by ex-driver |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/malayalam-actor-raped-in-her-audi-by-ex-driver/articleshow/57228921.cms |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!Years
! Title
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|2002||''[[Nammal]]'' || Parimalam || rowspan="20" | [[Malayalam]] || Malayalam Debut
|-
| rowspan="6"|2003||''[[Thilakkam]]''
|Gauri
|Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Chronic Bachelor]]'' || Sandhya ||
|-
| ''[[C.I.D. Moosa]]'' || Meena ||
|-
| ''[[Swapnakoodu]]'' || Padma ||
|-
| ''[[Ivar (2003 film)|Ivar]]'' || Nandhini ||
|-
| ''[[Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu]]'' || Sangeetha Varma ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2004||''Parayam'' || Sudha ||
|-
| ''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]'' || Indira ||
|-
|[[Runway (2004 film)|''Runway'']]
|Item Number
|Special appearance in the song ''Osalama Ailasa''
|-
| ''Youth Festival'' || Parvathy ||
|-
| ''[[Amrutham]]'' || Mridula ||
|-
| rowspan="8" |2005||''[[Bunglavil Outha]]'' ||Aswathy ||
|-
| ''[[Hridayathil Sookshikkan]]'' || Amritha ||
|-
| ''[[Police (2005 film)|Police]]'' || Sethulakshmi ||
|-
| ''[[Daivanamathil]]'' || Sameera ||
|-
| ''[[Chanthupottu]]'' || Rose ||
|-
| ''[[Naran (film)|Naran]]'' || Leela ||
|-
| ''[[Bus Conductor (2005 film)|Bus Conductor]]'' || Sugandhi ||
|-
|''[[Udayananu Tharam]]''
|Gayathri
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |2006||''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'' || Charumathi (Charu) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil debut<br />
|-
| ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'' || Chinthamani Warrier || rowspan=3|Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Kisan (film)|Kisan]]'' || Kilimathi ||
|-
| ''[[Chess (2006 film)|Chess]]'' || Dr. Radhika ||
|- shabisha it me bhavana
| ''[[Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai]]'' || Priya || rowspan=4|Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Veyil]]'' || Meenakshi ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2007||''[[Deepavali (2007 film)|Deepavali]]'' || Susi ||
|-
| ''[[Koodal Nagar]]'' || Manimekalai ||
|-
| ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' || 'Parakkum' Latha ||Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Aarya (film)|Aarya]]'' || Deepika || rowspan=3|Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Rameswaram (film)|Rameswaram]]'' || Vasanthi ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|2008||''[[Vaazhthugal]]'' || Kayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu ||
|-
| ''[[Ontari (film)|Ontari]]'' || Bujji || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Telugu debut
|-
|''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]''
|Mentally challenged lady
|Malayalam
|Cameo appearance
|-
| ''[[Jayamkondaan]]''|| Annapurani ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Hero (2008 film)|Hero]]'' || Krishnaveni ||Telugu||
|-
| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]'' || Ashwathy Nambiar || rowspan=5|Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Lollipop (film)|Lollipop]]'' || Rosebella ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009||''[[Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded]]'' || Aarathi Menon ||
|-
| ''[[Winter (2009 film)|Winter]]'' || Shyama Ramdas ||
|-
| ''[[Robin Hood (2009 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || Rupa ||
|-
| ''[[Mahatma (film)|Mahatma]]'' || Krishnaveni ||Telugu||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2010||''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'' || Krishnendu Mukundhan ||Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Aasal]]'' || Sulabha Pillai ||Tamil||
|-
| ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Kannada]] || Kannada debut
|-
| ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' || Mary Ittichan || rowspan=4|Malayalam||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2011||''[[Kudumbasree Travels]]'' || Aswathy ||
|-
| ''[[The Metro (film)|The Metro]]'' || Anupama ||
|-
| ''[[Doctor Love (film)|Doctor Love]]'' || Ebin ||
|-
| ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' || Bharathi ||Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Oru Marubhoomikkadha]]'' || Eliana ||Malayalam||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2012
|''[[Nippu]]''
|Vaishnavi
|Telugu
|Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Romeo (2012 film)|Romeo]]''|| Shruti ||Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Ozhimuri]]''|| Balamani || rowspan="2" |Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'' || Malavika ||
|-
| ''[[Yaare Koogadali]]'' || Bharathi || rowspan=3|Kannada||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013||''[[Topiwala]]'' || Suman Bedi ||
|-
| ''[[Bachchan (2013 film)|Bachchan]]'' || Dr. Ashwini ||
|-
| ''[[Honey Bee (film)|Honey Bee]]'' || Angel || rowspan="5" |Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Ezhamathe Varavu]]'' || Bhanu ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014||''[[Polytechnic (film)|Polytechnic]]'' || Ashwathi Nair ||
|-
| ''[[Koothara]]'' || Swathy ||
|-
| ''[[Angry Babies in Love]]'' || Sarah ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015
|''[[Mythri (2015 film)|Mythri]]'' ||Herself ||Kannada ||Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Mythri (2015 film)|My Hero Mythri]]'' ||Herself || rowspan="4" |Malayalam ||Cameo appearance
|-
|''[[Ivide]]''|| Roshni Mathew ||
|-
|''[[Kohinoor (2015 film)|Kohinoor]]''
|Lilly
|Cameo appearance
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016||''[[Hello Namasthe]]''|| Priya ||
|-
||''[[Mukunda Murari]]''
|Rukmini
|Kannada
|Special appearance in the song "Murari Lola"
|-
|''[[Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka]]''||Shahida Gautham|| Malayalam||
|-
| rowspan="7" |2017||''[[Chowka]]''|| Bhoomika ||Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations]]'' || Angel|| rowspan="6" |Malayalam||
|-
|''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]''||Pallavi ||
|-
|''Vilakkumaram'' || Aswathy Ananthakrishnan||
|-
|''[[Honey Bee 2.5]]''
|Angel/Herself
|Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Oru Visheshapetta Biriyani Kissa]]''
|Kumari Kamalambika
|Guest appearance
|-
|''[[Adam Joan]]''||Shwetha ||
|-
|2018
| ''[[Tagaru]]'' || Panchami
| rowspan="6" |Kannada||
|-
|2019
|''[[99 (2019 film)|99]]''
|Janaki Devi ( Jaanu)
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
|''[[Inspector Vikram (2021 film)|Inspector Vikram]]''
| Bhavana
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/mar/06/bhavana-a-drug-dealer-in-inspector-vikram-1783020.html|title=Bhavana, a drug dealer in Inspector Vikram|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211122341/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/mar/06/bhavana-a-drug-dealer-in-inspector-vikram-1783020.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Bhajarangi 2]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Post Production <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhavana-gets-an-intriguing-makeover-for-her-next/articleshow/73097922.cms|title=Bhavana gets an intriguing makeover for her next - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321071351/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhavana-gets-an-intriguing-makeover-for-her-next/articleshow/73097922.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Govinda Govinda'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Padmavathi
|Post Production <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/dec/11/sumanth-shailendra-chants-govinda-govinda-2074271.amp|title=Sumanth Shailendra chants Govinda Govinda - The New Indian Express|website=www.newindianexpress.com|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212185000/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/dec/11/sumanth-shailendra-chants-govinda-govinda-2074271.amp|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Shri Krishna@gmail.com''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Post Production <ref>{{Cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE! Bhavana to be paired alongside Darling Krishna in srikrishna@gmail.com - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-bhavana-to-be-paired-alongside-darling-krishna-in-srikrishnagmail-com/articleshow/77296415.cms|access-date=2020-08-01|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012010730/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-bhavana-to-be-paired-alongside-darling-krishna-in-srikrishnagmail-com/articleshow/77296415.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhavana to play a lawyer opposite Krishna - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhavana-to-play-a-lawyer-opposite-krishna/articleshow/77305952.cms|access-date=2020-08-02|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=31 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831081514/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhavana-to-play-a-lawyer-opposite-krishna/articleshow/77305952.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=It's Bhavana for Srikrishna@gmail.com{{!}} Cinemaexpress|url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/aug/01/its-bhavana-for-srikrishnagmailcom-19596.amp|access-date=2020-08-02|website=m.cinemaexpress.com}}</ref>
|-
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==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
! Award
! Award Category
! Awarded Work
|-
| 2002 || [[Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention]]|| ''[[Nammal]]''
|-
| 2005 || [[Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]]|| ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
|-
| 2006 || [[Filmfare Awards South]]
|| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]] || ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]''<ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/32716.html|title=Ajith Bhavana win Filmfare awards – Tamil Movie News|publisher=indiaglitz.com|access-date=2015-06-20|archive-date=23 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823153903/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/32716.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2002 ||[[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award]]s || Best Supporting Actress Award || ''[[Nammal]]''
|-
| 2005 || [[Asianet Film Awards|Asianet Film Award]]s ||Best Character Actress Award || ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1418952}}

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Bhavana (actress) - Revision history

>Krishnavilasom Bhageerathan Pilla at 13:55, 3 July 2021