Tamannaah

Tamannaah Bhatia (born 21 December 1989) is an Indian film actress and model, who performs under the mononym Tamannaah and predominantly appears in Telugu and Tamil cinema. In 2005, she made her acting debut in the Hindi film, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, before working in the major South Indian film industries. Also in 2005, Tamannaah made her Telugu debut in Sri, and in the following year she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi. In 2007, she starred in two college-life-based drama films, Happy Days in Telugu and Kalloori in Tamil, which both earned her critical acclaim.
After being part of the several commercially successful films, including Padikathavan (2009), Ayan (2009), Paiyaa (2010) and Siruthai (2011), she emerged a leading contemporary actresses in the Tamil film industry and became informally referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood". She staged a successful comeback in Telugu cinema in 2011 with the romance film 100% Love (2011), which won her several accolades. She subsequently became signed up for several high-profile projects thereafter. With Rachcha (2012), she eventually established herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading contemporary actresses.

Early life

Tamannaah was born on 21 December 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to Santosh and Rajani Bhatia and she has an elder brother, Anand. Her father is a financial consultant. She is of Sindhi descent. She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Educational Trust School, Juhu, Mumbai whilst she is currently pursuing a BA degree at National College, Mumbai through distance education. She later changed her screen name for numerological reasons, varying it slightly to Tamannaah. She has been working since the age of 13 since she was spotted at her school’s annual day function and offered the lead role which she took up. She also appeared in the music video of "Lafzon Mein Keh Na Saku" by Abhijeet Sawantm, the winner of the first Indian Idol.

Career

Early career

Tamannaah started her acting career in 2005, essaying the female lead role in Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, her only Hindi film to date. The same year, she debuted in Telugu cinema in Sri, playing the leading female role opposite Manoj Kumar. In 2006, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry in Kedi, produced by A. M. Rathnam, along with Ravi Krishna and another newcomer, Ileana D'Cruz. In 2007, she had three releases. After her role in the unsuccessful Vyapari, Tamannaah rose to popularity with the Sekhar Kammula-directed Telugu film Happy Days which received positive reviews and became her first major box office success. Her next release was the Tamil drama film Kalloori, directed by Balaji Sakthivel, that won her accolades and critical acclaim in Tamil as well. In 2008, Tamannaah again had three releases, appearing only in cameo roles in two of them.

Lead actress in Tamil cinema

In 2009, she received box office success with Padikathavan, with Dhanush. Her next Tamil film Ayan became a huge blockbuster and made her a leading star in the Tamil film industry. Her next release was a Telugu movie Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam opposite Siddharth. It became a success and she was praised for her refreshing performance. Her next film was Ananda Tandavam, which sank without a trace although her performance was praised by critics. Her successive release Kandein Kadhalai, which was a remake of the 2007 Hindi blockbuster Jab We Met, was considered a moderate success. She did the role originally played by Kareena Kapoor and was praised by critics for her performance. Her first 2010 release was Lingusamy's romantic-action flick Paiyaa co-starring Karthi, which went on to become a blockbuster. Her next release was Sura opposite Vijay. The film opened to negative reviews and became a disaster. Her performance was panned by critics. Her next release was Thillalangadi with Jayam Ravi, which became an above average grosser and her performance was praised.

Comeback in Telugu cinema

Tamannaah appeared in six films in 2011, five of which featured her in a starring role. Her first release was the Tamil action film, Siruthai alongside Karthi, with the film becoming a blockbuster, although her character was received poorly by critics, with a reviewer citing that she offered "little more than arm-candy". Her next release was her first Telugu release after two years, the highly successful romantic comedy 100% Love (2011) with Naga Chaitanya, which fetched positive reviews from both critics and viewers. Tamannaah won the CineMAA Award for Best Actress, besides receiving nominations at various award ceremonies. She was next seen in the historical Badhrinaadh (2011) opposite Allu Arjun that became a critical and commercial failure, which was followed by a Tamil action-masala film again, Hari's Venghai (2011). The film was not well received, however critics lauded her performance. Her final release of 2011 was Oosaravelli, starring Jr. NTR. Her first film in 2012 was Ram Charan Teja starrer Rachaa, which became a huge blockbuster. Her latest release Endhukante Premanta featuring her opposite Ram, opened to average reviews. Her upcoming films portray her in lead role opposite Prabhas in Rebel, and Pawan Kalyan in Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu. She is also set to star in her second Hindi film, Himmatwala opposite Ajay Devgn.

Other work

Tamannaah also has experience as a model appearing in various television commercials. She is endorsing popular brands like Celkon Mobiles and Chandrika Ayurvedic Soap. Before entering the film industry, she also acted in Tamil advertisements like Shakthi Masala.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2005	Chand Sa Roshan Chehra	Jiya Oberoi	Hindi
2005	Sree	Sandhya	Telugu
2006	Kedi/Jadoo	Priyanka	Tamil/Telugu
2007	Vyapari	Savithri	Tamil
2007	Happy Days	Madhu	Telugu
2007	Kalloori/Kalasala	Shobana	Tamil/Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2008	Kalidasu	Archana	Telugu
2008	Ninna Nedu Repu		Telugu	Guest appearance
2008	Netru Indru Naalai		Tamil	Guest appearance
2008	Ready	Swapna	Telugu	Guest appearance
2009	Padikathavan	Gayathri Reddy	Tamil
2009	Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam	Geeta Subramanyam	Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu
2009	Ananda Thaandavam	Madhumitha	Tamil/Telugu
2009	Ayan/Veedokkade	Yamuna	Tamil/Telugu	Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
2009	Kanden Kadhalai/Priya Priyathama	Anjali	Tamil/Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress
2010	Paiyaa/Awaara	Charulatha	Tamil/Telugu	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
2010	Sura	Poornima	Tamil
2010	Thillalangadi	Nisha	Tamil
2011	Siruthai	Swetha	Tamil
2011	Ko/Rangam	Herself	Tamil/Telugu	Special appearance
2011	100% Love	Mahalakshmi	Telugu	CineMAA Award for Best Actress Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor Female
2011	Badrinath	Alakananda	Telugu
2011	Venghai	Radhika	Tamil
2011	Oosaravelli	Niharika	Telugu
2012	Rachcha	Chaitra (Ammu)	Telugu
2012	Endhukante Premanta	Srinidhi/Sravanthi	Telugu
2012	Yen Endraal Kaadhal Enben		Tamil
2012	Rebel	Revathi	Telugu	Filming
2012	Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu	Ganga	Telugu	Pre-production
2012	Himmatwala		Hindi	Announced

Awards

CineMAA Awards

• CineMAA Award for Best Actress - 100% Love (2011)

Filmfare Awards South

• Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil - Kalloori (2007)
• Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu - Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009)
• Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil - Kanden Kadhalai (2009)
• Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil - Paiyaa (2010)

Vijay Awards

• Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress - Kanden Kadhalai (2009)
• Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine - Ayan (2009)
• Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine - Paiyaa (2010)

Other awards

• South Scope Award for Best Actress - Kanden Kadhalai (2009)