Born on July 4, 1956, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Bhuvaneswari began her acting career as a child artist in the 1960s. She made her debut as a lead actress in the 1972 film "Thirichadai" and went on to appear in numerous films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Her breakthrough performance came in 1979 with the film "Urvasi," which cemented her status as a leading lady in Tamil cinema.