Tamannah Bhatia Biography & Filmography
Born: December 21, 1989,Mumbai
Height: 1.68 m
Parents: Santhosh Bhatia, Rajani Bhatia
Siblings: Anand Bhatia
Education: Maneckji Cooper Educational Trust School, National College, Mumbai
Tamannaah Bhatia (born 21 December 1989) is an Indian Movie actress and model, who works under the mononym Tamannaah and mainly appears in South Indian cinema. In 2005, she made her acting debut in the Bollywood movie, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, before working in the major South Indian movie industries. Also in 2005, Tamannaah made her Telugu debut in Sri, and in the following year she appeared in her first Tamil movie, 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 as a leading contemporary actress in Kollywood and became informally referred to as the “Queen of Kollywood”. She staged a successful comeback in Tollywood in 2011 with the romance film 100% Love (2011), which won her several accolades. With the successful films such as Racha (2012) Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (2012) and Thadaka (2013), she established herself as one of Telugu cinema’s leading contemporary actresses
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 financial consultant. She is of Sindhi descent. She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Educational Trust School, Juhu, Mumbai. 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 Sawant, the winner of the first Indian Idol. She is a famous Indian actress.
Career :
Early career (2005–2008)
Tamannaah started her acting career in 2005, 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.
Awards :
South Indian International Movie Awards
Pending—Best Actress – Racha (2013)
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)
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – 100% Love (2011)
