Bhavani Sre

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Bhavani Sre
Born
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai)
Occupations
Years active2019-present
Parent(s)G. Venkatesh (Father)
A. R. Reihana (mother)
Relatives A. R. Rahman (uncle)
G. V. Prakash Kumar (brother)
Saindhavi (sister-in-law) [1]

Bhavani Sre is an Indian actress, director and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil films. [2] [3] She is known for her performances in Paava Kadhaigal , Ka Pae Ranasingam and Viduthalai Part 1 . [4]

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Early life

Bhavani Sre is the daughter of G. Venkatesh and playback singer A. R. Reihana. She has an elder brother named G. V. Prakash Kumar, who is a music composer, playback singer, actor, and producer. [5]

Career

Bhavani Sre made her debut as an actress through the 2019 Telugu webseries High Priestess , which was released on ZEE5. [6] In 2020, she acted in Vijay Sethupathi's Tamil film Ka Pae Ranasingam , which was her Tamil debut as an actress. [7] She sang three songs in the 2020 Tamil anthology film Putham Pudhu Kaalai . [8] She has acted in Sudha Kongara's segment "Thangam" in the Tamil anthology film Paava Kadhaigal , which was released on Netflix. [9]

In 2023, Bhavani Sre was cast in Vetrimaaran's film Viduthalai Part 1 , it was her first film as a lead actress. [10] [11]

In 2020, she acted in Meesaya Murukku fame actor Ananth Ram's directorial debut film, Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu. The film remains unreleased. [12]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of performances in films
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020 Ka Pae Ranasingam Maayi [5]
Paava Kadhaigal Sahira Netflix anthology film; segment: Thangam [13]
2023 Viduthalai Part 1 Tamilarasi aka Paapa [2]
TBA Viduthalai Part 2 † [14]
TBANanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu† [15]

As singer

YearSongFilmComposerNotes
2018"Shirdi Sai Baba"— G. V. Prakash Kumar Hindi album song [16] [17]
2020"Oho Endhan Baby" Putham Pudhu Kaalai [8] [18]
"Kulfi Kuchchi"
"Kannam Adhil Vannam"

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformLanguageRef.
2019 High Priestess young Swathi Reddy Zee5 Telugu [6]

Music videos

YearTitleMusicRef.
2019Kannatti AH Kaashif [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kalairani ma'am helped me shape my career, says actress Bhavani Sre". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Director Vetri Maaran ropes in actress Bhavani Sre opposite Soori for his next". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Balachandran, Logesh. "Vetri Maaran sir asked me to just observe people, says Bhavani Sre". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Acting gives me personal stability". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "GV Prakash's sister makes her debut with this Vijay Sethupathi film". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 "AR Rahman's niece and GV Prakash's sister, Bhavani Sre, to make her acting debut with Vijay Sethupathi's Ka Pae Ranasingam". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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  8. 1 2 "Putham Pudhu Kaalai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by G.V. Prakash Kumar & Govind Vasantha". Apple Music . 8 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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