| Bhavana entered acting in 1996 with the film Maribale. |
| Kodlu Ramakrishna coined Nandini's screen name Bhavana. |
| She is skilled in Bharatanatyam. |
| In 2002, she did an item dance in Ninagagi. |
| She clinched multiple Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Actress. |
| She starred in the 2006 Bollywood film Family with Amitabh Bachchan. |
| Rediff acknowledged her as a Top Kannada Actress in 2010. |
| In 2010, she hosted the reality show Godrej Game Aadi, Life Change Maadi Season 2. |
| In 2012, she campaigned for Jayaprakash Hegde (Congress) in the Udupi by-election. |
| She also campaigned for Congress candidates in various Karnataka cities. |
| She directs HomeTown Productions, a production house organizing music & dance shows. |
| She has worked in Tulu, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. |
| In 2016, she judged Dance Karnataka Dance but was asked to leave by the show's director for not giving appropriate comments. |
