Bhavana Menon, whose real name is Karthika Menon, is an Indian actress who works in the South Indian film industry. She was born on June 6, 1986 in Thrissur, Kerala and has appeared in over 60 films, including Nammal (2002), Case of Kondana, Deepavali, and Nadikar. She has also appeared in the TV show Boom Rang Village.

Bhavana has won two Kerala State Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. She made her film debut at age 16 in Nammal, which earned her a Kerala State Special Jury Award. She has worked with many actors in Malayalam cinema and famous Tamil actors. 

Bhavana is the daughter of Pushpa and assistant cinematographer G. Balachandran and has an older brother named Jayadev. She is married to Naveen.