Bhavani (actress)

Bhavani (born 9 November 1953), an Indian film and television actress best known for her work in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu cinema.[1]

Bhavani
Born
Chennai, India
OccupationActress
Years active1974–present
Spouse(s)Reghu Kumar (deceased)
ChildrenBhavitha, Bhavana

Personal life

Born in Chennai and was married Malayalam producer/music director Reghu Kumar, known for films like Thalavattam and Hello My Dear Wrong Number.[2] They had two daughters: Bavitha and Bhavana.[3] She made a comeback through the Malayalam film Thandavam. Currently, she is acting in Tamil serials.[4] She is a granddaughter of Telugu actress singer Rushyendramani. Her mother tongue is Telugu.

Career

Bhavani's debut film was the Kannada-language Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (1974), which won her the Best Actress award and in which she shared screen space with legendary actress, mentor and maternal grandmother Rushyendramani, who received the Best Supporting Actress award for the same film. With 75 films in a span of four years to her credit, Bhavani was considered as one of the leading actresses during the 1970s in the Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam film industries. She also has the distinction of acting with veteran actors like Prem Nazir, Jayan, and Sukumaran in Malayalam, Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth in Kannada, R. Muthuraman, Jaishankar, M. G. Ramachandran, and Sivaji Ganesan in Tamil, and N. T. Rama Rao, Chandramohan, Nandamuri Balakrishna, and Sridhar in Telugu. She was noted for her performance in the Malayalam movie Lisa. Currently she is busy in TV series doing mother and negative roles.

Filmography

Malayalam
  • Kalabham (2006) .... Lakshmi (Lachu)
  • Pauran (2005) .... Lalithambika
  • Katha (2005) .... Nandhan's mother
  • Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku (2004) .... Dinesh's mother
  • Kanninum Kannadikkum (2004) .... Abhirami's mother
  • Balettan (2003) .... Devaki's mother
  • Thandavam (2002) .... Swaninathan's wife
  • Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001) .... Vinodhini's mother
  • Muthuchippikal (1980) .... Devu
  • Saraswatheeyaamam (1980) .... Shalini
  • Pratheeksha (1979)
  • Pambaram (1979).... Geetha
  • Sarppam (1979) .... Saheera
  • Vaaleduthavan Vaalaal (1979)
  • Anupallavi (1979) .... Malini
  • Mochanam (1979) .... Jaanu
  • Pareeksha (1979)
  • Sarapancharam (1979) .... Malli
  • Ival Oru Nadodi (1979)
  • Ithaa Oru Theeram (1979) ..... Valsala
  • Maamaankam (1979) .... Suhara
  • Neelathamara (1979) .... Ratnam
  • Choola (1979)
  • Pichipoo (1978)
  • Ashtamudikkayal (1978)
  • Mattoru Karnan (1978)
  • Lisa(1978) ... P Lakshmi
  • Ammuvinte Attinkutti(1978)
  • Sthree Oru Dukham (1978)
  • Ninakku Njaanum Enikku Neeyum (1978) .... Lakshmi
  • Kalpavriksham (1978) .... Sreedevi - Debut in Malayalam

Kannada

Tamil

Telugu

Television
YearSerialChannelLanguageNotes
2003ParvathySurya TVMalayalam
2004VivaahithaAsianetMalayalam
2005Kadamattathu Kathanar (TV series)AsianetMalayalam
2005VasanthamSun TVTamil
2009-2010SundarakandaGemini TVTelugu
2010AbiramiKalaignar TVTamil
2010IlavarasiSun TVTamil
2010Mundhanai MudichuSun TVTamilReplaced by Rekha Suresh
2011MuthaaramSun TVTamilReplaced by J.Lalitha
2012-2013ValliSun TVTamil
2012ParijataStar SuvarnaKannada
2013-2014BhagyadevathaMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2013-2014DeivamagalSun TVTamil
2014Kalyana ParisuSun TVTamilReplaced by Dharini
2014Akka ThangaiKalignar TVTamil
Ninne PelladathaTelugu

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Music composer Raghu Kumar is no more". Kerala Online News. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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