Bhavana made her debut in the Tamil film 'Chittaram Pesudhadi'. After this, she continued to act in films including 'Deepavali', 'Asal' and 'Jayakandan'. She is also the leading actress in Telugu and Malayalam films. While speaking to the media, she said, "I have to learn a lot of things in cinema. Heroines have a very short time here. Heroes have a long run. Once the actress gets married, she loses her market value. I have done romantic scenes but don't know anything about real love. I'm not ready for it right now as I want to achieve a lot in cinema."