Bhavana (Kannada actress)

Bhavana Ramanna
Born Nandini Ramanna
Jayamahal, Bangalore
Occupation Actress
Years active 1996–present

Nandini Ramanna, better known by her stage name Bhavana Ramanna, is an Indian film actress who works predominantly in the Kannada film industry. A bharatanatyam dancer, she has received three Karnataka State Film Awards and acted in Shanti, a film that entered the Guinness Book of Records. Bhavana Ramanna is the director of HomeTown Productions, a production house that conducts dance and music shows.[1][2] In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, Bhavana Ramanna was named one of the star campaigners for the Congress party in Karnataka, a role she had performed in the 2013 assembly elections in the state. Bhavana Ramanna is reported as being among the contenders for a nomination to the upper house (Vidhana parishad) of the Karnataka legislature in Karnataka, as an MLC.

Career

Bhavana was born as Nandini Ramanna before her name was changed by Kodlu Ramakrishna.[3] She started her career with a Tulu film, Maribale. The film did not do well, but Bhavana was noted by the Kannada film producers. After Maribale she got noticed further for her role as a cop in No.1, a Kannada film. As she found the going easy her inconsequential film Nee Mudida Mallige brought her sour experience.[4] She got a chance to act in debutant director Seetharam Karanth’s Chandramukhi Pranasakhi, where she acted alongside Prema, but still the film failed though she got rave reviews and the industry accepted her as a good actress.[5] Bhavana did Kavitha Lankesh’s Deveeri which got Aravindan Puraskar award. In Rashtrageethe she got a vamp role from noted director K. V. Raju. She was not in a position to denounce the offer, as the director was a stalwart. Director and cinematographer of Malayalam films Dinesh Babu offered her a role opposite Ramesh Aravind, but to Bhavana’s bad luck Deepavali, also starring Vishnuvardhan failed at the box office.[6] She was also in a song in Vishnuvardhan's Parva .[7] Bhavana did an Item Dance in film Ninagagi.[8] Bhavana acted in Kavita Lankesh's second film, Alemaari.[9][10] Alemaari, made for the National Film Development Corporation, was previewed at many prestigious film festivals.[11] but the Films Division did not release her film.[12] Shanti, an off-beat Kannada film directed by the noted writer, Baragur Ramachandrappa, has earned the rare distinction of being the second Indian film to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.[13][14] It has entered the Guinness Book for in the category `Fewest actors in a narrative film'. It was adjudged the second best film for the State award.[15] Bhavana moved to Mumbai and even did a Bollywood film, Family, which also starred Amitabh Bachchan.[16]

Bhavana was adjudged the "Best Actress" for her role in Bhagirathi.[17][18] She was one of Top Kannada Actresses of 2010 by Rediff.[19]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996MaribaleTulu
1997Nee Mudida MalligeKannadaWon, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
1999No.1DurgaKannada
1999Chandramuki PranasakhiKannada
1999DeveeriKannada
1999Anbulla KadhalukkuShanthiTamil
2000DeepavaliKannada
2001Yellara Mane DosenuKannada
2001Kurigalu Saar KurigaluKannada
2001RashtrageetheKannada
2001Ammaye NavviteSirishaTelugu
2002ParvaKannada
2002NinagagiKannadaSpecial appearance
2002KshaamaKannadaWon, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
2002ChelviKannada
2003Wrong NumberKannada
2003HelloKannada
2003Aahaa Ethanai AzhaguSandhyaTamil
2003Preethi Prema PranayaSheelaKannada
2004ShantiShantiKannada
2004SagariDivyaKannada
2004BhagawanKannada
2006FamilyVirendra's daughterHindi
2008Inthi Ninna PreethiyaParimalaKannada
2010VimuktiMadhaviKannada
2010AptharakshakaNeethaKannada
2012ChingariKannada
2012BhagirathiBhageerathiKannadaWon, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
2014Crazy StarKannada
2016NiruttaraHamsaKannada

Television

  • Godrej Game Aadi, Life Change Maadi[20]

Politics

Bhavana campaigned for Congress candidates in the 2013 assembly elections in Davanagere among other constituencies. In 2012, she had campaigned for Jayaprakash Hegde of the Congress in the Udupi by-election to the Lok Sabha.[21] Hegde's victory is widely seen as a precursor to the Congress return to power in Karnataka. In the 2014 general election Bhavana undertook road shows and door to door campaigning in several cities, including Bangalore, Belgaum, Chitradurga, Haveri and Hubli for Congress candidates.[22]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.zauba.com/director/BHAVANA-RAMANNA-NANDINI/02596013
  2. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/bhavana-on-damaru--kannada-news-59688
  3. ↑ "When a rose turns a lily". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bhavana". Sify. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bhavana". Sify. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bhavana". Sify. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "'He was humble and never treated anyone like a newcomer'". Rediff. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jogula". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Fighting the formula". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Alemaari Story in Pictures". Rediff. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "'Every film is a work of art'". Rediff. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "ENCORE!". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Shanti gets into the Guinness Book". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  14. ↑ Srinivasa, Srikanth (2 July 2012). "Meet Kannada cinema's actress of substance". Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "An experiment with peace". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  16. ↑ "'The right people don't approach me'". Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "Sudeep, Bhavana bag best acting awards". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  18. ↑ "'Prasad' gets best film award for 2011". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "Bhavana". Rediff. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  20. ↑ "Television beckons Bhavana". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  21. ↑ http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=131569
  22. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2295960/Kannada-stars-stir-poll-pot-align-parties-add-glamour-quotient.html
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