''Bhavana'' is an Indian

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-language

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. The show premiered on 26 June 2022 on Surya TV. It stars

Stephy Leon Stephy Leon (née Grace), also known by her stage name Sarangi is an Indian television actress who appears in Malayalam-language serials. Early life Stephy was born as Stephy Grace to Rajan and Gracy in Kozhikode district of Kerala. She has a y ...

in the title role along with

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and Rekha Ratheesh in pivotal roles. It aires on Surya TV and on-demand through Sun NXT. It is an official remake of

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soap opera '' Kayal''.

Synopsis

Abandoned by her father and coping with an alcoholic brother, Bhavana is her family's sole provider as a nurse. She finds happiness in her sacrifice to meet the needs of her brother and sisters.

Cast

Main

as Bhavana: **The second eldest of five siblings. She is a head nurse and is the sole breadwinner of the family. (2022–present) (Main Protagonist) *

as Surya Dev: ** Bhavana's best friend who secretly loves her. He is an amateur boxer and a successful businessman. (2022–present) (Main Protagonist)

Recurring

*Shobi Thilakan as Vijayapadman: Bhavana's paternal uncle (2022–present) (Main Antagonist) * Rekha Ratheesh as Gayathri: Bhavana's mother (2022–present) *Kiran Aravindakshan as Sethumadhavan alias Sethu: Bhavana's drunkard elder brother (2022–present) *Pinky Kannan as Maya: Sethumadhavan's wife (2022–present) *Baby Anandritha Manu as Nandana: Sethumadhavan and Maya's daughter (2022–present) *Anjana Mohan as Bhama: Bhavana's younger sister; Abhiram's wife. (2022–present) *Kalyan Khanna as Abhiram alias Ram: Bhama's husband (2022–present) *Subeer Bavu as Bharath: Bhavana's younger brother (2022–present) *Meera Mahesh as Bhanupriya alias Bhanu: Bhavana's youngest sister (2022–present) *

Sethu Lakshmi Sethu Lakshmi is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam films and television soap operas.She started her career as a theatre artist and later rose into fame with character roles. Personal life Sethulakshmi is from Thiruvanant ...

as Muthashi: Bhavana's paternal grandmother (2022–present) *Amal Rajdev as Suryadev's father (2022–present) *Archana Menon as Suryadev's mother (2022–present) *Aneesh Kailas as Vikraman: Surya's friend (2022–present) *Devi Chandana as Janaki: Vijayapadman's wife (2022–present) * Kalesh Kalakkodu as Pratheesh: Vijayapadman's son (2022–present) *Saranya Visakh as Pallavi: Vijayapadman's daughter (2022–present) *Sonia Baiju Kottarakkara → Manju Subhash as Ambalika: Abhiram's mother (2022–present) *Prabha Shankar as Prathapavarma: Abhiram's father (2022–present) *Amboori Jayan as Abhiram's uncle (2022–present) *

Rajesh Hebbar K. Rajesh Hebbar (born 18 November 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam film and television industry. He was also the lead vocalist of a rock band named Primitive Knights. Biography Hebbar was born in an Udupi Brahmi ...

as Dr. Sriram (2022–present) *Anu Lakshmi as Nurse Ann Mary: Bhavana's colleague (2022–present) *Prajusha Gowri as Nurse Rani: Bhavana's colleague (2022–present) *Bibhu Ebinezer as Surya's friend (2022–present) *Alif Shah as Niranjan *Sandhya Manoj as SI Chandraprabha *Navneeth Krishna as Dhruvan

Guest

*Sona Jelina as Young Bhavana (2022) *Manaved as Young Surya Dev (2022) *

Rebecca Santhosh Rebecca Santhosh (born 26 July 1998) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam television. She is well known for her role as Kavya in the soap opera, ''Kasthooriman''. Early life Rebecca was born on 26 July 1998 in Thrissur, Kera ...

as Pooja (2023) * Nithin Jake Joseph as Arjun (2023) *

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as Herself (2023) * Sulakshna as Rajeshwari (2023) *

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as Maheshwari (2023) *

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as Madhuri (2023)

Cameo in promo

as Pooja (2022) * Nithin Jake Joseph as Arjun (2022) *Aswathy Pillai as Ambili (2022) *Anna Dona as Anupama (2022) *Mariya Shilji as Sundari (2022) *

Chandra Lakshman Chandra Lakshman is an Indian actress. She debuted in the 2002 Tamil film ''Manasellam'' and has since then appeared in various Malayalam and Tamil films and TV series. She is probably best known for her performances as Sandra Nellikadan, Rini ...

as Sujatha (2022) *Deva Prasad as Sreekanth (2022) *Deepika Aradhya as Sreelakshmi (2022) *

Vidyashree Jayaram Vidyashree Jayaram is an Indian television actress who predominantly works in the Kannada industry. She is well known for her role as Kavya in the Kannada soap opera, ''Kavyanjali (Kannada TV series), Kavyanjali''. Career Vidhyasree began her ...

as Kavya (2022) *Vishnu Nair as Adharsh (2022) *Reneesha Rahiman as Anjali (2022) *Jay Prakash as Abhijith (2022) *

Vindhuja Vikraman Vindhuja Vikraman (born 1 August 1993) is an Indian television actress who appears in Malayalam and Tamil language soap operas. Career Vindhuja was born 1 August 1993 to Vikraman Nair and Bindhu. She has a younger brother. She started her TV c ...

as Meera (2022) *Revathi Krishna as Preethi (2022)

Production

Bhavana is an official remake of Tamil TV series '' Kayal''. The first promo of the show featuring lead actress

was released by Surya TV in June 2022. The show premiered on Surya TV on 26 June 2022 replacing ''

Ente Maathavu ''Ente Maathavu'' was an Indian Malayalam television series directed by Venu Chelakkottu. The show premiered on Surya TV and started streaming on Sun NXT on 27 January 2020. The show aired its last episode on 25 June 2022. Plot Angel, whose mo ...

''. It is telecasted every day at the 8:30 p.m. (

IST Ist or IST may refer to: Information Science and Technology * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Science and Technology * Graduate School / Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Japan * Graduate School ...

) time slot. In July 2022, lead actress Stephy Leon played a

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as Bhavana in TV series ''

Kaliveedu ''Kaliveedu'' is a 1996 Malayalam family drama film directed by Sibi Malayil. It stars Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Jagadish, Sunitha and Vani Viswanath in lead roles. The film explores the marital relationship of Mahesh (Jayaram) and Mridula (Man ...

''.

Soundtrack

Adaptations

References

External links

Official website
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Bhavana at NETTV4U
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