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'I did not understand how serious it was': Bhavana opens up about her first state award
ETimes | February 5, 2026 12:39 PM CST

Actress Bhavana is now getting ready for the release of her new film ' Anomie '. In a recent interview Bhavana said that when she won the Kerala State Film Award Special Jury Mention for her performance in the movie ' Nammal ' she did not understand how big it actually was.



“When I received the Kerala State Film Award, I didn’t understand its seriousness at that time,” Bhavana said in an interview with Pearle Maaney. She said she was very young then and did not really know how much people respected such awards.

Bhavana remembers her first foreign trip

Bhavana also shared a sweet memory from her early career. She said her first international trip in life happened because she had to shoot the song Karuppinazhaku in the film Swapnakoodu.

“My first international trip ever was for shooting the song ‘Karuppinazhaku’ in 'Swapnakoodu'. Until then, the farthest I had travelled was Chennai.”

Bhavana also added that the song was shot in Switzerland, Vienna and Austria. She said that the film even starts with that song and during that time, such an idea felt very fresh and new.

Bhavana talks about how acting came into her life

Bhavana said that she never planned her acting career. She said things just happened one after another. She said, “I never planned my career and started acting. It just happened. I was only fifteen or sixteen years old then.” She also shared that even as a small child she always wanted to become an actress and she used to tell everyone the same. The chance came into her hands after she finished her 10th standard. That is when 'Nammal', ' Chronic Bachelor ' and 'Swapnakoodu' came into her life one by one. She said it still feels like a dream when she looks back.

Bhavana explains why she didn’t realise the importance of her award

“Even when I received the State Government’s Special Jury Mention for my performance in Nammal, I did not understand how serious and important it was,” revealed the 'Anomie' actor.

Bhavana said that she understood the value much later when people kept reminding her how special it was for someone so young to achieve that kind of recognition. She said she is grateful now because she knows how much love the audience gave her at such a young age.

Bhavana’s next film 'Anomie' is ready for release

Bhavana’s next film 'Anomie' is getting ready to hit theatres on February 6. She said the film is not just a normal investigation story as it goes deeper and shows another side of investigation in a very creative way. In the movie she plays Sara, a forensic analyst .

'Anomie' will also be Bhavana’s 90th film and she feels happy and thankful when she thinks about how long her journey has been.


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