Bhavana Rao

This article is about Dancer / Kannada actress. For others, see Bhavana (disambiguation).

Bhavvana Rao
Born	Shimoga, Karnataka, India
Other names	Shikha (Tamil stage name)
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	2008–present

Bhavvana Rao an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Kannada language films.

Career

She made her debut in the Kannada multistarrer Gaalipata (2008) and gained immense popularity and winning critical acclaim for her performance, before playing leading roles in Kola Kolaya Mundhirika and Vinmeengal . ^{[1] [2]}

Filmography

• All films are in Kannada language, unless otherwise noted

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Gaalipata	Pavni	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2010	Kola Kolaya Mundhirika	Veni	Tamil film
2012	Vaare Vah	Roopa
	Vinmeengal	Meera	Tamil film
	Padam Parthu Kadhai Sol	Priya	Tamil film
2013	Attahasa	Chandini
	Money Honey Shani	Kamakshi
2014	Bahuparak	Herself	Special appearance
2016	Parapancha
2017	Satya Harishchandra	Jayalakshmi	Won - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)- Kannada
	Dayavittu Gamanisi
	Tiger Galli
2018	Raambo 2	Herself	Special Appearance in a song
	The Villain	Herself	Special Appearance in a song
2019	Bypass Road	Sonia	Hindi film
2022	Thurthu Nirgamana	Heroine	Cameo appearance
	Dharavi Bank	Deepa	MX Player
2023	Hondisi Bareyiri	Bhoomika
2024	Grey Games	Kalpana

References

1. Sunayana Suresh (10 March 2012). "Bhavana Rao's next releasing this week". The Times of India . TNN. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
2. TNN (22 December 2008). "'I won't succumb to the casting couch'". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

External links

• Bhavana Rao at IMDb
• Bhavana Rao on Instagram