Tamannaah Bhatia, known as Tamannaah, is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Marathi films. She has also appeared in Kannada films. In addition to acting, she also participates in stage performances and is an important celebrity endorser for brands and products.

In 2005, she made her debut at the age of 15 in the Bollywood movie, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, and appeared in the Abhijeet Sawant album song “Lafzon Hand” from the album Aapka Abhijeet which was also released in 2005, before working in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. That same year, Tamannaah made her Telugu cinema debut in Sri, and the following year she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi. In 2007, she starred in two drama films based on college life, Happy Days in Telugu and Kalloori in Tamil.

She has established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses of Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. She is one of the highest paid actresses of South Indian cinema. She has played nearly 60 films in three different languages.

She is the first Indian actress to be nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also received the “Dayawati Modi” award. This award is among the most prestigious in India in the field of art, culture and education in 2017. She also received an honorary doctorate from CIAC in association with KEISIE International University in South Korea for his contributions to Indian cinema.