Karthika Menon born 6 June 1986,better known by her stage name Bhavana , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in Kamal's Nammal (2002), which won her critical acclaim and various honors. In a career spanning eight years, she has appeared in over forty-five films, in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages, while winning one Filmfare and two Kerala State Film Awards.
Born Karthika Menon in a Kerala family, Bhavana is the daughter of Pushpa and, assistant cinematographer, G. Balachandran Menon. She has one brother, Jayadev, who currently lives in Vancouver, Canada. She studied at Holy Family Girls' High School, Chembukkavu, Thrissur.
She 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 and Srikanth.
Bhavana Filmography
Jackie (2010) - lakshmi
Asal (2010)
Mahatma (2009) - Krishnaveni
Hero (2008) - Krishnaveni
Jayam Kondan (2008)
Arya MBBS (2008)
Ontari (2008) - Bujji
Vaazhthugal (2008)
Aarya (2007) - Deepika
Veyyil (2006) - Meenakshi
Bungalowil Outha (2005)
Daivanamathil (2005) - Sameera
Family (2005)
Hridayathil Sookshikkan (2005) - Amritha
Naran (2005)
Police (2005)
Udayananu Tharam (2005) - Gayathri
Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004) - Indira
Amrutham (2004) - Mridula
Runway (2004) - Cameo
Youth Festival (2004) - Parvathy
C.I.D. Moosa (2003) - Meena
Chronic Bachelor (2003) - Sandhya
Ivar (2003) - Nandini
Swapnakoodu (2003) - Padma
Thilakkam (2003) - Gauri
Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu (2003) - Sangeetha Varma
Nammal (2002) - Parimalam
Deveeri (1999) - Paddi
