Bhama

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Bhama
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Born
Rekhitha R. Kurup

(1988-05-23) May 23, 1988 (age 35)
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Other namesBhama Kurup
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – 2019
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)
Arun Jagadish
(
m. 2020)
Parent(s)Rajendran Kurup
Shylaja

Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada language films. She made her debut in 2007 with the film Nivedyam directed by A. K. Lohithadas. In a career spanning over a decade, she has starred in over 40 films.

Personal life[edit]

Bhama is the youngest daughter of Rajendra Kurup & Shylaja. She has two elder sisters, Reshmitha R Kurup and Renjitha R Kurup. She did her schooling at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School and at Infant Jesus Bethany Covent Girl's Higher Secondary School, Manarcad.[citation needed] She pursued bachelors in Sociology by correspondence course.[1]

Bhama is married to Arun Jagadish, a businessman from Chennithala, whose family is settled in Kochi, Kerala.[2] The couple got married in January 2020. On 2021 March she gave birth to a baby girl.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Before her entry into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Surya TV titled Thaali. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas, whom she considers her Mentor/Guru cast her in Nivedyam, her first movie.[citation needed] Her second film was Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan directed by Vinayan, in which she was cast opposite Manikuttan. She paired with Vineeth Sreenivasan in Cycle directed by Johny Antony.

Bhama said that until 2011, she was getting the same kind of roles in Malayalam. She started taking up Kannada film offers, after which she started getting fresh and interesting characters in Malayalam.[3] She acted in Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu, where she played the heroine in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's segment and her character was that of a modern girl, a media person, who is smart and energetic. She had a small but significant role in Vinod Vijayan's segment of D Company, Day of Judgement, featuring Fahadh Faasil where she played a psycho and wore no make-up.[4]

In 2014, she had five Malayalam releases. She played a Christian housewife in Rakesh Gopan's 100 Degree Celsius and was seen as a 15-year-old mother in Vinod Mankara's Ottamandaram.[5] In her only non-Malayalam release of the year, the Tamil-English biographical film Ramanujan based on the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, she played the role of Janakiammal, Ramanujan's wife.[6][7]

Playback singing[edit]

Bhama has occasionally worked as a playback singer as well. She had reportedly sung the song "Kannil Kannil", composed by Rahulraj for a film titled Bike;[8][9] however the film was cancelled and the song remains unreleased. She lent her voice for the devotional album Maaya Madhavam (2009),[10] and has sung the title song for the upcoming children's film Meow Meow Karimppoocha.[11] She did voice over for the short film ; Pacha directed by Sarayu. She has sung a song in the movie 100 Degree Celsius along with other heroines Ananya, Meghana Raj and Shweta Menon.[12][13]

Awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
2007 Nivedyam Sathya Bhama Malayalam Malayalam debut
2007 Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan Indhu Malayalam
2008 Cycle Annie Malayalam
2008 One Way Ticket Sunanda Malayalam
2008 Ellam Avan Seyal Chinthamani Tamil Tamil debut
2009 Swapnangalil Haisal Mary Haisal Mary Malayalam
2009 Colours Pooja Malayalam
2009 Ivar Vivahitharayal Kavya Malayalam
2009 Oru Black And White Kudumbam Minnu Malayalam
2010 Sakudumbam Shyamala Nandana Malayalam
2010 Neelambari Parvathy Malayalam
2010 Koottukar Aswathy Malayalam
2010 College Days Athira Malayalam
2010 Modalasala Deepu Kannada Kannada debut
2011 Janapriyan Meera Malayalam
2011 Sevenes Gowri Malayalam
2011 Swapna Sanchari Aswathi (Achu) Malayalam
2011 Manchivadu Indu Telugu Telugu debut
2011 Shyloo Shaileshwari (Shyloo) Kannada
2012 Sevarkodi Valli Tamil
2012 Husbands in Goa Abhirami Malayalam
2012 Ondu Kshanadalli Divya Kannada
2012 101 Weddings Rukhiya Malayalam
2012 Madha Gaja Raja Hafra Tamil
2013 Auto Raja Radha/Rani Kannada
2013 Barfi Kushi Kannada
2013 Appayya Gowri Kannada
2013 D Company Jeena Malayalam
2013 Ambara Arundhathi Kannada
2013 Kathaveedu Jeena Malayalam [20]
2014 Konthayum Poonoolum Amritha Malayalam
2014 Naku Penda Naku Taka Shubha Malayalam
2014 Ramanujan Janakiammal Ramanujan English/Tamil
2014 100 Degree Celsius Nancy Malayalam
2014 Ottamandaram Kala Malayalam
2014 Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla Annamma Malayalam
2015 Arjuna Piya Arjuna Kannada
2016 Malgudi Days Janet Malayalam
2016 Marupadi Sarah Malayalam
2017 Raaga Anu Kannada
2018 Kanneerinum Madhuram Subhadra Malayalam
2018 Khilafath Amina Malayalam

Television[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "ml:മലയാളത്തിന്റെ ഭാമസൗന്ദര്യത്തിനും പ്രണയമുണ്ട്" (in മലയാളം) (February 2013): 12, 13, 14. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Nivedyam' actress Bhama ties the knot with Arun". Times of India. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Finally, I'm getting my due in Malayalam: Bhamaa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Finally, I'm getting my due in Malayalam: Bhamaa". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Radhika C Pillai (18 May 2014) I am on the right track: Bhamaa Archived 23 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gemini's grandson to play lead in Ramanujan biopic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. IANS. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Bhama discards village belle image". New Indian Express. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bhama turns Playback singer – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Bhama Takes to Singing!". Nowrunning.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Bhama turns a singer – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Jiji Ann Cherian DC Kochi (15 January 2012). "Bhama, the girl next door". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  12. ↑ V.P, Nicy (6 October 2014). "'100 Degree Celsius' Starring Meghana Raj, Bhama, Shwetha Menon to Hit Theatres This Week". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Sreekumar, Priya (29 September 2015). "100 degree celsius going all over". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News: Ujala-Asianet film awards announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Kerala / Kollam News: Sathyan memorial film awards announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "'Ore Kadal', 'Thaniye' share critics award for best film". Economic Times. PTI. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  17. ↑ "Kerala / Kozhikode News: 'Thaniye' bags Ala award". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "Vanitha awards for Mammootty, Meera Jasmine – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Welcome to Amrita TV". Amrita TV. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  20. ↑ Priya Sreekumar (17 May 2013). "Village belle to glam doll". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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