Bhavana, ഭാവന, Karthika Menon 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 (2002), which won her critical acclaim and various honors. In a career spanning over a decade, she has appeared in over sixty films and won two Kerala State Film Awards.
ദക്ഷിണേന്ത്യയിലെ ഒരു ചലച്ചിത്ര താരമാണ് ഭാവന ബാലചന്ദ്രൻ. മലയാളം, തമിഴ്, തെലുഗു എന്നീ ഭാഷകളിലായി അഭിനയിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. സംവിധായകൻ കമലിൻറെ നമ്മൾ എന്ന സിനിമയിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചുകൊണ്ടാണ് ചലച്ചിത്ര രംഗത്ത് തുടക്കം. യഥാർത്ഥ പേര് കാർത്തിക എന്നാണ്. ഒരു പതിറ്റാണ്ടിലേറെയായി അഭിനയരംഗത്തുള്ള ഭാവന, അറുപതിലധികം ചിത്രങ്ങളിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
In 2013, Bhavana appeared in the Malayalam films Honey bee and Ezhamathe Varavu. In 2012, Bhavana appeared in the Malayalam films Ozhimuri and Trivandrum Lodge.
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 Only Vishnuvardhana with Sudeep opened to a big response.
2010ൽ പുനീത് രാജ്കുമാറിനോടൊപ്പം വൻ വിജയമായിരുന്ന ജാക്കിയിലൂടെ കന്നടയിൽ തുടക്കം കുറിച്ചു. പിന്നീട് ഈ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ വമ്പൻ വിജയത്തെ തുടർന്ന് ഇത് തെലുങ്കിലും മലയാളത്തിലും മൊഴിമാറ്റം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടു. തൻറെ ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ മലയാളം ചിത്രങ്ങളായ ഒഴിമുറി, ട്രിവാഡ്രം ലോഡ്ജ് എന്നിവയിലൂടെ മലയാള സിനിമയിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ചു വരവ് നടത്തുകയാണ് ഭാവന. ട്രിവാഡ്രം ലോഡ്ജിലേത് ഒരു അതിഥി വേഷമായിരുന്നു.
Bhavana South Indian Actress Early Life
Bhavana was born Karthika Menon in Perinkavu, Thrissur, Kerala, the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer, G.Balachandra Menon. 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 and a confused person and someone who's "hard to handle", states that she had grown up with a dream to become an actress. She 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.
മലയാളചലച്ചിത്ര രംഗത്തെ അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് ഛായഗ്രാഹകനായ ജി. ബാലചന്ദ്രമേനോന്റെയും പുഷ്പയുടേയും മകളാണ് ഭാവന. 1986 ജൂൺ 6-ന് തൃശ്ശൂരിലാണ് ജനനം. സഹോദരൻ ജയദേവ് കാനഡയിൽ ജീവിക്കുന്നു.
Bhavana ഭാവന Film Career
At age 16, Bhavana 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.
പുതുമുഖങ്ങളെ വച്ച് കമൽ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്ത നമ്മൾ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിൽ സിദ്ധാർഥ്, ജിഷ്ണു, രേണുക മേനോൻ എന്നീ പുതുമുഖങ്ങളോടൊപ്പമായിരുന്നു പതിനാറാം വയസ്സിൽ ഭാവനയുടെ ചലച്ചിത്രാഭിനയത്തിൻറെ തുടക്കം. താരതമ്യേനെ സാമ്പത്തികവിജയം നേടിയ ഈ ചിത്രത്തിനുശേഷം ഭാവനക്ക് ഏറെ അവസരങ്ങൾ മലയാളത്തിൽ കിട്ടി. മലയാളത്തിലെ ഒട്ടു മിക്ക മുൻ നിര നായകന്മാരുടെ കൂടെയും ഭാവന അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. മോഹൻലാൽ, മമ്മൂട്ടി, സുരേഷ് ഗോപി, ദിലീപ്, ജയറാം, പൃഥ്വിരാജ്, കുഞ്ചാക്കോ ബോബൻ, ജയസൂര്യ എന്നിവർ ഇതിൽ പെടും.
2003ൽ വിജയമായിരുന്ന CID മൂസ, ക്രോണിക് ബാച്ചലർ" എന്നീ ചിത്രങ്ങളിലും ഭാവന അഭിനയിച്ചു. 2004-ലെ ഭാവനയുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങളായ യൂത്ത് ഫെസ്റ്റിവൽ, പറയാം, ബംഗ്ലാവിൽ ഔത, എന്നിവ പരാജയങ്ങളായിരുന്നു.
2005 ൽ വീണ്ടും ചില നല്ല ചിത്രങ്ങളായ ദൈവനാമത്തിൽ, നരൻ എന്നിവ ഭാവനക്ക് ലഭിച്ചു. ഇതിൽ ദൈവനാമത്തിൽ എന്ന സിനിമയിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചതിന് കേരള സംസ്ഥാന സർക്കാറിന്റെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ മികച്ച നടിക്കുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം ലഭിച്ചു 2006 ഭാവന രണ്ട് സിനിമകളിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചു. ചിന്താമണി കൊലക്കേസ്, ചെസ്സ് എന്നിവയായിരുന്നു അവ.
തമിഴിൽ ഭാവന അഭിനയിച്ച ആദ്യ സിനിമ കൂടൽ നഗർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയില്ല. പക്ഷേ പിന്നീട് 2007 അതു പുറത്തിറങ്ങി. ഭാവനയുടെ ആദ്യം റിലീസ് ചെയ്ത തമിഴ് സിനിമ ചിത്തിരം പേസുതെടീ ആയിരുന്നു. ഇതു തമിഴിൽ വിജയിച്ച ഒരു സിനിമയായിരുന്നു. അതിനു ശേഷം തമിഴിലും തെലുങ്കിലും ധാരാളം അവസരങ്ങൾ ഭാവനക്ക് ലഭിച്ചു തുടങ്ങി. 2008 മുതൽ ഭാവന ഗ്ലാമർ പരിവേഷമുള്ള ചിത്രങ്ങൾ ചെയ്തു തുടങ്ങി.
Awards received by Bhavana
Kerala State Film Award
2002 - Special Jury Award for Best Actress - Nammal
2005 - Second Best Actress - Daivanamathil
Filmfare Awards South
2006 - Best Actress - Chithiram Pesuthadi
Asianet Film Award
2002 - Best Supporting Actress Award - Nammal
2005 - Best Supporting Actress Award - Daivanamathil
Other Awards
2002 - Mathrubhumi Award for Best New Actress - Nammal
2003 - Mathrubhumi Award for Most Entertaining Actress - Swapnakoodu, C.I.D. Moosa
2005 - Grihalakshmy Special Jury Award - Daivanamathil
2005 - Jersey Foundation Award for Best Actress - Daivanamathil
2005 - Kalakeralam Awardfor Best Actress - Daivanamathil
2006 - Sathyan Award for Best Tamil Actress
അവാർഡുകൾ
2002-ൽ നമ്മൾ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിലെ അഭിനയത്തിന് കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ചലച്ചിത്രപുരസ്കാര ജൂറിയുടെ പ്രത്യേക പരാമർശം
2005-ൽ ദൈവനാമത്തിൽ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിന് മികച്ച രണ്ടാമത്തെ നടിക്കുള്ള കേരള സംസ്ഥാന ചലച്ചിത്രപുരസ്കാരം
മികച്ച പുതുമുഖ നടിക്കുള്ള മാതൃഭൂമി-മെഡിമിക്സ് അവാർഡ് - 2004
മികച്ച നടിക്കുള്ള ഫിലിം ഫെയർ അവാർഡ് – 2006
മികച്ച സ്വഭാവനടിക്കുള്ള ഉജാല-ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് അവാർഡ് – 2006
Kavya Madhavan, കാവ്യ മാധവൻ, is an Indian film actress who works in
Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) as a
child artist. As a heroine Kavya's debut film was Lal Jose's
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999) while she was in the ninth standard. It
was a super hit and from then on there was no looking back. She won the
Kerala State Film Award for Best actress twice, for her performances in
the films Perumazhakkalam (2004) and Gaddama (2010).
കാവ്യ മാധവൻ മലയാള തമിഴ് ചലച്ചിത്രങ്ങളിലെ ഒരു അഭിനേത്രിയാണ് .
ബാലതാരമായാണ് സിനിമയിൽ തുടക്കം കുറിച്ചത്. പൂക്കാലം വരവായി (1991), അഴകിയ
രാവണൻ (1996) തുടങ്ങിയ ചിത്രങ്ങളിൽ ബാലതാരമായി അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
ചന്ദ്രനുദിക്കുന്ന ദിക്കിൽ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിലാണ് ആദ്യമായി നായികയായി
വേഷമിട്ടത്.
Kavya Madhavan, കാവ്യ മാധവൻ, is an Indian film actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) as a child artist. As a heroine Kavya's debut film was Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999) while she was in the ninth standard. It was a super hit and from then on there was no looking back. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best actress twice, for her performances in the films Perumazhakkalam (2004) and Gaddama (2010).
കാവ്യ മാധവൻ മലയാള തമിഴ് ചലച്ചിത്രങ്ങളിലെ ഒരു അഭിനേത്രിയാണ് . ബാലതാരമായാണ് സിനിമയിൽ തുടക്കം കുറിച്ചത്. പൂക്കാലം വരവായി (1991), അഴകിയ രാവണൻ (1996) തുടങ്ങിയ ചിത്രങ്ങളിൽ ബാലതാരമായി അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ചന്ദ്രനുദിക്കുന്ന ദിക്കിൽ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിലാണ് ആദ്യമായി നായികയായി വേഷമിട്ടത്.
Roumers are spreading around that Kavya Madhavan was forced to agree for the second marriage due to family and friends pressure. Kavya had early stated that she wants to continue her acting and concentrate in writing. Kavya has plans to settle down after her second marriage. According to sources, the marriage will take place only after two years and efforts are made to search a groom from the industry itself.
Kavya Madhavan married Nishal Chandra in February 2009 at Kollur Mookambika Temple. Their wedding was a much hyped event at that time. After the wedding, Kavya went to Kuwait with her husband. One year later, Kavya came back and filed for divorce stating that she was mentally and physically tortured by her husband's family. She again filed a case for physical harassment against them. The case went on for about two years and later both the families compromised and went for a mutual divorce.
2009 ഫെബ്രുവരി 5-നു കാവ്യയും നാഷനൽ ബാങ്ക് ഓഫ് കുവൈറ്റിൽ സാങ്കേതിക ഉപദേഷ്ടാവായ നിഷാൽചന്ദ്രയും തമ്മിൽ കൊല്ലൂർ മൂകാംബിക ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ വച്ച് വിവാഹിതരായി. എന്നാൽ രണ്ടു വർഷങ്ങൾക്കു ശേഷം 2011 മേയ് മാസത്തിൽ ഈ വിവാഹബന്ധം വേർപെടുത്തി
Awards to Kavya Madhavan
Kerala State Film Awards
2004: Best Actress – Perumazhakkalam
2011: Best Actress – Gaddama
Filmfare Awards South
2011: Best Actress – Khaddama
Asiavision Movie Awards
2012: Best Actress – Bavuttiyude Namathil
Kerala Film Critics Award
2000: Second Best Actress – Chandranudikkunna Dikhil
2001: Second Best Actress – Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
2003: Second Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum
2005: Best Actress – Anandabhadram
2010: Best Actress – Gaddama
South Indian International Movie Awards
2013: SIIMA Special Appreciation Award for her contribution to Malayalam Cinema
2011: Best Actress – Gaddama
Asianet Film Awards
2000: Special Jury Award – Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, Madhuranombarakattu
2002: Best Star Pair – Meesa Madhavan
2002: Best Actress – Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
2004: Special Jury Award Actress – Perumazhakkalam
2009: Best Actress – Banaras
2011: Best Actress – Gaddama, Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku
2012: Best Actress – Bavuttiyude Namathil
Vanitha Film Awards
2004: Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum
2006: Best Actress – Anandabhadram
2011: Best Actress – Gaddama
Mathrubhumi Film Awards
2002: Best Popular Actress – Meesa Madhavan
2002: Best Star Pair – (Dileep and Kavya)
2003: Second Best Actress – Mizhi Randilum
2004: Special Jury Award Actress – Perumazhakkalam
2007: Best Popular Actress – All Films 2007
2009: Best Actress – Banaras
2011: Best Actress – Gaddama
Amrita TV FEFKA Film Awards
2010: Best Actress – Gaddama
2011: Best Popular Actress – All Films 2011
2013: Best Actress – Bavuttiyude Namathil
Kerala Film Audience Awards
2001: Monisha Award
2003: Best Actress – Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
Other Awards
2000: Bharathan Award – Navagatha Prathibha Chandranudikkunna Dikhil
2003: Fourth Raju Pilakkad Chalachithra Award – Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan
2007: Sathyan Memorial Award for Best Actress – Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri
2011: Sathyan Award
2011: Lalitha-Padmini-Ragini Memorial Award
2011 Viewers Choice Award for Best Actress – Gaddama
2011: Reporter TV Film Award for Best Actress – Gaddama
2011: Manappuram Kanyaka Minnale Film Awards for Young Megastar Female
2011: Thikkurissy Foundation Film Awards for Best Actress – Gaddama
2011: The Kochi Times Film Awards 2011-Best Actor Female for Gaddama
2011: Surya TV Film Awards for Best Actress – Gaddama, Bhaktha Janangalude Sradhakku
2013: Mahatma Kala Samskrithi Mahatma Film Awards for Best Actress – Bavuttiyude Namathil
2013: Kala Rathnam Award from Nileshwaram Rotary Club.
Kavya was born on 19 September 1984 in the village of Nileshwaram in Kasargod district, Kerala, India, to P. Madhavan and Shyamala. She attended Nileswaram GLP School and entered the film industry as a child artist.
She learned dancing during her school days and participated in competitions. She was a Kalathilakam in a Sub District Schools Youth Festival. She currently resides in DD Village, Thammanam, Ernakulam, Kerala, India. She completed her schooling in National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
നീലേശ്വരം ജി.എൽ.പി. സ്കൂളിലും രാജാസ് ഹൈസ്കൂളിലും പഠിച്ച കാവ്യ നന്നേ ചെറുപ്പത്തിൽ തന്നെ കലയോട് തികഞ്ഞ ആഭിമുഖ്യം പുലർത്തിയിരുന്നു. ശ്യാമള ടീച്ചറുടെ ശിക്ഷണത്തിലാണ് നൃത്തം അഭ്യസിച്ചത്. കുറേ വർഷങ്ങൾ തുടർച്ചയായി കാസർഗോഡ് ജില്ലയിലെ കലാതിലകമായിരുന്നു.
പി. മാധവൻ ശ്യാമള ദമ്പതികളുടെ മകളായ കാവ്യയുടെ ഏകസഹോദരൻ ആയ മിഥുൻ ഫാഷൻ ഡിസൈനറാണ്. കാസർഗോഡ് ജില്ലയിലെ നീലേശ്വരമാണ് സ്വദേശം.
Though Kavya had many offers from Tamil cinema, she was very reluctant to act due to her busy schedule in Malayalam. Her first was Kasi (2001) which was the remake of Vinayans Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. She went on to act in En Mana Vaanil and Sadhu Miranda and enjoyed moderate success.
Kavya MAdhavan got critical acclaim for her performance of the role of Ganga in Perumazhakkalam for which she won 2004 Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and for the role of Ashwati in Gaddama for the role of house maid working in Saudi Arabia. The movie was based on a feature by K. U. Iqbal, published in Bhashaposhini. The movie was directed by her mentor Kamal and she got her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for 2011.
She also won 2011 Kerala Film Critics Awards for Best Actress, Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards for Best Actress, Best Actress-Malayalam cinema in Filmfare Awards South and Best Actress in Thikkurissy Foundation Awards.
She was also nominated in National film award for Best Actress but lost out in the final round. She also was cast in Adoor Gopalakrishnan movie Naalu Pennungal in which she played a supporting role.
Soon after the divorce with Nishal went on act with her most successful partner onscreen Dileep for Pappy Appacha. Later on she acted in many movies with veteran Superstars of Malayalam cinema such Mammootty and Mohanlal. She also acted in multi-starrer movies like Christian Brothers and China Town.
After the success of Chandranudikkunna Dikhil, Kavya and Dileep become very popular pairing Malayalam cinema, producing several big hits and the pair went on to do 18 movies together. Some of their popular movies include Thenkasipattanam (2000), Darling Darling (2000), Meesa Madhavan (2002) which was one of biggest grosser of the year and was directed by Lal Jose.
Mizhi Randilum (2003) in which she played a double role, Sadanandante Samayam (2003), Thilakkam (2003)directed by Jayaraj, Runway (2004) directed by Joshiy, Kochi Rajavu(2005), Lion (2006) again directed by Joshiy, Chakkara Muthu (2006), Inspector Garud (2007), Paappi Appacha (2010), Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011). Most of their movies were in the romantic comedy genre.
She was offered the female lead in Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999) which was also first movie by director Lal Jose who also assisted Kamal in Azhakiya Ravanan. She was in ninth standard when she did the movie. The movie was an instant hit due to the versatile cast, music and story narration and brought both Kavya and Dileep into the limelight.
After her leading role, she became popular in the Malayalam film industry. It has been claimed that she was the busiest female actress in Malayalam. She is also a trained dancer and has won many awards and accolades.
Kavya first appeared as a child actor in Kamal's film Pookkalam Varavayi (1991), she was just 7 years of age when she acted in the movie. Her talent was soon recognised, and she was offered other projects such as Pavam IA Ivachan (1994) and Azhakiya Ravanan (1996).
It was Azhakiya Ravanan directed by Kamal which got her got more public attention. She did a lot of movies after that mostly as a child actor. She wrote lyrics for the song "En Khalbillulloru Pennaanu" for the film One Way Ticket. She sang her first movie song for the Malayalam film Matinee (2012).
Pranitha Subhash is an Indian film actress and model from Bangalore, who appears in South Indian cinema. Pranitha was born into kannadiga family. Her father Subash is a
physician and her mother jayashri is a Gynaecologist.they run a hospital
in banglore.she is only one child of her parents. Pranitha started her career with the Kannada remake of the Telugu blockbuster Pokiri, opposite Darshan. The movie was titled 'Porki'. After the success of Porki, she refused several offers from Kannada films and became choosy about her projects, before signing the Telugu film Baava, a love story where she starred opposite Siddharth.
She was praised unanimously for her portrayal of a Telugu village belle
in this movie. She went on to appear in her first Tamil film, Udhayan starring Arulnidhi.
She was then signed up for her second Tamil project Saguni opposite Karthi which released in both Tamil and Telugu. Saguni was her biggest release. In fact it released in a record 1150 theaters all over the world and 450 theaters alone in Telugu language. It was the highest Tamil movie to do so after Rajnikanth's Robot.
Pranitha then acted in the Kannada film Jarasandha directed by Shashank Raj. She then acted in the Om Prakash Rao directed Kannada film, 'Bheema Theeradalli' opposite Duniya Vijay which was a massive hit in Karnataka, especially north Karnataka. It was based on the real life story of a Naxalite. Pranitha was praised for her portrayal of Bheemavva by critics. It has been her most intense role so far. Her most recent release is Mr 420 in which she starred opposite Ganesh.
She was also the Brand Ambassador of the Karnataka Bulldozers in the recent Celebrity Cricket League Season 3 (ccl3).
Pranitha has also been signed on as the brand ambassador of a number of brands: Alukkas Jewellery, Coimbatore; RKS Grand shopping mall, Hyderabad; Svb Silks, Salem; Bombay Jewellery, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. Sri Lakshmi jewellery, Pondicherry; etc.
