Actor · Telugu cinema
Bhumika Chawla
Bhumika Chawla movies: 29 Telugu films on file, 2000–2026. Earliest on file: Yuvakudu (2000). Latest release: Euphoria (6 February 2026).
- Films on file
- 29 (29 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2000–2026
- Born
- 21 August 1978 · August birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Simhadri, Sita Ramam, Okkadu
- Record
- Q3236611 on Wikidata
Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Telugu cinema, with some Hindi and Tamil films. She was one of Telugu cinema’s leading actresses of the early 2000s, with films such as Kushi (2001), Okkadu and Simhadri (both 2003). In recent years she has played supporting roles in films such as MCA and Sita Ramam.
She was born on 21 August 1978 in New Delhi, according to Wikipedia and Wikidata. Her father is a retired Army officer. She moved to Mumbai in 1997 and began with advertisements, music videos and television.
Career
Her first feature film was the Telugu Yuvakudu (2000), opposite Sumanth. Her second, S. J. Surya’s Kushi (2001) opposite Pawan Kalyan, was a box-office success and won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. In 2003 she starred opposite Mahesh Babu in Gunasekhar’s Okkadu and opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in S. S. Rajamouli’s Simhadri, and won the Nandi Award for Best Actress for Missamma. Her Hindi debut, Tere Naam (2003) with Salman Khan, was one of the year’s top grossers.
She worked in several Hindi films, including Run (2004), and returned to Telugu with Naa Autograph (2004) and Jai Chiranjeeva (2005). The Tamil Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) was a big hit. She played the title roles in the Telugu films Satyabhama and Anasuya (2007), and played Gulab Gandhi in the Hindi film Gandhi, My Father. She also made her Punjabi and Malayalam debuts, and played M. S. Dhoni’s sister in M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016).
In Telugu her later work includes Laddu Babu (2014), Middle Class Abbayi (MCA, 2017), which won her the SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu, U Turn and Savyasachi (2018), Idhe Maa Katha and Seetimaarr (2021), and Sita Ramam and Butterfly (2022). She appeared in M. Rajesh’s comedy-drama Brother (2024) and the Telugu film Euphoria (2026).
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Kushi (Wikipedia winners list).
- Nandi Award for Best Actress for Missamma (list).
- SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for Middle Class Abbayi (list).
- Best Debut at the Zee Cine Awards for Tere Naam, according to Wikipedia.
Upcoming films
No upcoming film is on our records for her. New films appear on upcoming Telugu movies as they are recorded.
Where to watch her films
- Euphoria: Aha, from 22 April 2026 (OTT details)
- Sita Ramam: Prime Video, from 9 September 2022, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Okkadu: Sun NXT, per Wikipedia; no start date on file (OTT details)
- Anasuya and Snehamante Idera: Aha, from Aha’s listings
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
She married the yoga teacher Bharat Thakur on 21 October 2007 at Devlali, Nashik, according to Wikipedia, citing Screen; they have a son.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Bhumika Chawla appears in 29 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2000 to 2026. The earliest of them is Yuvakudu (2000), and the most recent release is Euphoria (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Simhadri (2003), Sita Ramam (2022) and Okkadu (2003). Other recent releases on file are Butterfly (2022), Idhe Maa Katha (2021) and Seetimaarr (2021).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing six films with Bhumika Chawla, followed by Prakash Raj (3) and Sumanth (3). Among directors, Ravi Babu cast Bhumika Chawla most often, in three films; next are A. Karunakaran (2) and Gunasekhar (2). Music on seven of them is by Mani Sharma, with M. M. Keeravani (3) and Shekar Chandra (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 25 different directors, 23 music directors and 97 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 19 of them; they average 154 minutes, and the longest is Snehamante Idera at 179 minutes. Eight of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (17), 2010s (6) and 2020s (6). 2003 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.