Bhavani is an Indian film and television actress best known for her work in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu cinema. 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. They had two daughters: Bavitha and Bhavana. She made a comeback through the Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka. Currently, she is acting in Tamil serials. 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 + Year Serial Channel Language Notes2000VivaahithaAsianetMalayalam2003ParvathySurya TVMalayalam2005Kadamattathu KathanaarAsianetMalayalam2005VasanthamSun TV Tamil2005-2006SelviSun TVTamil2008-2010PaarijathamAsianetMalayalam2009-2010SundarakandaGemini TV Telugu2009KalyanamSun TVTamil2010Abirami Kalaignar TV Tamil2010Ilavarasi Sun TV Tamil 2010Mundhanai Mudichu Sun TVTamil Replaced by Rekha Suresh2011MuthaaramSun TVTamilReplaced by J.Lalitha2011-2012PaarijathamVijay TVTamil2012-2013ValliSun TVTamil2012-2013PokkishamKalaingar TVTamil2012ParijataStar SuvarnaKannada2013-2014BhagyadevathaMazhavil ManoramaMalayalam2013-2014DeivamagalSun TV Tamil 2014Kalyana Parisu Sun TVTamilReplaced by Dharini2014Akka ThangaiKalignar TV Tamil2014-2015Andal AzhagarVijay TV TamilReplaced by Shanthi Williams2015-2017Kairasi KudumbamJaya TV Tamil2020Ninne PelladathaZee TeluguTelugu
References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWf7fBZ2SX8 http://cinidiary.com/peopleinfo.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=2&no_of_displayed_rows=2&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=B
External links
Bhavani at MSI