About Tamannaah Bhatia

Tamannaah Bhatia better known as Tamannaah (after consulting a numerologist she changed her name to this). She is an Indian Actress who works in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. She has acted in 73 movies and is considered one of the best actors in the South Indian film Industry. 

She started her career in 2005 with a Hindi film, “Chand Sa Roshan Chehra” which was a big failure. Afterward, she made her first Telugu Debut with the movie “Sri” and it didn’t gain success too. Her career took a turn in the year 2007 when she did two movies and received an appraisal for both of them. One was a Telugu movie “Happy Days“ and the other was a Tamil movie “Kalloori”. Apart from being an actress she also has modeling experience as she endorsed various brands as a model.

Early Life 

On 21st December 1989, Tamannaah Bhatia was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her father Santosh Bhatia is a diamond merchant and her mother Rajani Bhatia is a Homemaker. In Her family only one son and his name is Anand Bhatia. She belongs to a Punjabi family of Sindhi descent. She did her schooling at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai. 

She started working at the age of 13 when she was performing at the school’s annual day function and was offered a lead role by a director. She accepted that offer and started acting in Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre. She did that for a year. Since she started acting just after schooling, she pursued her graduation in distance mode with a Bachelor of Arts. Later in 2005, she also worked with Abhijeet Sawant for his album song “Lafzon Mein” from the album Aapka Abhijeet. 

Personal Life

Tamannaah Bhatia was known to have had an affair with Cricketer Virat Kohli in 2012, as they met for the first time for a Celkon Mobile advertisement. But later on, she denied all the rumors. She was also getting rumored of getting married to a Pakistani Cricketer Abdul Razzaq when they were seen shopping together. But later on, she refuted all the rumors too as Abdul was married. 

As per the reports, she is currently single. Also, she likes keeping her personal life hidden and staying away from the limelight. 

She wrote her first book titled, ”Back To The Roots”, which will be published by Penguin Random House India on 30 August 2021. She also hosted MasterChef India – Telugu which premiered in 2021 on Gemini TV. 

Career

Tamannaah Bhatia made her first on-screen debut with the film  “Chand Sa Roshan Chehra” which was an ultimate failure. Her career gained momentum with her films “Happy Days” and “Kalloori”. In 2010, She played the lead role in three Tamil films—Paiyaa, Sura, and Thillalangadi. She made her first appearance in a Hindi film in the year 2013,  after her debut role with the movie Himmatwala (2013). 

Her performance for the same was criticized. Her biggest breakthrough happened with  S. S. Rajamouli’s Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) where she played the role of a warrior princess. It became one of the highest-grossing Indian films earning more than ₹6 billion.

She did a bunch of Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi movies which made her popular in South Indian as well as Bollywood film Industry. 

Some of the Telugu films were- 

• Happy Days(2007)
• Kalidasu(2008)
• Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009)
• 100% Love (2011)
• Oosaravelli (2011)
• Racha (2012)
• Tadakha (2013), 
• Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
• Bengal Tiger (2015)
• Oopiri (2016)
• F2: Fun and Frustration (2019)
• Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019) 

Her Tamil films include films like-

• Viyabari (2007)
• Kalloori (2007)
• Ayan (2009)
• Paiyaa (2010)
• Padikkadavan(2009)
• Siruthai (2011)  
• Venghai (2011)
• Racha(2012)
• Veeram (2014)
• Dharma Durai (2016)
• Devi (2016)
• Sketch (2018)

She  has worked in a few Hindi films the movie Himmatwala (2013), afterward, she did a lot of movies including

• Entertainment (2014)
• Humshakals (2014)
• Baahubali – The Beginning(2015)
• Baahubali 2: The Conclusion(2017)
• Babli Bouncer (2022)

She has completed two web series: November Story which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar and 11th Hour for Aha, both released in 2021. She has also done a Hindi web series “Plan A Plan B” with Riteish Deshmukh. She endorses some of famous brands like Celkon mobiles, Fanta, and Chandrika Ayurvedic soap. She has also walked on ramps for a lot of fashion designers. 

Tamannaah Bhatia also got featured on a lot of magazine covers like, “FHM India”, “Lifestyle” and “The Peacock Magazine”. In 2014, She was featured in a PETA advertisement to encourage people to purchase those cosmetic products which were not tested on animals. 

She signed as the brand ambassador for the channel Zee Telugu. In the same year, she also launched a retail jewelry business named Wite-n-Gold. The website for the same was started on 20 April 2015 at the auspicious event of Akshaya Tritiya. She was also the Creative Director for her jewelry company. 

In January 2016, she also became the brand ambassador of the Government of India’s campaign Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, an initiative of FOGSI. According to sources, she recently charged Rs 50 lakhs for a 10-minute performance at the IPL 2018 opening event, where she danced to four songs in four distinct languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi.

Her upcoming films include the Hindi film Bole Chudiyan starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui opposite her. In 2021, it was declared that she will star in the movie “Bhola Shankar” release date of 2023. In 2022, she was confirmed to join Malayalam Cinema.

Awards and Achievements

List of Honors she received-

• Kalaimamani Award for excellence in the field of art and literature. (2010)
• Brand Ambassador of Zee Telugu. (2015)
• Brand Ambassador of the Government of India’s campaign Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, an initiative of FOGSI.(2016)
• Dayawati Modi Global Youth Icon of the Year Award for contributions in the field of Cinema. (2017)
• Honorary Doctorate from the Confederation of International Accreditation Commission (CIAC) for contributions to Indian cinema. (2017)
• Santosham Sridevi Smarakam Award for the Film Industry Achievements
• Zee Apsara Sridevi Memorial Award for the Film Industry Achievements. (2018).

• Global Spa Fit & Fab PAN-India Entertainer Award for the Film Industry Achievements. (2021).

Net Worth of Tamannaah Bhatia

Tamannaah Bhatia’s net worth is approximated to be around $16 million which is equal to Rs. 120 Crores(in INR). Her major sources of income are the amount receivable from films, brand endorsements, and stage shows.

Last updated: 2023

Apart from that, the reports say that she charges Rs. 1.75 Crores per movie and Rs. 60 Lacs for an item song. She owns an apartment in Mumbai’s Lavish area worth Rs 16.60 Crores.

Conclusion

Altogether, We can say Tamannaah Bhatia has gained a lot of success due to her astounding acting skills in both South Indian film Industry and Bollywood Industry. She made a place in a lot of  Audience’s hearts and also won numerous awards and recognitions for the same. Despite being a celebrity, she is very humble and loves living a minimalist life. She is going to enter the Malayalam film industry very soon and we believe she will leave her mark there as well. Awards and Net worth content filter out wikipedia and CAknowledge respectively.

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