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{{Short description|Indian sports journalist and television anchor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bhavna Balakrishnan
| birth_name = Bhavna Balakrishnan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|05|22}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[Great Lakes Institute of Management]]
| occupation = anchor, commentator, play back singer, classical dancer, video jockey, radio jockey
| known_for = [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] commentator
| spouse = Nikhil Ramesh
}}

'''Bhavana Balakrishnan''' also spelt as '''Bhavna Balakrishnan''' also simply known as '''VJ Bhavana''' (born 22 May 1985) is an Indian television anchor, cricket commentator, video jockey, playback singer and dancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scooptimes.com/biography/bhavana-balakrishnan-anchor/3064|title=Bhavana Balakrishnan (Anchor) – Wiki, Biodata, Age, Profile, Biography|last=says|first=Devi J.|date=2016-03-24|website=Scooptimes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref> She is one of the most popular sports journalists in India after [[Mayanti Langer]]. She currently works as a broadcaster for [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] and has hosted several programmes for the channel.{{cn|date=January 2021}} Balakrishnan was one of the women to commentate during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/sports/womeninfront-will-present-the-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-on-star-sports-network-190603|title=#WomenInFront will present the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Star Sports Network!|date=2019-06-03|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/world-cup-2019-women-get-an-equal-say-in-the-commentary-box/53743/1|title=World Cup 2019: Women get an equal say in the commentary box|website=Forbes India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/world-cup-women-commentators-standout|title=Sexism In World Cup No More, Women Commentators Standout|last=Das|first=Ria|date=2019-06-04|website=SheThePeople TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>

== Career ==
Balakrishnan began her career as a radio jockey for a brief period and ventured into television. She joined [[Raj TV]] as a host, and the first television show she hosted was ''Beach Girls Show''. She later joined [[Star Vijay]] channel and became a full-time anchor with the channel in 2011. Her first programme with Vijay TV was ''[[Super Singer Junior]]'', and she also hosted ''[[Airtel Super Singer]]'' until 2018. She has hosted other shows with the channel including the "Fun Unlimited" season of ''[[Jodi Number One]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bhavna-balakrishnan-is-excited-to-host-jodi/articleshow/66451447.cms|title=Bhavna Balakrishnan is excited to host 'Jodi'|newspaper=The Times of India|date=31 October 2018|language=en|access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/dance-reality-show-jodi-fun-unlimited-to-premiere-soon/articleshow/66457815.cms|title=Dance reality show Jodi Fun Unlimited to premiere soon - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>

In 2017, she joined Star Sports as a sports journalist and hosted broadcasts of for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) and [[Pro Kabaddi League]]. She served as a commentator for Star Sports Tamil during the 2018 IPL season and was one of just two female presenters during the [[2018 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bhavna-joins-star-sports-tamil-for-ipl/articleshow/63499835.cms|title=Bhavna joins Star Sports Tamil for IPL - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>

Balakrishnan made her debut as singer in 2018 and released her first single ''The MashUp Series by BB''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/vj-bhavna-in-a-new-avatar/articleshow/63566577.cms|title=VJ Bhavna in a new avatar - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/bhavnas-musical-single-set-to-release/article23433008.ece|title=Anchor Bhavna takes the mash-up route|last=Ramanujam|first=Srinivasa|date=2018-04-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-09|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
In 2020, she sang her first playback song for music director Dharan. The song "Veerathi Veera" has more than half a million views on [[YouTube]].

== Personal life ==
She married Mumbai based businessman Nikhil Ramesh and currently resides in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/My-husband-doesnt-watch-my-shows-Bhavna/articleshow/47933991.cms|title=My husband doesn't watch my shows: Bhavna - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref>

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