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Tamanna

Tamannaah Bhatia is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in Tamil films and Hindi films. In 2005, she made her acting debut in her only Hindi film so far, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, before working in the major South Indian film industries.

In 2005 she 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 criticalacclaim. Following commercial successes with Padikathavan (2009), Ayan (2009) and Paiyaa (2010), she established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Tamil film industry. She also has experience as a model and has appeared in various television advertisements.

Tamannaah was born on 21 December 1995 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India to a Sindhi-speaking couple, Santosh Bhatia and Rajni Bhatia. She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Juhu, Mumbai.

Tamannaah started her acting career in 2005 when she played a heroine in Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, a Hindi film. It remains her only Bollywood release 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 as a heroine starring in Kedi, which was produced by A. M. Rathnam, along with Ravi Krishna and another newcomer, Ileana D'Cruz.

In 2007, she had three releases. After her appearance in the unsuccessful Vyapari, she starred in the Sekhar Kammula-directed TeluguHappy 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 andcritical acclaim in Tamil as well.

In 2008, she again had three releases, but appeared in cameo roles in two of them. Her 2009 blockbuster Tamil film Ayan made her a leading star. Her recent film Kandein Kadhalai, which is a remake of the 2007 Hindi blockbuster Jab We Met, was considered a moderate success. She took the role originally played by Kareena Kapoor and was praised by critics for her performance.

She is currently acting in two Tamil films: Thillalangadi, alongside Jayam Ravi, and an untitled remake of the Telugu blockbuster Vikramarkudu, again alongside Karthik Sivakumar.

Filmography

Tamanna Bhatia quotes

"I don't have any dream roles. But I prefer performance oriented roles and I love acting."

"I'm glad that people have so much of good things to say about me. There are certain films that can take you to stardom at one shot. I'm glad to have gained stardom with both Happy Days and Kalloori. God has really been kind to me. I forever cherished the dream of becoming an actor and I'm happy that finally I've had my dream come true."

"I did my first film 'Chand Ka Roshan Chehra' at the age of 13 and half. I did my first ad commercial with 'Fair & Lovely'."