Karthika Menon (born 6 June 1986), better known by her stage name Bhavana, is an Indian film actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu Kannada films. She made her acting debut in Kamal’s Nammal which won her critical acclaim and various honours. She is the winner of two Kerala State Film Awards.Born as Karthika Menon in Kerala Nair family, Bhavana is the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer G. Balachandran Menon. She has one brother named Jayaddev who is currently living in Vancouver, Canada.
She debuted in Malayalam film Nammal opposite newcomers like Siddharth, Jishnu and Renuka Menon. The film was a big success and she got several offers in Malayalam. She won many honours and Kerala State Special Jury Award for the same film. Bhavana was a 11th class student when she got her break in films.
She has acted with almost all actors of Malyalam including Mohanlal, Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram and Dileep. Her first released Tamil film Chithiram Pesuthadi with Malayali Actor Narain was a great success and after this successful movie she has got many offers in Tamil and currently doing many projects with famous Tamil actors like Ajith Kumar, Madhavan, Jayam Ravi, Bharath and Srikanth.
