Bhama Kurup

Rekhitha R. Kurup, better known by her stage name Bhamaa, is an Indian former actress who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Kannada-language films. She made her cinematic debut in 2007 with the Malayalam film Nivedyam, directed by A. K. Lohithadas and had acted in over 41 films.

Bhama
Born	Rekhitha R. Kurup Kottayam, Kerala, India
Other names	Bhama Kurup
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–2019
Children	1
Parent(s)	Rajendran Kurup Shylaja

Personal life

Bhama is the youngest daughter of Rajendra Kurup & Shylaja. She has two elder sisters, Reshmitha R. Kurup and Renjitha R. Kurup.

Bhama did her schooling at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Manarcad and Infant Jesus Bethany Covent Girl's Higher Secondary School, Manarcad. She pursued a bachelor's in Sociology by correspondence course.^[1]

In January 2020 Bhama married Arun and in May 2024 announced she is a single-parent mother living with her daughter.^[2]

Career

Before she entered into the film industry, she was the host of a show on Surya TV titled Thaali. She has also acted in a Christian devotional album. Director Lohithadas selected her as her first movie's lead heroine in Nivedyam. Her second film was Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan, directed by Vinayan, in which she was cast opposite Manikuttan. She paired with Vineeth Sreenivasan in Cycle directed by Johny Antony.

Bhama said that until 2011, she was getting the same kind of roles in Malayalam. She started taking up Kannada film offers, after which she started getting fresh and interesting characters in Malayalam.^[3] She acted in Sohanlal's Kadhaveedu in which she played the heroine in M. T. Vasudevan Nair's segment, and her character was that of a modern girl, a media person, who is smart and energetic. She had a small but significant role in Vinod Vijayan's segment of D Company, Day of Judgement, featuring Fahadh Faasil where she played a psycho and wore no make-up.^[4]

In 2014, she had five Malayalam releases. She played a Christian housewife in Rakesh Gopan's 100 Degree Celsius and was seen as a 15-year-old mother in Vinod Mankara's Ottamandaram.^[5] In her only non-Malayalam release of the year, the Tamil-English biographical film Ramanujan based on the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, she played the role of Janakiammal, Ramanujan's wife.^[6][7]

Playback singing

Bhama has occasionally worked as a playback singer as well. She had reportedly sung the song "Kannil Kannil", composed by Rahul Raj for a film titled Bike;^[8], however, the film was canceled and the song remains unreleased. She lent her voice for the devotional album Maaya Madhavam (2009),^[9] and has sung the title song for the upcoming children's film Meow Meow Karimppoocha.^[10] She did voice over for the short film named Pacha directed by Sarayu. She has sung a song in the movie 100 Degree Celsius along with other heroines Ananya, Meghana Raj, and Shwetha Menon.^[11][12]

Awards

• 2007 – Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair Award, Nivedyam (shared with Vinu Mohan)^[13]
• 2007 – Sathyan Memorial Film Award for Best Newcomer – Nivedyam^[14]
• 2007 – Film Critics Award for Best Newcomer – Nivedyam^[15]
• 2007 – Ala Award for Best Actress – Nivedyam^[16]
• 2007 – Vanitha Nippon Award for Best Newcomer – Nivedyam^[17]
• 2009 – Mathrubhumi-Amritha Award for Best Screen Pair – Ivar Vivahitharayal (shared with Jayasurya)^[18]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Nivedyam	Sathya Bhama	Malayalam	Malayalam debut
	Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan	Indhu
2008	Cycle	Annie
	One Way Ticket	Sunanda
	Ellam Avan Seyal	Chinthamani	Tamil	Tamil debut
2009	Swapnangalil Haisal Mary	Haisal Mary	Malayalam
	Kannerinu Madhuram	Subhadra
	Colours	Pooja
	Ivar Vivahitharayal	Kavya
	Oru Black and White Kudumbam	Minnu
2010	Sakudumbam Shyamala	Nandana
	Neelambari	Parvathy
	Koottukar	Aswathy
	College Days	Athira
	Modalasala	Deepu	Kannada	Kannada debut
2011	Janapriyan	Meera	Malayalam
	Sevenes	Gowri
	Swapna Sanchari	Aswathi (Achu)
	Manchivadu	Indu	Telugu	Telugu debut
	Shyloo	Shaileshwari (Shyloo)	Kannada
2012	Sevarkkodi	Valli	Tamil
	Husbands in Goa	Abhirami	Malayalam
	Ondu Kshanadalli	Divya	Kannada
	101 Weddings	Rukhiya	Malayalam
2013	Auto Raja	Radha/Rani	Kannada
	Barfi	Kushi
	Appayya	Gowri
	D Company	Jeena	Malayalam
	Ambara	Arundhathi	Kannada
	Kadhaveedu	Jeena	Malayalam	[19]
2014	Konthayum Poonoolum	Amritha
	Naku Penta Naku Taka	Shubha
	Ramanujan	Janakiammal Ramanujan	English/Tamil
	100 Degree Celsius	Nancy	Malayalam
	Ottamandaram	Kala
	Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla	Annamma
2015	Arjuna	Piya Arjuna	Kannada
2016	Maalgudi Days	Janet	Malayalam
	Marupadi	Sarah
2017	Raaga	Anu	Kannada
2018	Khilafath	Amina	Malayalam

Television

• Greet n gift (Cabinet)
• Thaali (Surya TV)
• Kerala Samajam (Asianet) - 2019
• Comedy Stars (Asianet)
• Star Magic (Flowers)
• Top Singer (Flowers)

References

1. "ml:മലയാളത്തിന്റെ ഭാമസൗന്ദര്യത്തിനും പ്രണയമുണ്ട്" (in Malayalam) (February 2013): 12, 13, 14. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "Actress Bhama reveals she is 'single mother', drops pics with daughter". English.Mathrubhumi. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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6. "Gemini's grandson to play lead in Ramanujan biopic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Indo-Asian News Service. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
7. "Bhama discards village belle image". The New Indian Express. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
8. "Bhama turns Playback singer – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
9. "Bhama turns a singer – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
10. Jiji Ann Cherian DC Kochi (15 January 2012). "Bhama, the girl next door". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
11. V.P, Nicy (6 October 2014). "'100 Degree Celsius' Starring Meghana Raj, Bhama, Shwetha Menon to Hit Theatres This Week". ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
12. Sreekumar, Priya (29 September 2015). "100 degree celsius going all over". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
13. "Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News: Ujala-Asianet film awards announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
14. "Kerala / Kollam News: Sathyan memorial film awards announced". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
15. "'Ore Kadal', 'Thaniye' share critics award for best film". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 31 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
16. "Kerala / Kozhikode News: 'Thaniye' bags Ala award". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
17. "Vanitha awards for Mammootty, Meera Jasmine – Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
18. "Welcome to Amrita TV". Amrita TV. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
19. Priya Sreekumar (17 May 2013). "Village belle to glam doll". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

External links

• Bhama Kurup at IMDb