She is bold and beautiful. Bhavana, who has wowed the Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu audience with noteworthy performance in various movies, has now enough and more reasons to be happy.
Her debut movie in Kannada, ‘Jackie’, opposite Puneeth Rajkumar is running successfully all over the state. Subtle warmth radiates from her persona as Bhavana talks about her experiences and expectations with palpable enthusiasm. Soaking in the success of the movie, the bubbly actress says that she was waiting for a perfect launch in Sandalwood.
"I have acted in all other South Indian languages and was waiting for a good role in Kannada. Though I got a few offers from Sandalwood earlier, I could not commit those due to various reasons. When I got this offer, all I knew was both Puneeth and Suri are big names in Kannada. I liked the story, which was woven with a social message, exposing the world of human trafficking. I was pretty sure that it would be a super hit,” says Bhavana, who has her hands full and is thirsting for more.
Justifying her comparatively less important role in the hero-oriented film, Bhavana says her role as Lakshmi in the movie was not just about running around the tree in song sequences.
Bhavana is all praise for her co-star Puneeth Rajkumar with whom she shared the screen for the first time.
“Puneeth is down to earth and supportive. He stood with me and helped to deliver better whenever I had problems with language. ‘Jackie’ was their home production. When we went to foreign countries he was generous enough to take care of even small things to avoid problems while shooting outdoors in cold weather. I think we have good onscreen chemistry also,” she says.
Bhavana is being flooded with offers, and has some brilliant roles in the offing in various languages. She will soon be acting with Sudeep in a Kannada movie. The chirpy actress, who nurses a fetish for extraordinary roles, says that she wants to handle action-oriented and naughty roles and come out of the girl-next-door and happy-rich girl image.
Smart and assertive, Bhavana, who started acting when she was 16, is very selective about roles now.
“I don’t want to regret after doing some unsatisfying roles. I am looking forward to doing all types of roles that give me an opportunity to prove my acting prowess. If the script is impressive, language is no barrier. When it comes to acting, I am very ambitious and at times, a bit greedy too,” she says and laughs.
