Right moment, right opportunity key for my re-entry into films: Bhavana

Entertainment By Arjun Ramachandran February 20, 2023 Read the article

Popular South Indian actress Bhavana hasn’t acted in a Malayalam movie for the past six years. Her last film (Malayalam) was Honey Bee 2.

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After the gap, she is appearing in Adhil Maimoonath Asharaf’s Ntikkakkakkoru Premandarnnu which is slated for release on 24 February.

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She is still clueless about acting in Malayalam again. Only after the release of the film would she be able to know if her calculations were correct about her re-entry.

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Interestingly, the 36-year-old didn’t know the crew of Ntikkakkakkoru Premandarnnu. But she liked the script which talks about the meeting of two ex-lovers.

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The feeling of a comeback seems to have put pressure on her, but she is up for the game.

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She faced a sexual assault in 2017 which turned into a high-profile case and forced her to take a break from acting for a while.

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She turned down offers from people who were close to her and even friends in the industry. It’s because she is always driven by scripts.

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She believes the viewers have multiple choices now as they have the luxury to watch films at home via the OTT space.

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National Award winner Aparna Balamurali recently opined about the need for equal remuneration for male and female actors.

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Soon, criticism poured in from some of the Malayalam producers about her statement. Bhavana asserted that the industry (all industries) is male-oriented.

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