Tamannaah Bhatia
(born 21 December 1989) 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, which both earned her critical acclaim.
After being part
of the several commercially successful films, including 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), she established herself
as one of Telugu cinema's leading contemporary actresses.