Tamannaah Bhatia

Tamannaah Bhatia

Tamannaah Bhatia

She wasborn 21 December 1989 and she is an Indian film actress and model,who performs under the mononym Tamannaah and predominantly appears in South Indian cinema. In 2005, she made her acting debut in the Bollywood film, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, before working in the major South Indian film industries. Also in 2005, Tamannaah made her Telugu film debut in Sri, and in the following year she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi Which is noted for her performance. In 2007, she starred in two college-life-based drama films, Happy Days in Telugu and Kalloori in Tamil.Her films include Ayan (2009), Paiyaa (2010) and Siruthai (2011), she emerged as a leading contemporary actress in Tamil cinema. She staged a successful comeback in Telugu cinema in 2011 with the romance film 100% Love (2011), which won her several accolades. With successful films such as Racha (2012), Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (2012) and Thadaka (2013)


Early life

Tamannaah Bhatia was born on 21 December 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to Santhosh and Rajani Bhatia and she has an elder brother, Anand. Her father is a diamond merchant. She is of Sindhi descent.She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Educational Trust School, Juhu, Mumbai. 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, and then also became a part of Mumbai's Prithvi Theatre for a year.She also appeared in the music video of Lafzon Mein Keh Na Saku by Abhijeet Sawant, the winner of the first Indian Idol.

Tamannaah Bhatia

Career

Tamannaah started her acting career in 2005, essaying the female lead role in Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, her only Hindi film to date before Himmatwala. The same year, she debuted in Telugu cinema in Sri, playing the leading female role opposite Manoj Manchu. 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.

In 2009, she received box office success with Padikathavan, with Dhanush. Her next release was the Telugu film 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 next Tamil film Ayan alongside Suriya became a huge blockbuster and made her a leading star in the Tamil film industry. 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.