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At age 16,[she debuted in the Malayalam film Nammal opposite newcomers Siddharth, Jishnu,and Renuka Menon. The film was a big success and she got several offers in Malayalam. he has got many offers lined up in Tamil and did many projects with famous Tamil actors like Ajith Kumar, Madhavan, Jayam Ravi, Bharath, Jiiva and Srikanth. She has been doing glamorous roles since 2008.

In 2010, she starred in her first Kannada film alongside Puneeth Rajkumar acted in Jackie which was a blockbuster.  Bhavana was said to star with Emraan Hashmi and Amitabh Bachchan in an upcoming Bollywood film.[9] Her second Kannada film Only Vishnuvardhana with Sudeep opened to a big response.In 2012, Bhavana appeared in the Malayalam films Ozhimuri andHoney bee.