Bhavani (actress)

Bhavani
Born
Chennai, India
OccupationActress
Years active1974–present
SpouseReghu Kumar (Music director )

Bhavani is an Indian film and television actress best known for her work in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu cinema.[1] She was the lead actress in the Telugu film industry.

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

Year Film Language Role Notes
1974 Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu Kannada Debut film
1975 Onde Roopa Eradu Guna Kannada
1975 Nagakanye Kannada
1975 Manthra Sakthi Kannada
1975 Koodi Balona Kannada
1975 Kalla Kulla Kannada
1976 Apoorva Kanasu Kannada
1976 Mangalya Bhagya Kannada
1976 Uzhaikkum Karangal Tamil Kumari Pankajam Tamil debut
1976 Bhadrakali Tamil Jayanthi
1976 Vanaja Girija Telugu Telugu debut
1977 Shani Prabhava Kannada
1977 Sri Renukadevi Mahathme Kannada
1977 Sahodarara Savaal Kannada
1977 Bhanasankari Kannada
1977 Aasai Manaivi Tamil
1977 Sonnathai Seiven Tamil
1977 Seeta Geeta Daatithe Telugu Deepa
1977 Sri Madvirata Parvam Telugu Uttara
1978 Pichipoo Malayalam
1978 Ashtamudikkaayal Malayalam
1978 Mattoru Karnan Malayalam
1978 Lisa Malayalam P. Lakshmi
1978 Ammuvinte Attinkutti Malayalam
1978 Sthree Oru Dukham Malayalam
1978 Ninakku Njaanum Enikku Neeyum Malayalam Lakshmi
1978 Kalpavriksham Malayalam Sreedevi Malayalam debut
1978 Vamsha Jyothi Kannada
1978 Punniya Boomi Tamil
1978 Alli Darbar Tamil Lily
1978 Varuvan Vadivelan Tamil
1978 Aval Oru Pachaikuzhandhai Tamil
1979 Pratheeksha Malayalam
1979 Pambaram Malayalam Geetha
1979 Sarppam Malayalam Saheera
1979 Vaaleduthavan Vaalaal Malayalam
1979 Anupallavi Malayalam Malini
1979 Mochanam Malayalam Jaanu
1979 Pareeksha Malayalam
1979 Sarapancharam Malayalam Malli
1979 Ival Oru Nadodi Malayalam
1979 Itha Oru Theeram Malayalam Valsala
1979 Maamaankam Malayalam Suhara
1979 Neelathamara Malayalam Ratnam
1979 Choola Malayalam
1980 Muthuchippikal Malayalam Devu
1980 Saraswatheeyaamam Malayalam Shalini
1982 Erattai Manithan Tamil Bhavani
1997 Vammo Vatto O Pellaamo Telugu
2001 Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka Malayalam Vinodhini's mother
2002 Thandavam Malayalam Swaminathan's wife
2003 Balettan Malayalam Devaki's mother
2004 Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku Malayalam Dinesh's mother
2004 Kanninum Kannadikkum Malayalam Abhirami's mother
2005 Pauran Malayalam Lalithambika
2005 Katha Malayalam Nandhan's mother
2006 Kalabham Malayalam Lakshmi (Lachu)
2013 Sillunu Oru Sandhippu Tamil

Television

YearSerialChannelLanguageNotes
2000VivaahithaAsianetMalayalam
2003ParvathySurya TVMalayalam
2005Kadamattathu KathanaarAsianetMalayalam
2005VasanthamSun TVTamil
2005-2006SelviSun TVTamil
2008-2010PaarijathamAsianetMalayalam
2009-2010SundarakandaGemini TVTelugu
2009KalyanamSun TVTamil
2010AbiramiKalaignar TVTamil
2010IlavarasiSun TVTamil
2010Mundhanai MudichuSun TVTamilReplaced by Rekha Suresh
2011MuthaaramSun TVTamilReplaced by J.Lalitha
2011-2012PaarijathamVijay TVTamil
2012-2013ValliSun TVTamil
2012-2013PokkishamKalaingar TVTamil
2012ParijataStar SuvarnaKannada
2013-2014BhagyadevathaMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam
2013-2014DeivamagalSun TVTamil
2014Kalyana ParisuSun TVTamilReplaced by Dharini
2014Akka ThangaiKalignar TVTamil
2014-2015Andal AzhagarVijay TVTamilReplaced by Shanthi Williams
2015-2017Kairasi KudumbamJaya TVTamil
2020Ninne PelladathaZee TeluguTelugu

References

  1. ↑ "Music Director Raghu Kumar Died". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Manorama Online | Malayalam News | Latest News |". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Music composer Raghu Kumar is no more". Kerala Online News. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Music director Raghu Kumar passes away". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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