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Bhavya is an Indian actress who predominately works in
Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
films apart from a few
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and
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films. She was a top heroine of Kannada cinema during 1985–1992. She switched over to key supporting roles post 2000. She is settled in Mumbai, India and travels frequently to Bangalore for her shoots.


Career

Bhavya began her career with the Siddalingaiah directorial ''
Prema Parva ''Prema Parva'' is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Siddalingaiah starring his son Murali and Bhavya in their lead film debut. Cast * Murali as Sadhguru *Bhavya as Sarasa * Dinesh * Vijayakashi *Sadashiva Bra ...
'' opposite
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in 1983. This was followed by the role of Vishnuvardhan's sister in the multi-starrer ''Kallu Veene Nudiyitu.'' She next starred in a glamorous role in the V. Ravichandran starrer ''Pralayantaka'' and played the harassed daughter-in-law in the ''Baddi Bangaramma'' followed by several medium budget movies with newcomers of the time like
Vinod Kumar Vinod Kumar Alva (born 1 April 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and appeared in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films. He is known as Vinod Kumar in Telugu film industry. He hails from Puttur in Dakshina Kan ...
, Vijayakashi,
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and
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. She also worked in Tamil / Telugu films including '' Geethanjali'' with
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. Her big break to the top league came in the form of the heroine's role opposite superstar Vishnuvardhan in ''
Nee Bareda Kadambari ''Nee Bareda Kadambari'' () is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and produced by Dwarakish in his directorial debut. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya, Hema Chaudhary and C. R. Simha. The music was composed by Vij ...
'' for which she was widely acclaimed. The success of major commercial films such as '' Krishna Nee Begane Baaro,'' ''
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'', '' Avale Nanna Hendthi'' and ''Ravana Raajya'' in quick succession established her as the top actress of Kannada cinema. Bhavya has acted opposite all the leading actors of 1980s and 1990s. Her pairing with Vishnuvardhan in one movie a year from 1985 to 1992 resulted in a string of hits including '' Karunamayi'', ''
Hrudaya Geethe ''Hrudaya Geethe'' ( ) is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and produced by H. R. Bhargava. The story by Phani Ramachandra was loosely based on the 1970 movie '' Pagla Kahin Ka''. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya and K ...
'' and ''
Mathe Haditu Kogile ''Matthe Hadithu Kogile'' (Kannada: ಮತ್ತೆ ಹಾಡಿತು ಕೋಗಿಲೆ) is a 1990 Indian Kannada film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by S. Shankar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Baby Shyamili, Anant Nag, Bhavya an ...
''. She starred with
Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted ...
in six films including the acclaimed ''
Hrudaya Haadithu ''Hrudaya Haadithu'' is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Srinivas & B. P. Somu. The story is based on the novel ''Himada Hoovu'' written by Vamshi. The film stars Ambareesh, B ...
''. With
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she starred in several romantic films and social dramas. Her pairing with action hero
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was the most prolific, including the acclaimed ''
Sangliyana ''Sangliana'' is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed, co-produced and written by P. Nanjundappa. The film, loosely inspired by the life story of H. T. Sangliana, stars Shankar Nag, alongside Bhavya, Tara, Lohithaswa, Vajr ...
'' series and several masala entertainers. She acted opposite V. Ravichandran in three films during the initial phase of their respective careers and gave Kashinath the biggest hit of his career with '' Avale Nanna Hendthi''. She however never got a chance to act opposite Raj Kumar as she was considered too young for him. She acted with newer actors like
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and Ram Kumar in the later years of her career as a lead heroine. She has acted in 5-6 hit films of acclaimed director H. R. Bhargava and earned the tag of lucky heroine. After 2001 Bhavya switched over to supporting roles mainly playing mother to younger actors. Her sensitive portrayals as Dhyan's mother in ''
Nanna Preethiya Hudugi ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other ...
'' and Ramya's mother in ''
Amrithadhare ''Amruthadhare'' () is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and written by actor Ramesh Aravind and Chandrashekhar. The film was released on 7 October 2005 starring Dhyan and ...
'', both directed by the famous Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, warrant special mention. Bhavya has also worked in television daily series such as ''Durga''.


Selected filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhavya Living people Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Tulu cinema Actresses from Bengaluru 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Year of birth missing (living people)