Bhavani — Shiva Character Profile

About Bhavani

A powerful local gangster who supplies muscle for politician Tilak Dhari and is connected to campus leader JD. He views Shiva as JD's potential replacement, orchestrates the assault of Shiva's rival Naresh, and wages a violent war against Shiva. After being betrayed and defeated, he kills Asha and Tilak Dhari before being killed by Shiva.

Character Facts

Played by

Raghuvaran

Appears in

Shiva (1990)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Bhavani — Conflict Arch Enemy — Shiva (Nagarjuna Akkineni)

  The central antagonistic force; Bhavani's criminal empire directly threatens Shiva's life and loved ones.

• Bhavani — Alliance Political Backer — Tilak Dhari (Paresh Rawal)

  Bhavani provides illegal enforcement and intimidation to secure Tilak Dhari's political ambitions.

• Bhavani — Conflict Victim — Asha (Amala Akkineni)

  Asha becomes a collateral casualty of Bhavani's escalating vendetta against Shiva.

• Bhavani — Power Intimidator — College Principal (Iftekhar)

  Bhavani's reach extends into educational institutions, neutralizing official oversight through fear.

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More characters from Shiva

• Shiva (Nagarjuna Akkineni)
• Asha (Amala Akkineni)
• Tilak Dhari (Paresh Rawal)
• JD (Jagdish Dave) (J. D. Chakravarthi)
• Nanaji (Tanikella Bharani)
• Prakash's Mother (Rohini Hattangadi)
• College Principal (Iftekhar)
• Kanta Prasad (Goga Kapoor)
• Lecturer (as Chandrasekar) (Chandrashekhar Vaidya)
• Shiva's Sister-in-law (as Bina Banerji) (Beena Banerjee)
• Prakash (Raj Zutshi)
• Krishna Rao (Ajit Vachani)