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Bhavana
Bhavana
	Bhavana in 2022
Born	Karthika Menon; 6 June 1986 (age 38); Thrissur, Kerala, India
Education	Holy Family Convent Girls High School, Thrissur
Occupations	Actress; dancer;
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Nammal (2002) ; Deepavali (2007) ; 99 (2019)
Spouse	Naveen (m. 2018)
Parent(s)	G. Balachandran (father); Pushpa (mother)
Awards	Filmfare Awards

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Karthika Menon, better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, in addition to Kannada, Tamil films.

Early life

Bhavana was born Karthika Menon^[1] on 6 June 1986^[2]^[3] in Thrissur, Kerala. She is the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadev.^[4] She was educated at Holy Family Convent Girls High School, Thrissur.

Bhavana has described herself as a restless person and someone who's "hard to handle". When she was young, she dreamed of becoming an actress.^[5] She was an 11th standard student when she got her break in the film.^[6]

Career

2002–2010: Early debut to lead actress

At age 16, she debuted in the Malayalam film Nammal (2002).^[7] The film was a commercial success.^[8]The following year she had six releases, Thilakkam., Chronic Bachelor,^[9] C.I.D. Moosa, Swapnakoodu, Ivar and Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu failed at the box office.^[10]In 2004, she appeared in Runway. Youth Festival, Parayam and Amritam were box office failures. She starred in Chathikkatha Chanthu. In 2005, she appeared in Hridayathil Sookshikkan, Police, directed by V. K. Prakash^[11] Banglavil Outha. and Daivanamathil.^[12]^[13]^[14] She then appeared in Chanthupottu, Naran^[15] and Bus Conductor.^[16]^[17]^[18]

In 2006, she made her debut in Tamil cinema with the release of Chithiram Pesuthadi.^[19]^[20]^[21] She then starred in Chinthamani Kolacase,^[22]^[23]^[24] Kisan,^[25] Chess,^[26] and despite having mixed reviews^[27]^[28] Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai,^[29] Veyil,^[30]^[31] and Koodal Nagar.^[32]^[33] In 2007, she starred in Deepavali,^[34] Chotta Mumbai,^[35]Aarya,^[36] and Rameswaram^[37]^[38]^[39]In 2008, she was seen in the films, Vaazhthugal,^[40] Ontari which marks her Telugu debut film,^[41]Hero,^[42]Jayamkondaan,^[43] Twenty:20, Lollipop Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded,^[44] Winter,^[45]Robin Hood, Mahatma,^[46] Happy Husbands, and Aasal.^[47]^[48]

2010–2023: Debut in Kannada cinema and comeback

In 2010, she was seen in the Kannada film alongside Puneeth Rajkumar, Jackie,^[49] Marykkundoru Kunjaadu with Dileep,^[50] Doctor Love, Kudumbasree Travels, The Metro,^[51] Oru Marubhoomikkadha, Vishnuvardhana,^[52] Nippu,^[53] Romeo,^[54]^[55]^[56] Ozhimuri,^[57]^[58]^[59] Trivandrum Lodge,^[60] Yaare Koogadali,^[61]^[62] Topiwala and Bachchan. Her next films were Honey Bee^[63] and Ezhamathe Varavu, ^[64] She appeared in films such as Polytechnic, Koothara, Angry Babies in Love, Hello Namasthe and Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka, all of which were poorly received.

She was a part of Ivide,^[65] Chowka,^[66] Honey Bee 2: Celebrations,^[67] Adventures of Omanakuttan, Vilakkumaram,^[68] Adam Joan.^[69]In 2018, she starred in Tagaru,^[70]^[71] and 99,^[72]In 2021, she appeared in a series of Kannada films, Inspector Vikram, SriKrishna@gmail.com, Govinda Govinda and Bhajarangi 2.^[73]^[74]

2023–present: Return to Malayalam cinema

In 2022, it was announced that Bhavana would return to Malayalam cinema with Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn^[75] and the film was released in 2023.^[76]

Abduction and assault

In February 2017, she was kidnapped^[77] while returning home from a shoot and sexually assaulted by a gang of men. In April 2017, there were multiple reports in the media that actor Dileep had links to the main accused.^[78] In July 2017, Dileep was arrested by the investigating team,^[79] which said in its charge sheet that there was circumstantial evidence for Dileep's alleged conspiracy with the other accused men.^[80] Dileep was released on bail in October 2017.^[81] In 2022, amid further media reports alleging Dileep's attempt to intimidate an investigating officer, new charges were filed against him and five others.^[82]

After the assault, Bhavana withdrew from the Malayalam movie industry for five years.^[83] Bhavana made her first comment about the case in 2022.^[84]

Bhavana's assault partly contributed to the creation of Women in Cinema Collective and the formation of Hema Committee.^[84] A couple of months after Bhavana spoke out, the Kerala state assembly is planning legislation to protect women working in the film industry.^[83]

Personal life

The engagement ceremony of Bhavana and Kannada film producer Naveen was held in March 2017.^[85] They married on 22 January 2018.^[86]^[87]

Filmography

Films

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Nammal	Parimalam	Malayalam	Malayalam Debut
2003	Thilakkam	Gauri		Cameo appearance
	Chronic Bachelor	Sandhya
	C.I.D. Moosa	Meena
	Swapnakoodu	Padma
	Ivar	Nandhini
	Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu	Sangeetha Varma
2004	Parayam	Sudha
	Chathikkatha Chanthu	Indira
	Runway	Special appearance		Special appearance in the song "Osalama Ailasa"
	Youth Festival	Parvathy
	Amrutham	Mridula
2005	Hridayathil Sookshikkan	Amritha
	Police	Sethulakshmi
	Bunglavil Outha	Aswathy
	Daivanamathil	Sameera
	Chanthupottu	Rosie
	Naran	Leela
	Bus Conductor	Sugandhi
	Udayananu Tharam	Gayathri
2006	Chithiram Pesuthadi	Charumathi (Charu)	Tamil	Tamil Debut
	Chinthamani Kolacase	Chinthamani Warrier	Malayalam
	Kisan	Kilimathi
	Chess	Dr. Radhika
	Kizhakku Kadarkarai Salai	Priya	Tamil
	Veyil	Meenakshi
2007	Deepavali	Susi
	Koodal Nagar	Manimekalai
	Chotta Mumbai	'Parakkum' Latha	Malayalam
	Aarya	Deepika	Tamil
	Rameswaram	Vasanthi
2008	Vaazhthugal	Kayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu
	Ontari	Bujji	Telugu	Telugu Debut
	Mulla	Mentally challenged lady	Malayalam	Cameo appearance
	Jayamkondaan	Annapurani	Tamil
	Hero	Krishnaveni	Telugu
	Twenty:20	Ashwathy Nambiar	Malayalam
	Lollipop	Rosebella
2009	Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded	Aarathi Menon
	Winter	Shyama Ramdas
	Robin Hood	Rupa
	Mahatma	Krishnaveni	Telugu
2010	Happy Husbands	Krishnendu Mukundhan	Malayalam
	Aasal	Sulabha Pillai	Tamil
	Jackie	Lakshmi	Kannada	Kannada Debut
	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	Mary Ittichan	Malayalam
2011	Kudumbasree Travels	Aswathy
	The Metro	Anupama
	Doctor Love	Ebin
	Vishnuvardhana	Bharathi	Kannada
	Oru Marubhoomikkadha	Eliana	Malayalam
2012	Nippu	Vaishnavi	Telugu	Cameo appearance
	Romeo	Shruti	Kannada
	Ozhimuri	Balamani	Malayalam
	Trivandrum Lodge	Malavika	Malayalam
	Yaare Koogadali	Bharathi	Kannada
2013	Topiwala	Suman Bedi
	Bachchan	Dr. Ashwini
	Honey Bee	Angel	Malayalam
	Ezhamathe Varavu	Bhanu
2014	Polytechnic	Ashwathi Nair
	Koothara	Swathy
	Angry Babies in Love	Sarah
2015	Mythri	Herself	Kannada	Cameo appearance
	Ivide	Roshni Mathew	Malayalam
	Kohinoor	Lilly		Cameo appearance
2016	Hello Namasthe	Priya
	Mukunda Murari	Rukmini	Kannada	Special appearance in the song "Murari Lola"
	Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka	Shahida Gautham	Malayalam
2017	Chowka	Bhoomika	Kannada
	Honey Bee 2: Celebrations	Angel	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	Kannada
2019	99	Janaki Devi ( Jaanu)		^[88]
2021	Inspector Vikram	Bhavana		^[89]
	SriKrishna@gmail.com	Malavika		^[90]
	Bhajarangi 2	Chinminki
	Govinda Govinda	Padmavathi
2023	Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn	Nithya	Malayalam	^[91]^[92]
2023	Rani: The Real Story	Teacher	Malayalam
2024	Case of Kondana	ACP Lakshmi	Kannada	^[93]^[94]
	Nadikar	Ann Bava	Malayalam	^[95]
	Hunt	Keerthi Jayarajan	Malayalam	^[96]
	Pink Note †	Bhavana/Akanksha	Kannada	Filming^[97]^[98]
	Uttarakaanda †	Veeravva	Kannada	Filming ^[99]^[100]
	The Door †	TBA	Tamil	Post production ^[101]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language
2021	Boom Rang Village	Bhavana	Malayalam

Awards

2002: Special Mention for Nammal ^[17]

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External links

Bhavana at IMDb

[idlebrain-1] "Interview with Bhavana". Idlebrain. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[2] "Bhavana Birthday: ನಟಿ ಭಾವನಾ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ, ಜಾಕಿ ಬೆಡಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ಬಂದ ಹಾದಿ ಇದು". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[3] "Happy birthday Bhavana: Manju Warrier, Geetu Mohandas join fans in wishing Bhajarangi 2 actor". Hindustan Times. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[10_things-4] "10 things to know about Malayalam actress Bhavana". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[thehindu1-5] Y. Sunita Chowdhary (16 July 2011). "Arts / Cinema : New-look Bhavana's dream comes true". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[6] "Bhavana going glamorous in film". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

[7] "Kinescope". The Hindu. 23 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[8] "A filmi shot in the arm". The Hindu. 15 February 2003. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016.

[9] "The Hindu : Box-office update". The Hindu. 15 September 2003. Archived from the original on 15 September 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[10] "'Couldn't Have Asked For Better': Bhavana on 20 Years of Her Debut Film Nammal". News18. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[11] "Crime thriller with a difference". The Hindu. 23 June 2005. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[12] "Daivanamathil". The Hindu. 18 April 2005. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[13] "My husband, the jehadi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[14] "53rd National Film Awards announced". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[15] "2005- An analysis". Sify. 23 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

[16] "The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram : Boom year for mollywood". The Hindu. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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-'''Karthika Menon''', better known by her [[stage name]] '''Bhavana''', is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in [[Malayalam films|Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] language films in addition to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. She is the recipient of two [[Kerala State Film Awards]] and a [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]].
+'''Karthika Menon''', better known by her [[stage name]] '''Bhavana''', is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in [[Malayalam films|Malayalam]] films, in addition to [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films.
-She debuted with the film ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002) and appeared in several successful Malayalam films like ''[[Chronic Bachelor]]'' (2003)'', [[C.I.D. Moosa]]'' (2003), ''[[Swapnakoodu]]'' (2003), ''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]'' (2004), ''[[Naran (film)|Naran]]'' (2005), ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'' (2007) and ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' (2010), Tamil films including ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'' (2006), ''[[Jayamkondaan]]'' (2008) and ''[[Aasal]]'' (2010), and successful Kannada films like ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' (2010), ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' (2011) and ''[[Romeo (2012 film)|Romeo]]'' (2013). She received two [[Kerala State Film Awards]] for ''Daivanamathil'' and ''Nammal''.
 == Early life ==
-Bhavana was born Karthika Menon<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> on 6 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2023 |title=Bhavana Birthday: ನಟಿ ಭಾವನಾ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ, ಜಾಕಿ ಬೆಡಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ಬಂದ ಹಾದಿ ಇದು |url=https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/actress-bhavana-birthday-today-she-looks-very-cute-in-traditional-dress-svl-1163196.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=News18 Kannada |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2021 |title=Happy birthday Bhavana: Manju Warrier, Geetu Mohandas join fans in wishing Bhajarangi 2 actor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/happy-birthday-bhavana-manju-warrier-geetu-mohandas-join-fans-in-wishing-bhajarangi-2-actor-101622983705992.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> in [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]]. She is the daughter of Pushpa and assistant [[cinematographer]] G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadev.<ref name="10 things">{{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 |newspaper=[[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=dead}}</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". When she was young, she dreamed of becoming an actress.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary |date=16 July 2011 |title=Arts / Cinema : New-look Bhavana's dream comes true |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2233197.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226053104/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2233197.ece |archive-date=26 February 2012 |access-date=3 October 2011 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> She 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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404191517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-16/news-interviews/27925201_1_bhavana-telugu-films-tamil |archive-date=4 April 2013 |access-date=7 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
+Bhavana was born Karthika Menon<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> on 6 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2023 |title=Bhavana Birthday: ನಟಿ ಭಾವನಾ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ, ಜಾಕಿ ಬೆಡಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ಬಂದ ಹಾದಿ ಇದು |url=https://kannada.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/actress-bhavana-birthday-today-she-looks-very-cute-in-traditional-dress-svl-1163196.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=News18 Kannada |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2021 |title=Happy birthday Bhavana: Manju Warrier, Geetu Mohandas join fans in wishing Bhajarangi 2 actor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/happy-birthday-bhavana-manju-warrier-geetu-mohandas-join-fans-in-wishing-bhajarangi-2-actor-101622983705992.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> in [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]]. She is the daughter of Pushpa and assistant [[cinematographer]] G. Balachandran. She has an elder brother, Jayadev.<ref name="10 things">{{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 |newspaper=[[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=dead}}</ref> She was educated at Holy Family Convent Girls High School, Thrissur.
+Bhavana has described herself as a restless person and someone who's "hard to handle". When she was young, she dreamed of becoming an actress.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary |date=16 July 2011 |title=Arts / Cinema : New-look Bhavana's dream comes true |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2233197.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226053104/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2233197.ece |archive-date=26 February 2012 |access-date=3 October 2011 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> She was an 11th standard student when she got her break in the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bhavana going glamorous in film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Bhavanas-glamour-policy/etarticleshow/3599227.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404191517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-10-16/news-interviews/27925201_1_bhavana-telugu-films-tamil |archive-date=4 April 2013 |access-date=7 May 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
 == Career ==
 === 2002–2010: Early debut to lead actress ===
-At age 16, she debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite news |title=Kinescope |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2003 |access-date=22 January 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 December 2002}}</ref> The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 February 2003 |title=A filmi shot in the arm |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm |archive-date=21 December 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>The following year she had six releases, ''[[Thilakkam]].'',  ''[[Chronic Bachelor]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2003 |title=The Hindu : Box-office update |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/28/stories/2003042800590206.htm |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030915122242/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/28/stories/2003042800590206.htm |archive-date=15 September 2003}}</ref> ''[[C.I.D. Moosa]]'',  ''[[Swapnakoodu]]'', ''[[Ivar (2003 film)|Ivar]]'' and ''Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu'' failed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2022 |title='Couldn't Have Asked For Better': Bhavana on 20 Years of Her Debut Film Nammal |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/couldnt-have-asked-for-better-bhavana-on-20-years-of-her-debut-film-nammal-6666055.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>In 2004, she appeared in [[Runway (2004 film)|''Runway'']]. ''Youth Festival, Parayam'' and ''Amritam'' were box office failures. She starred in ''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]''. In 2005, she appeared in ''[[Hridayathil Sookshikkan]]'', ''[[Police (2005 film)|Police]]'', directed by [[V. K. Prakash]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2005 |title=Crime thriller with a difference |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>  ''Banglavil Outha.'' and ''[[Daivanamathil]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 April 2005 |title=Daivanamathil |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My husband, the jehadi |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/18jayaraj.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=53rd National Film Awards announced |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/53rd-national-film-awards-announced/articleshow/2263261.cms |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref> She then appeared in ''[[Chanthupottu]]'', [[Naran (film)|''Naran'']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2017 |title=2005- An analysis |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://m.sify.com/movies/2005-an-analysis-news-malayalam-kkfvwXbejbbsi.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823072923/http://m.sify.com/movies/2005-an-analysis-news-malayalam-kkfvwXbejbbsi.html |archive-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> and [[Bus Conductor (film)|''Bus Conductor'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram : Boom year for mollywood |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206164931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm |archive-date=6 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="kerala1">{{cite web |title=State Film Awards (2000–12) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=7 July 2015 |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=At 16 she made her acting debut |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/lesser-known-facts-about-ntikkakkakkoru-premandaarnnu-actress-bhavana-menon/photostory/98179848.cms?picid=98181162 |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
+At age 16, she debuted in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Nammal]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite news |title=Kinescope |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030721020641/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/23/stories/2002122300330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2003 |access-date=22 January 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 December 2002}}</ref> The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 February 2003 |title=A filmi shot in the arm |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221190650/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/02/15/stories/2003021502360200.htm |archive-date=21 December 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>The following year she had six releases, ''[[Thilakkam]].'',  ''[[Chronic Bachelor]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2003 |title=The Hindu : Box-office update |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/28/stories/2003042800590206.htm |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030915122242/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/28/stories/2003042800590206.htm |archive-date=15 September 2003}}</ref> ''[[C.I.D. Moosa]]'',  ''[[Swapnakoodu]]'', ''[[Ivar (2003 film)|Ivar]]'' and ''Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu'' failed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 December 2022 |title='Couldn't Have Asked For Better': Bhavana on 20 Years of Her Debut Film Nammal |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/couldnt-have-asked-for-better-bhavana-on-20-years-of-her-debut-film-nammal-6666055.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>In 2004, she appeared in [[Runway (2004 film)|''Runway'']]. ''Youth Festival, Parayam'' and ''Amritam'' were box office failures. She starred in ''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]''. In 2005, she appeared in ''[[Hridayathil Sookshikkan]]'', ''[[Police (2005 film)|Police]]'', directed by [[V. K. Prakash]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2005 |title=Crime thriller with a difference |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>  ''Banglavil Outha.'' and ''[[Daivanamathil]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 April 2005 |title=Daivanamathil |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My husband, the jehadi |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/18jayaraj.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=53rd National Film Awards announced |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/53rd-national-film-awards-announced/articleshow/2263261.cms |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref> She then appeared in ''[[Chanthupottu]]'', [[Naran (film)|''Naran'']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2017 |title=2005- An analysis |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://m.sify.com/movies/2005-an-analysis-news-malayalam-kkfvwXbejbbsi.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823072923/http://m.sify.com/movies/2005-an-analysis-news-malayalam-kkfvwXbejbbsi.html |archive-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> and [[Bus Conductor (film)|''Bus Conductor'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=The Hindu : Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram : Boom year for mollywood |website=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206164931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001380100.htm |archive-date=6 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="kerala1">{{cite web |title=State Film Awards (2000–12) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |archive-date=7 July 2015 |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm |publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=At 16 she made her acting debut |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/lesser-known-facts-about-ntikkakkakkoru-premandaarnnu-actress-bhavana-menon/photostory/98179848.cms?picid=98181162 |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
-In 2006, she made her debut in Tamil cinema with the release of ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Bhavana returns to Tamil cinema with horror film The Door |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bhavana-returns-tamil-cinema-horror-film-door-178180 |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2012 |title=Oscar to the rescue! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/oscar-to-the-rescue-news-tamil-kkfvq1acjaf.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022160534/http://www.sify.com/movies/oscar-to-the-rescue-news-tamil-kkfvq1acjaf.html |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Bhavana Returns To Silver Screen |url=https://m.femina.in/celebs/indian/amp-stories/actor-bhavana-returns-to-silver-screen-258249.amp |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=femina.in |language=en}}</ref> She then starred in ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2022 |title=Director Shaji Kailas To Reunite With Actress Bhavana After 16 Years For This Film |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/director-shaji-kailas-to-reunite-with-actress-bhavana-after-16-years-for-this-film-6615919.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 July 2006 |title=Reign of the superstars |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2017 |title=2006-A Flashback! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://m.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173631/http://m.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html |archive-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> [[Kisan (film)|''Kisan'']],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kisan: A disappointment |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/12kisan.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> [[Chess (2006 film)|''Chess'']],<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2006 |title=Game of life |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and despite having mixed reviews<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Dileep alone saves Chess |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/10chess.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2006 |title=A tale of revenge |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hari |first=T. S. V. |title=Kizhakku Kadakarkarai Salai: Pathetic |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/kks/20061114.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> [[Veyil (2006 film)|''Veyil'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2007 |title='Veyil' to shine in Cannes! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14421280 |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406204549/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14421280 |archive-date=6 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=15 years of Vasanthabalan's Veyil: Interesting facts about the film |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/15-years-of-vasanthabalans-veyil-interesting-facts-about-the-film/photostory/88212619.cms |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and ''[[Koodal Nagar]]''{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} In 2007, she starred in ''[[Deepavali (2007 film)|Deepavali]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Unnimaya to Malar Miss: 8 smashing heroine entry scenes in Malayalam cinema |date=6 December 2018 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/unnimaya-malar-miss-8-smashing-heroine-entry-scenes-malayalam-cinema-92875}}</ref> ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2007 |title=Riding a wave of success |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>[[Aarya (film)|''Aarya'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2014 |title=Movie Review : Aarya |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aarya-review-tamil-14507623.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906081522/http://www.sify.com/movies/aarya-review-tamil-14507623.html |archive-date=6 September 2014}}</ref> and [[Rameswaram (film)|''Rameswaram'']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2007 |title=The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Stunning visuals, that's about it -- Rameswaram |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/12/07/stories/2007120750070200.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209115827/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/12/07/stories/2007120750070200.htm |archive-date=9 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2015 |title=Review : Deepavali |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/deepavali-review-tamil-pclwltcfabbci.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016023229/http://www.sify.com/movies/deepavali-review-tamil-pclwltcfabbci.html |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deepavali: Illogical fun |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/feb/12ssdeep.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref>In 2008, she was seen in the films,  ''[[Vaazhthugal]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vazhthukkal |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14591429&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122074745/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14591429&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=22 January 2008}}</ref> [[Ontari (film)|''Ontari'']] which marks her Telugu debut film,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ontari is pasool vasool |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/15ssontari.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref>[[Hero (2008 film)|''Hero'']],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana got her career back on track |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994576637/Bhavana-got-her-career-back-on-track |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=indiaherald.com |language=en}}</ref>''[[Jayamkondaan]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Go watch Jayam Kondaan! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/29ssj.htm |access-date=15 August 2023 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> [[Twenty:20 (film)|''Twenty:20'']], [[Lollipop (film)|''Lollipop'']]  ''[[Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sagar-alias-jacky-reloaded/446866/2 |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>  ''[[Winter (2009 film)|Winter]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2023 |title=2009 Malayalam Horror Movie Winter To Get A Sequel? What We Know |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/2009-malayalam-horror-movie-winter-to-get-a-sequel-what-we-know-8358757.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>[[Robin Hood (2009 film)|''Robin Hood'']], [[Mahatma (film)|''Mahatma'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |title=Review: Mahatma is verbose and preachy |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-mahatma/20091012.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'',  and ''[[Aasal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Bhavana returns to Tamil cinema with horror film The Door |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bhavana-returns-tamil-cinema-horror-film-door-178180 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Top horror movies in Malayalam |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/top-horror-movies-in-malayalam/photostory/50159066.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
+In 2006, she made her debut in Tamil cinema with the release of ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Bhavana returns to Tamil cinema with horror film The Door |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bhavana-returns-tamil-cinema-horror-film-door-178180 |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2012 |title=Oscar to the rescue! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/oscar-to-the-rescue-news-tamil-kkfvq1acjaf.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022160534/http://www.sify.com/movies/oscar-to-the-rescue-news-tamil-kkfvq1acjaf.html |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Bhavana Returns To Silver Screen |url=https://m.femina.in/celebs/indian/amp-stories/actor-bhavana-returns-to-silver-screen-258249.amp |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=femina.in |language=en}}</ref> She then starred in ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2022 |title=Director Shaji Kailas To Reunite With Actress Bhavana After 16 Years For This Film |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/director-shaji-kailas-to-reunite-with-actress-bhavana-after-16-years-for-this-film-6615919.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 July 2006 |title=Reign of the superstars |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2017 |title=2006-A Flashback! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://m.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173631/http://m.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html |archive-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> [[Kisan (film)|''Kisan'']],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kisan: A disappointment |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/12kisan.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> [[Chess (2006 film)|''Chess'']],<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2006 |title=Game of life |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and despite having mixed reviews<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Dileep alone saves Chess |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/10chess.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2006 |title=A tale of revenge |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hari |first=T. S. V. |title=Kizhakku Kadakarkarai Salai: Pathetic |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/kks/20061114.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> [[Veyil (2006 film)|''Veyil'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2007 |title='Veyil' to shine in Cannes! |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14421280 |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406204549/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14421280 |archive-date=6 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=15 years of Vasanthabalan's Veyil: Interesting facts about the film |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/15-years-of-vasanthabalans-veyil-interesting-facts-about-the-film/photostory/88212619.cms |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and ''[[Koodal Nagar]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/Koodal-Nagar/articleshow/2138767.cms | title=Koodal Nagar | date=21 June 2007 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=20 March 2019 | archive-date=12 January 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112093522/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/previews/Koodal-Nagar/articleshow/2138767.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/koodal-nagar.html|title=Koodal Nagar (2007) &#124; Koodal Nagar Movie &#124; Koodal Nagar Tamil Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=27 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227015708/http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/koodal-nagar.html|url-status=live}}</ref>   In 2007, she starred in ''[[Deepavali (2007 film)|Deepavali]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Unnimaya to Malar Miss: 8 smashing heroine entry scenes in Malayalam cinema |date=6 December 2018 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/unnimaya-malar-miss-8-smashing-heroine-entry-scenes-malayalam-cinema-92875}}</ref> ''[[Chotta Mumbai]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 April 2007 |title=Riding a wave of success |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>[[Aarya (film)|''Aarya'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2014 |title=Movie Review : Aarya |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aarya-review-tamil-14507623.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906081522/http://www.sify.com/movies/aarya-review-tamil-14507623.html |archive-date=6 September 2014}}</ref> and [[Rameswaram (film)|''Rameswaram'']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2007 |title=The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Stunning visuals, that's about it -- Rameswaram |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/12/07/stories/2007120750070200.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209115827/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/12/07/stories/2007120750070200.htm |archive-date=9 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2015 |title=Review : Deepavali |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/deepavali-review-tamil-pclwltcfabbci.html |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016023229/http://www.sify.com/movies/deepavali-review-tamil-pclwltcfabbci.html |archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deepavali: Illogical fun |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/feb/12ssdeep.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref>In 2008, she was seen in the films,  ''[[Vaazhthugal]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vazhthukkal |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14591429&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122074745/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14591429&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=22 January 2008}}</ref> [[Ontari (film)|''Ontari'']] which marks her Telugu debut film,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ontari is pasool vasool |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/15ssontari.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref>[[Hero (2008 film)|''Hero'']],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana got her career back on track |url=http://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/994576637/Bhavana-got-her-career-back-on-track |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=indiaherald.com |language=en}}</ref>''[[Jayamkondaan]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Go watch Jayam Kondaan! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/29ssj.htm |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> [[Twenty:20 (film)|''Twenty:20'']], [[Lollipop (film)|''Lollipop'']]  ''[[Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sagar-alias-jacky-reloaded/446866/2 |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>  ''[[Winter (2009 film)|Winter]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2023 |title=2009 Malayalam Horror Movie Winter To Get A Sequel? What We Know |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/2009-malayalam-horror-movie-winter-to-get-a-sequel-what-we-know-8358757.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>[[Robin Hood (2009 film)|''Robin Hood'']], [[Mahatma (film)|''Mahatma'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajamani |first=Radhika |title=Review: Mahatma is verbose and preachy |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-mahatma/20091012.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Happy Husbands (2010 film)|Happy Husbands]]'',  and ''[[Aasal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Bhavana returns to Tamil cinema with horror film The Door |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bhavana-returns-tamil-cinema-horror-film-door-178180 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Top horror movies in Malayalam |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/top-horror-movies-in-malayalam/photostory/50159066.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 === 2010–2023: Debut in Kannada cinema and comeback  ===
-In 2010, she was seen in the Kannada film alongside [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackie - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/review/2010/oct/17/jackie-195946.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' with Dileep,<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2011 |title=Kerala Box Office - January 11 to 26 |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14961510&cid=14625530 |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130044527/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14961510&cid=14625530 |archive-date=30 January 2011}}</ref> [[Doctor Love (film)|''Doctor Love'']], ''[[Kudumbasree Travels]]'', [[The Metro (film)|''The Metro'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=The Metro is utterly disappointing |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-the-metro/20110124.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>  ''[[Oru Marubhoomikkadha]]'', ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Losing cellphone hurts in many ways |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/losing-cellphone-hurts-many-ways-2461295 |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Nippu]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desam |first=A. B. P. |date=6 June 2023 |title=పాన్ ఇండియా మూవీతో వస్తున్న నటి భావన - ఆసక్తి రేపుతున్న 'ది డోర్' ఫస్ట్ లుక్! |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/entertainment/cinema/ontari-actress-pan-indian-horror-thriller-gets-a-title-97081 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=telugu.abplive.com |language=te}}</ref> ''[[Romeo (2012 film)|Romeo]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2012 |title=Kannada Review: 'Romeo' is a stylish entertainer |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kannada-review-romeo-is-a-stylish-entertainer-486359.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Romeo' (Kannada) |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jul/09/romeo-kannada-385087.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview {{!}} I've tried to create my own version of Jaanu in '99', says Bhavana |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/27/interview--ive-tried-to-create-my-own-version-of-jaanu-in-99-says-bhavana-1969549.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''[[Ozhimuri]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-ali-bhavana-in-ozhimuri-news-malayalam-mfwmz8djcga.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525073748/http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-ali-bhavana-in-ozhimuri-news-malayalam-mfwmz8djcga.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2012 |title=Asif Ali, Bhavana in 'Ozhimuri' |website=[[Sify]] |date=22 May 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title={{as written|Rev|eiw: [sic]}} Ozhimuri is outstanding |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-reveiw-ozhimuri-is-outstanding/20120910.htm |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2019 |title=The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-25-best-malayalam-films-of-the-decade-premam-maheshinte-prathikaram-kumbalangi-nights-and-more/article30349548.ece |access-date=14 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-15/news-and-interviews/31702160_1_bhavana-trivandrum-lodge-film-industry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116123536/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-15/news-and-interviews/31702160_1_bhavana-trivandrum-lodge-film-industry |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Bhavana in Trivandrum Lodge}}</ref> ''[[Yaare Koogadali]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2017 |title=Yaare Koogadali completes 50 days |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Yaare-Koogadali-completes-50-days/articleshow/18367615.cms |access-date=14 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Review: Yaare Koogadali |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/movie-review-yaare-koogadali-609690 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>  ''[[Topiwala]]'' and ''[[Bachchan (2013 film)|Bachchan]]''. Her next films were ''[[Honey Bee (2013 film)|Honey Bee]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Asif, Bhavana in Honeybee |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-bhavana-in-honeybee-news-malayalam-ncntrFbahbc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216235015/http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-bhavana-in-honeybee-news-malayalam-ncntrFbahbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Ezhamathe Varavu]],'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Review: Honey Bee is a mass entertainer |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-honey-bee-is-a-mass-entertainer/20130610.htm |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> She appeared in films such as ''[[Polytechnic (film)|Polytechnic]], [[Koothara]], [[Angry Babies in Love|Angry Babies]]'' [[Angry Babies in Love|''in Love'']], ''[[Hello Namasthe]]'' and ''[[Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka]]'', all of which were poorly received.
+In 2010, she was seen in the Kannada film alongside [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackie - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/entertainment/review/2010/oct/17/jackie-195946.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=10 May 2012 }}</ref> ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' with Dileep,<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2011 |title=Kerala Box Office - January 11 to 26 |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14961510&cid=14625530 |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130044527/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14961510&cid=14625530 |archive-date=30 January 2011}}</ref> [[Doctor Love (film)|''Doctor Love'']], ''[[Kudumbasree Travels]]'', [[The Metro (film)|''The Metro'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=The Metro is utterly disappointing |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-the-metro/20110124.htm |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>  ''[[Oru Marubhoomikkadha]]'', ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Losing cellphone hurts in many ways |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/losing-cellphone-hurts-many-ways-2461295 |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Nippu]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desam |first=A. B. P. |date=6 June 2023 |title=పాన్ ఇండియా మూవీతో వస్తున్న నటి భావన - ఆసక్తి రేపుతున్న 'ది డోర్' ఫస్ట్ లుక్! |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/entertainment/cinema/ontari-actress-pan-indian-horror-thriller-gets-a-title-97081 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=telugu.abplive.com |language=te}}</ref> ''[[Romeo (2012 film)|Romeo]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2012 |title=Kannada Review: 'Romeo' is a stylish entertainer |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kannada-review-romeo-is-a-stylish-entertainer-486359.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Romeo' (Kannada) |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jul/09/romeo-kannada-385087.html |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=9 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview {{!}} I've tried to create my own version of Jaanu in '99', says Bhavana |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2019/apr/27/interview--ive-tried-to-create-my-own-version-of-jaanu-in-99-says-bhavana-1969549.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=27 April 2019 }}</ref> ''[[Ozhimuri]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-ali-bhavana-in-ozhimuri-news-malayalam-mfwmz8djcga.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525073748/http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-ali-bhavana-in-ozhimuri-news-malayalam-mfwmz8djcga.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2012 |title=Asif Ali, Bhavana in 'Ozhimuri' |website=[[Sify]] |date=22 May 2012 |access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title={{as written|Rev|eiw: [sic]}} Ozhimuri is outstanding |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-reveiw-ozhimuri-is-outstanding/20120910.htm |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2019 |title=The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade: 'Premam', 'Maheshinte Prathikaram', 'Kumbalangi Nights' and more |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-25-best-malayalam-films-of-the-decade-premam-maheshinte-prathikaram-kumbalangi-nights-and-more/article30349548.ece |access-date=14 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-15/news-and-interviews/31702160_1_bhavana-trivandrum-lodge-film-industry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116123536/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-15/news-and-interviews/31702160_1_bhavana-trivandrum-lodge-film-industry |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Bhavana in Trivandrum Lodge}}</ref> ''[[Yaare Koogadali]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2017 |title=Yaare Koogadali completes 50 days |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Yaare-Koogadali-completes-50-days/articleshow/18367615.cms |access-date=14 August 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Review: Yaare Koogadali |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/movie-review-yaare-koogadali-609690 |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>  ''[[Topiwala]]'' and ''[[Bachchan (2013 film)|Bachchan]]''. Her next films were ''[[Honey Bee (2013 film)|Honey Bee]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Asif, Bhavana in Honeybee |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-bhavana-in-honeybee-news-malayalam-ncntrFbahbc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216235015/http://www.sify.com/movies/asif-bhavana-in-honeybee-news-malayalam-ncntrFbahbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Ezhamathe Varavu]],'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Review: Honey Bee is a mass entertainer |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-honey-bee-is-a-mass-entertainer/20130610.htm |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref> She appeared in films such as ''[[Polytechnic (film)|Polytechnic]], [[Koothara]], [[Angry Babies in Love|Angry Babies]]'' [[Angry Babies in Love|''in Love'']], ''[[Hello Namasthe]]'' and ''[[Kuttikalundu Sookshikkuka]]'', all of which were poorly received.
-She was a part of ''[[Ivide]]'',<ref>{{cite news |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 |date=7 March 2015 |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> ''[[Chowka]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chowka Review: Many stories, one impressive message |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/feb/03/chowka-review-many-stories-one-impressive-message-1566624.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>  ''[[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honey Bee 2.5 will have a grand release |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/jun/10/honey-bee-25-will-have-a-grand-release-1614807.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]'', ''Vilakkumaram'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana is a teacher in Vilakkumaram |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/110617/bhavana-is-a-teacher-in-vilakkumaram.html}}</ref> ''[[Adam Joan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 August 2022 |title='Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn': First look of Bhavana's Malayalam comeback film out |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ntikkakkakkoru-premondarnn-first-look-of-bhavanas-malayalam-comeback-film-out/article65822349.ece |access-date=15 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>In 2018, she starred in ''[[Tagaru]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Tagaru Movie Review - A gory tale of revenge and redemption |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/tagaru-movie-review-gory-tale-1921837 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tagaru review: Shivrajkumar's gangsta flick fall into the 'classics' category, Suri style |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/feb/24/tagaru-review-shivrajkumars-gangsta-flick-fall-into-the-classics-category-suri-style-1777962.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> and [[99 (2019 film)|''99'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2019 |title='99' review: Ganesh-Bhavana try to recreate '96' magic but fall short |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/99-review-ganesh-bhavana-try-recreate-96-magic-fall-short-101070 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>In 2021, she appeared in a series of Kannada films, ''[[Inspector Vikram (2021 film)|Inspector Vikram]], [[SriKrishna@gmail.com]], [[Govinda Govinda (2021 film)|Govinda Govinda]]'' and ''[[Bhajarangi 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chinminiki, The Lady Fire: Director A. Harsha unveils Bhavana's character in 'Bhajarangi 2' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chinminiki-the-lady-fire-director-a-harsha-unveils-bhavanas-character-in-bhajarangi-2/articleshow/86910001.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028103928/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chinminiki-the-lady-fire-director-a-harsha-unveils-bhavanas-character-in-bhajarangi-2/articleshow/86910001.cms |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=13 October 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=10 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=99 - the pangs of a long lost love |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/may/02/99---the-pangs-of-a-long-lost-love-1971740.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
+She was a part of ''[[Ivide]]'',<ref>{{cite news |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 |date=7 March 2015 |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> ''[[Chowka]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chowka Review: Many stories, one impressive message |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/feb/03/chowka-review-many-stories-one-impressive-message-1566624.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=4 February 2017 }}</ref>  ''[[Honey Bee 2: Celebrations]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honey Bee 2.5 will have a grand release |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/jun/10/honey-bee-25-will-have-a-grand-release-1614807.html |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=10 June 2017 }}</ref> ''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]'', ''Vilakkumaram'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana is a teacher in Vilakkumaram |date=11 June 2017 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/110617/bhavana-is-a-teacher-in-vilakkumaram.html}}</ref> ''[[Adam Joan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 August 2022 |title='Ntikkakkakkoru Premondarnn': First look of Bhavana's Malayalam comeback film out |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ntikkakkakkoru-premondarnn-first-look-of-bhavanas-malayalam-comeback-film-out/article65822349.ece |access-date=15 August 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>In 2018, she starred in ''[[Tagaru]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Tagaru Movie Review - A gory tale of revenge and redemption |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/tagaru-movie-review-gory-tale-1921837 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tagaru review: Shivrajkumar's gangsta flick fall into the 'classics' category, Suri style |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/feb/24/tagaru-review-shivrajkumars-gangsta-flick-fall-into-the-classics-category-suri-style-1777962.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=24 February 2018 }}</ref> and [[99 (2019 film)|''99'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2019 |title='99' review: Ganesh-Bhavana try to recreate '96' magic but fall short |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/99-review-ganesh-bhavana-try-recreate-96-magic-fall-short-101070 |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>In 2021, she appeared in a series of Kannada films, ''[[Inspector Vikram (2021 film)|Inspector Vikram]], [[SriKrishna@gmail.com]], [[Govinda Govinda (2021 film)|Govinda Govinda]]'' and ''[[Bhajarangi 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chinminiki, The Lady Fire: Director A. Harsha unveils Bhavana's character in 'Bhajarangi 2' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chinminiki-the-lady-fire-director-a-harsha-unveils-bhavanas-character-in-bhajarangi-2/articleshow/86910001.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028103928/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/chinminiki-the-lady-fire-director-a-harsha-unveils-bhavanas-character-in-bhajarangi-2/articleshow/86910001.cms |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=13 October 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=10 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=99 - the pangs of a long lost love |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/may/02/99---the-pangs-of-a-long-lost-love-1971740.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=3 May 2019 }}</ref>
 === 2023–present: Return to Malayalam cinema  ===
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 == Abduction and assault ==
-In February 2017, she was kidnapped<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhavana Menon breaks her silence on sexual assault case; Mammootty, Mohanlal, Konkona show solidarity |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bhavana-menon-breaks-her-silence-on-sexual-assault-mammootty-mohanlal-konkona-show-solidarity/articleshow/88828297.cms |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Economic Times |issue=11 January 2022 |quote=For the uninitiated, Menon was reportedly kidnapped, attacked and molested in Kochi in 2017 and she had named actor Dileep as the main accused ... the case happened in 2017, and actor Dileep was released from jail within two months |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123164059/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bhavana-menon-breaks-her-silence-on-sexual-assault-mammootty-mohanlal-konkona-show-solidarity/articleshow/88828297.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> while returning home from a shoot and subjected to sexual assault by a gang of men. In April 2017, there were multiple reports in the media that actor [[Dileep]] had links to the main accused.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Babu |first1=Ramesh |title=Actress kidnapping case: Kerala superstar Dileep arrested on conspiracy charges |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/malayalam-superstar-dileep-arrested-on-conspiracy-charges-in-actress-kidnapping-case/story-IRuZVS0x0xEJsrywYOlgAM.html |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 July 2017 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123164058/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/malayalam-superstar-dileep-arrested-on-conspiracy-charges-in-actress-kidnapping-case/story-IRuZVS0x0xEJsrywYOlgAM.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, Dileep was arrested by the investigating team,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiran |first1=U. |title=Actor Dileep arrested in Malayalam actress abduction case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/actor-dileep-arrested-in-malayalam-actress-abduction-case/article19251754.ece |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=10 July 2017 |language=en-IN |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112144207/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/actor-dileep-arrested-in-malayalam-actress-abduction-case/article19251754.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> which said in its charge sheet that there was circumstantial evidence for Dileep's alleged conspiracy with the other accused men.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tom |first1=Disney |title=Dileep news: Exposing Dileep's affair led to actor's rape, says SIT |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/exposing-dileeps-affair-led-to-actors-rape-says-sit/articleshow/61759737.cms |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=23 November 2017 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123164058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/exposing-dileeps-affair-led-to-actors-rape-says-sit/articleshow/61759737.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Dileep was released on bail in October 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varier |first1=Megha |title=After four attempts and 85 days in custody, Dileep gets bail in actor assault case |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-four-attempts-and-85-days-custody-dileep-gets-bail-actor-assault-case-69362 |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The News Minute |date=3 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123171410/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-four-attempts-and-85-days-custody-dileep-gets-bail-actor-assault-case-69362 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, amid further media reports alleging Dileep's attempt to intimidate an investigating officer, new charges were filed against him and five others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Dileep, others appear before Crime Branch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/actor-dileep-others-appear-before-crime-branch-7737500/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Press Trust of India |date=23 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123054241/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/actor-dileep-others-appear-before-crime-branch-7737500/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
+In February 2017, she was kidnapped<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhavana Menon breaks her silence on sexual assault case; Mammootty, Mohanlal, Konkona show solidarity |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bhavana-menon-breaks-her-silence-on-sexual-assault-mammootty-mohanlal-konkona-show-solidarity/articleshow/88828297.cms |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Economic Times |issue=11 January 2022 |quote=For the uninitiated, Menon was reportedly kidnapped, attacked and molested in Kochi in 2017 and she had named actor Dileep as the main accused ... the case happened in 2017, and actor Dileep was released from jail within two months |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123164059/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bhavana-menon-breaks-her-silence-on-sexual-assault-mammootty-mohanlal-konkona-show-solidarity/articleshow/88828297.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> while returning home from a shoot and sexually assaulted by a gang of men. In April 2017, there were multiple reports in the media that actor [[Dileep]] had links to the main accused.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Babu |first1=Ramesh |title=Actress kidnapping case: Kerala superstar Dileep arrested on conspiracy charges |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/malayalam-superstar-dileep-arrested-on-conspiracy-charges-in-actress-kidnapping-case/story-IRuZVS0x0xEJsrywYOlgAM.html |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 July 2017 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123164058/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/malayalam-superstar-dileep-arrested-on-conspiracy-charges-in-actress-kidnapping-case/story-IRuZVS0x0xEJsrywYOlgAM.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, Dileep was arrested by the investigating team,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiran |first1=U. |title=Actor Dileep arrested in Malayalam actress abduction case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/actor-dileep-arrested-in-malayalam-actress-abduction-case/article19251754.ece |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=10 July 2017 |language=en-IN |archive-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112144207/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/actor-dileep-arrested-in-malayalam-actress-abduction-case/article19251754.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> which said in its charge sheet that there was circumstantial evidence for Dileep's alleged conspiracy with the other accused men.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tom |first1=Disney |title=Dileep news: Exposing Dileep's affair led to actor's rape, says SIT |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/exposing-dileeps-affair-led-to-actors-rape-says-sit/articleshow/61759737.cms |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=23 November 2017 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123164058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/exposing-dileeps-affair-led-to-actors-rape-says-sit/articleshow/61759737.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Dileep was released on bail in October 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varier |first1=Megha |title=After four attempts and 85 days in custody, Dileep gets bail in actor assault case |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-four-attempts-and-85-days-custody-dileep-gets-bail-actor-assault-case-69362 |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=The News Minute |date=3 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123171410/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-four-attempts-and-85-days-custody-dileep-gets-bail-actor-assault-case-69362 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, amid further media reports alleging Dileep's attempt to intimidate an investigating officer, new charges were filed against him and five others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Dileep, others appear before Crime Branch |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/actor-dileep-others-appear-before-crime-branch-7737500/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Press Trust of India |date=23 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123054241/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/actor-dileep-others-appear-before-crime-branch-7737500/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 After the assault, Bhavana withdrew from the Malayalam movie industry for five years.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |url=https://theswaddle.com/after-actor-bhavanas-sexual-assault-complaint-kerala-mulls-law-for-protecting-women-in-cinema/ |title=After Actor Bhavana's Sexual Assault Complaint, Kerala Mulls Law for Protecting Women in Cinema |website=Theswaddle.com |date=17 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317072126/https://theswaddle.com/after-actor-bhavanas-sexual-assault-complaint-kerala-mulls-law-for-protecting-women-in-cinema/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Bhavana made her first comment about the case in 2022.<ref name="gulf"/>
-Bhavana's assault partly contributed to the creation of the Malayalam film industry [[Women in Cinema Collective]], formed to protect female actors.<ref name="gulf">{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/survivor-bhavana-menon-speaks-out-in-alleged-sexual-assault-case-involving-malayalam-actor-dileep-1.84873799 |title=Survivor Bhavana Menon speaks out in alleged sexual assault case involving Malayalam actor Dileep |website=Gulf News |date=10 January 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407062107/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/survivor-bhavana-menon-speaks-out-in-alleged-sexual-assault-case-involving-malayalam-actor-dileep-1.84873799 |url-status=live}}</ref> A couple of months after Bhavana spoke out, the [[Government of Kerala|Kerala state assembly]] is planning legislation to protect women working in the film industry.<ref name="auto1"/>
+Bhavana's assault partly contributed to the creation of [[Women in Cinema Collective]] and the formation of [[Hema Committee]].<ref name="gulf">{{Cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/survivor-bhavana-menon-speaks-out-in-alleged-sexual-assault-case-involving-malayalam-actor-dileep-1.84873799 |title=Survivor Bhavana Menon speaks out in alleged sexual assault case involving Malayalam actor Dileep |website=Gulf News |date=10 January 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407062107/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/survivor-bhavana-menon-speaks-out-in-alleged-sexual-assault-case-involving-malayalam-actor-dileep-1.84873799 |url-status=live}}</ref> A couple of months after Bhavana spoke out, the [[Government of Kerala|Kerala state assembly]] is planning legislation to protect women working in the film industry.<ref name="auto1"/>
 == Personal life ==
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 ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable"|Notes
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-|2002||''[[Nammal]]'' || Parimalam || rowspan="20" | [[Malayalam]] || Malayalam Debut
+|2002||''[[Nammal]]'' || Parimalam || rowspan="20" | [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] || Malayalam Debut
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 | rowspan="6"|2003||''[[Thilakkam]]''
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-| rowspan="6" |2006||''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'' || Charumathi (Charu) || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil Debut
+| rowspan="6" |2006||''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]'' || Charumathi (Charu) || [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] || Tamil Debut
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 | ''[[Chinthamani Kolacase]]'' || Chinthamani Warrier || rowspan=3|Malayalam||
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 |rowspan="7"|2008||''[[Vaazhthugal]]'' || Kayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu ||
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-| ''[[Ontari (film)|Ontari]]'' || Bujji || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || Telugu Debut
+| ''[[Ontari (film)|Ontari]]'' || Bujji || [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] || Telugu Debut
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 |''[[Mulla (film)|Mulla]]''
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 | ''[[Aasal]]'' || Sulabha Pillai ||Tamil||
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-| ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Kannada]] || Kannada Debut
+| ''[[Jackie (2010 film)|Jackie]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] || Kannada Debut
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 | ''[[Marykkundoru Kunjaadu]]'' || Mary Ittichan || rowspan=4|Malayalam||
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 |''[[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=7 March 2020 |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>
+|<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 |date=7 March 2018 |access-date=7 March 2020 |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>
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 |''[[SriKrishna@gmail.com]]''
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 |Nithya
 | rowspan="2" |Malayalam
-|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana returns to Malayalam cinema with Ntikkakkakkoru Premandaarnnu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/mar/16/bhavana-returns-to-malayalam-cinema-with-ntikkakkakkoru-premandaarnnu-2430868.html |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317143452/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/mar/16/bhavana-returns-to-malayalam-cinema-with-ntikkakkakkoru-premandaarnnu-2430868.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Bhavana Menon to Return to Malayalam Films |url=https://thewire.in/film/actor-bhavana-menon-to-return-to-malayalam-films |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=The Wire |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316162733/https://thewire.in/film/actor-bhavana-menon-to-return-to-malayalam-films |url-status=live}}</ref>
+|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana returns to Malayalam cinema with Ntikkakkakkoru Premandaarnnu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/mar/16/bhavana-returns-to-malayalam-cinema-with-ntikkakkakkoru-premandaarnnu-2430868.html |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=The New Indian Express |date=16 March 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317143452/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/mar/16/bhavana-returns-to-malayalam-cinema-with-ntikkakkakkoru-premandaarnnu-2430868.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Bhavana Menon to Return to Malayalam Films |url=https://thewire.in/film/actor-bhavana-menon-to-return-to-malayalam-films |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=The Wire |archive-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316162733/https://thewire.in/film/actor-bhavana-menon-to-return-to-malayalam-films |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 |''[[Rani: The Real Story]]''||Teacher ||
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-| rowspan=6 | 2024 || ''[[Case of Kondana]]'' || ACP Lakshmi || Kannada ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deviprasad Shetty, Vijay Raghavendra reunite for Case of Kondana |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-34445.html |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906073635/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-34445.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='ಕೇಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಕೊಂಡನಾ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಒಂದಾದ ದೇವಿಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಜಯ್ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ! |url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-476306.html |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Kannadaprabha |language=kn |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906085153/https://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-476306.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
+| rowspan=6 | 2024 || ''[[Case of Kondana]]'' || ACP Lakshmi || Kannada ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deviprasad Shetty, Vijay Raghavendra reunite for Case of Kondana |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-34445.html |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=6 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906073635/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-34445.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='ಕೇಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಕೊಂಡನಾ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಒಂದಾದ ದೇವಿಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಜಯ್ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ! |url=https://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-476306.html |access-date=6 September 2022 |website=Kannadaprabha |date=6 September 2022 |language=kn |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906085153/https://www.kannadaprabha.com/cinema/news/2022/sep/06/deviprasad-shetty-vijay-raghavendra-reunite-for-case-of-kondana-476306.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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-| ''[[Nadikar]]'' || Ann Bava || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Nadikar,’ starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir, gets a release date |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nadikar-starring-tovino-thomas-and-soubin-shahir-gets-a-release-date/article67810826.ece|access-date=4 February 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>
+| ''[[Nadikar]]'' || Ann Bava ||rowspan="2"| Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite news |title='Nadikar,' starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir, gets a release date |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nadikar-starring-tovino-thomas-and-soubin-shahir-gets-a-release-date/article67810826.ece|access-date=4 February 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>
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-| ''Hunt'' || Keerthi Jayarajan || Malayalam ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana Menon teams up with Kaapa director Shaji Kailas for a thriller titled Hunt |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bhavana-menon-teams-up-with-kaapa-prithviraj-sukumaran-director-shaji-kailas-for-a-thriller-titled-hunt-2321146-2023-01-13 |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201195801/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bhavana-menon-teams-up-with-kaapa-prithviraj-sukumaran-director-shaji-kailas-for-a-thriller-titled-hunt-2321146-2023-01-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+| ''[[Hunt (2024 film)|Hunt]]'' || Keerthi Jayarajan ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhavana Menon teams up with Kaapa director Shaji Kailas for a thriller titled Hunt |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bhavana-menon-teams-up-with-kaapa-prithviraj-sukumaran-director-shaji-kailas-for-a-thriller-titled-hunt-2321146-2023-01-13 |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=India Today |date=13 January 2023 |language=en |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201195801/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bhavana-menon-teams-up-with-kaapa-prithviraj-sukumaran-director-shaji-kailas-for-a-thriller-titled-hunt-2321146-2023-01-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 | {{Pending film| Pink Note}} || Bhavana/Akanksha || Kannada || Filming<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bhavana to play a double role in her next Kannada film titled 'Pink Note' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhavana-to-play-a-double-role-in-her-next-kannada-film-titled-pink-note/articleshow/91536328.cms |access-date=13 May 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=13 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=13 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513072449/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bhavana-to-play-a-double-role-in-her-next-kannada-film-titled-pink-note/articleshow/91536328.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Exclusive: Bhavana Menon to play twin sisters in next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-bhavana-menon-to-play-twin-sisters-in-next/articleshow/91767336.cms |access-date=27 May 2022 |website=The Times of India |date=25 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526094915/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-bhavana-menon-to-play-twin-sisters-in-next/articleshow/91767336.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
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-| {{Pending film|Uttarakaanda}} || Veeravva||Kannada|| Filming <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=Aishwarya Rajesh, Bhavana Menon to star in Dhananjaya’s next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/aishwarya-rajesh-bhavana-menon-to-star-in-dhananjayas-next/articleshow/109500879.cms?_gl=1*mwxsxu*_ga*MTIyNjM5NDQ2Ny4xNzEyODU5MDgy*_ga_FCN624MN68*MTcxMzg1MTMyNC4yLjEuMTcxMzg1MTM0MC40NC4wLjA.#_ga=2.27490108.1073289322.1713851336-1226394467.1712859082 |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharadhaa |first=A. |date=2024-04-23 |title=Bhavana Menon to collaborate with Shivarajkumar again with in Uttarakaanda |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2024/Apr/23/bhavana-menon-to-collaborate-with-shivarajkumar-again-with-in-uttarakaanda |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
+| {{Pending film|Uttarakaanda}} || Veeravva||Kannada|| Filming <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=Aishwarya Rajesh, Bhavana Menon to star in Dhananjaya's next |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/aishwarya-rajesh-bhavana-menon-to-star-in-dhananjayas-next/articleshow/109500879.cms?_gl=1*mwxsxu*_ga*MTIyNjM5NDQ2Ny4xNzEyODU5MDgy*_ga_FCN624MN68*MTcxMzg1MTMyNC4yLjEuMTcxMzg1MTM0MC40NC4wLjA.#_ga=2.27490108.1073289322.1713851336-1226394467.1712859082 |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharadhaa |first=A. |date=2024-04-23 |title=Bhavana Menon to collaborate with Shivarajkumar again with in Uttarakaanda |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2024/Apr/23/bhavana-menon-to-collaborate-with-shivarajkumar-again-with-in-uttarakaanda |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
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 | {{Pending film| The Door}} || {{TBA}} || Tamil || Post production <ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2023 |title=Bhavana will make her comeback in Tamil cinema after 13 years! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bhavana-will-make-her-comeback-in-tamil-cinema-after-13-years/articleshow/100763574.cms |access-date=8 June 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608114055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bhavana-will-make-her-comeback-in-tamil-cinema-after-13-years/articleshow/100763574.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ==Awards==
+*2002: [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]] for ''[[Nammal]]'' <ref name="kerala1"/>
-{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
-|-
-! Year
-! Category
-! Work
-! Result
-! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.}}
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
-|-
-| 2002
-| [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention|Special Mention]]
-| ''[[Nammal]]''
-| {{Won}}
-| <ref name="kerala1"/>
-|-
-| 2005
-| [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress|Second Best Actress]]
-| ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
-| {{Won}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
-|-
-| 2002
-| [[Kerala Film Critics Awards|Best New Comer]]
-| ''[[Nammal]]''
-| {{won}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[Asianet Film Awards]]
-|-
-| 2003
-| [[Asianet Film Awards|Best Supporting Actress]]
-| ''[[Nammal]]''
-| {{won}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|-
-| 2006
-| [[Asianet Film Awards|Best Supporting Actress]]
-| ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
-| {{won}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[Filmfare Awards South]]
-|-
-| 2006
-| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]]
-| ''[[Chithiram Pesuthadi]]''
-| {{Won}}
-| {{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[Vijay Awards]]
-|-
-| 2007
-| [[Vijay Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
-| ''[[Deepavali (2007 film)|Deepavali]]''
-|{{nom}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
-|-
-|2012
-|[[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada|Best Actress]]
-|''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]''
-| {{nom}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|-
-! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|[[Suvarna Film Awards]]
-|-
-|2012
-|[[Suvarna Film Awards|Favorite Heroine]]
-|''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]''
-| {{nom}}
-| <ref name="kerala1" />
-|}
 == References ==

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
1972–1979	Jayalalithaa (1972) Jayalalithaa (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Sujatha (1975) Sujatha (1976) Sujatha (1977) Latha (1978) Shoba (1979)
1980–1999	Saritha (1980) Sridevi (1981) Poornima Jayaram (1982) Lakshmi (1983) Saritha (1984) Radha (1985) Radhika (1986) Radhika (1987) Archana (1988) Bhanupriya (1989) Radhika (1990) Gautami (1991) Revathi (1992) Revathi (1993) Revathi (1994) Manisha Koirala (1995) Shruti (1996) Meena (1997) Kausalya (1998) Ramya Krishnan (1999)
2000–2019	Jyothika (2001) Laila (2002) Simran (2003) Laila (2004) Sandhya (2005) Asin (2006) Bhavana (2007) Priyamani (2008) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2009) Pooja (2010)) Anjali (2011) Samantha (2012) Nayanthara (2013) Malavika Nair (2014) Nayanthara (2015) Ritika Singh (2016) Nayanthara (2017) Trisha (2018) Lijomol Jose (2020–2021) Sai Pallavi (2022) Nimisha Sajayan (2023)

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