Bhavana Balakrishnan

Bhavana Balakrishnan also spelt as Bhavna Balakrishnan also simply known as VJ Bhavana (born 21 May 1986) is an Indian television anchor, cricket commentator, video jockey, playback singer and dancer.[1] She is one of the popular sports journalists in India after Mayanti Langer. She currently works as a broadcaster for Star Sports and also hosted several programmes for the channel.[2] Bhavana was one of the fewest women to serve as a commentator during the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[3][4][5]

Bhavana Balakrishnan
Born
Bhavana Balakrishnan

(1986-05-21) 21 May 1986
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materGreat Lakes Institute of Management
Occupationanchor, commentator, singer, classical dancer, journalist, video jockey
Known forone of the female commentators during the 2019 Cricket World Cup
Spouse(s)Nikhil Ramesh

Career

She is a trained classical Bharathanatiyam dancer since her childhood. She completed her postgraduate MBA degree at the Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai before pursuing her career in media.[2]

Bhavana began her career as a radio jockey for a brief period and ventured into television. She joined Raj TV as a host and hosted her first television show Beach Girls Show. She later joined Star Vijay channel and became a full-time anchor with the channel since 2011. Her first programme with Vijay TV was Super Singer Junior and also hosted Airtel Super Singer until 2018. She also hosted other shows with Vijay TV including Jodi Number One Jodi Fun Unlimited.[6][7]

In 2018, she joined Star Sports as a sports journalist and hosted shows including Indian Premier League and Pro Kabaddi League. She served as commentator for the Star Sports Tamil during the 2018 IPL season and was just one of two female presenters during the 2018 Indian Premier League.[8]

She also made her debut as singer in 2018 and released her first single The MashUp Series by BB.[9][10]

Personal life

She married Mumbai based businessman Nikhil Ramesh and currently resides in Mumbai.[11]

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References
  1. says, Devi J. (24 March 2016). "Bhavana Balakrishnan (Anchor) – Wiki, Biodata, Age, Profile, Biography". Scooptimes. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. Kumar, Harish (16 March 2018). "VJ Bhavna Balakrishnan Wiki, Biography, Age, Photos, Videos". News Bugz. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "#WomenInFront will present the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Star Sports Network!". Indian Television Dot Com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "World Cup 2019: Women get an equal say in the commentary box". Forbes India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. Das, Ria (4 June 2019). "Sexism In World Cup No More, Women Commentators Standout". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "Bhavna Balakrishnan is excited to host 'Jodi'". The Times of India. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. "Dance reality show Jodi Fun Unlimited to premiere soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. "Bhavna joins Star Sports Tamil for IPL - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. "VJ Bhavna in a new avatar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (4 April 2018). "Anchor Bhavna takes the mash-up route". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  11. "My husband doesn't watch my shows: Bhavna - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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