Tamanna Santosh Bhatia (born 21 December 1989), better known as Tamannaah Bhatia, is an Indian actress, model, and dancer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in the Hindi film *Chand Sa Roshan Chehra* (2005). She subsequently appeared in the Telugu film *Sri* (2005) and the Tamil film *Kedi* (2006). Her breakthrough came with Sekhar Kammula's coming-of-age film *Happy Days* (2007) and Balaji Sakthivel's Tamil drama *Kalloori* (2007). Over a career spanning more than 75 feature films, Tamannaah established herself as a bankable leading actress in Tamil and Telugu cinema. Her credits include *Padikathavan* (2009), *Ayan* (2009), *Paiyaa* (2010), *Siruthai* (2011), *100% Love* (2011), *Racha* (2012), *Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu* (2012), *Thadaka* (2013), *Veeram* (2014), *Oopiri* / *Thozha* (2016), *Dharma Durai* (2016), *Devi* / *Abhinetri* (2016), *F2: Fun and Frustration* (2019), and *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019). She portrayed Avanthika in S. S. Rajamouli's films *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) and *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017). She also appeared in song sequences including "Kaavaalaa" in Nelson Dilipkumar's *Jailer* (2023) and "Aaj Ki Raat" in *Stree 2* (2024). Tamannaah has also worked in Hindi cinema and digital streaming, appearing in *Babli Bouncer* (2022), *Plan A Plan B* (2022), *Lust Stories 2* (2023), the investigative crime thriller series *Aakhri Sach* (2023), *Vedaa* (2024), *Sikandar Ka Muqaddar* (2024), the horror-comedy film *Aranmanai 4* (2024), and the Malayalam film *Bandra* (2023). Her later credits include the Telugu supernatural thriller *Odela 2* (2025), the series *Daring Partners* (2025), *O' Romeo* (2026), alongside Sidharth Malhotra. She received the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2010, as well as CineMAA and SIIMA Awards and an honorary doctorate.

Filmography

• 2026O'Romeo — Rabia
• 2026The Vvaan — Mamta
• 2026V. Shantaram — Jayashree
• 2025Bāhubali: The Epic — Avanthika
• Do You Wanna Partner — Shikha Roy Chowdhary
• 2025Odela 2 — Shiva Shakthi
• 2025Raid 2 — Special Appearance
• 2024Aranmanai 4 — Selvi
• 2024Sikandar Ka Muqaddar — Kamini Singh
• 2024Stree 2 — Shama
• 2024Vedaa — Raashi
• Aakhri Sach — Anya
• 2023Bandra — Tara Janaki
• 2023Bhola Shankar — Lasya
• 2023Jailer — Kamna
• Jee Karda — Lavanya Singh
• 2023Lust Stories 2 — Shanti
• 2022Babli Bouncer — Babli
• 2022F3: Fun and Frustration — Harika
• 2022Ghani — Item number "Kodthe"
• 2022Gurtunda Seetakalam — Nidhi
• 2022Plan A Plan B — Nirali Vora
• Umang
• 11th Hour — Aratrika Reddy
• 2021Maestro — Simran
• November Story — Anuradha
• 2021Seetimaarr — Jwala Reddy
• Tinder Swipe Ride
• 2020Sarileru Neekevvaru — Special Appearance in "Daang Daang" Song
• 2019Action — Diya
• 2019Devi 2 — Devi
• 2019F2: Fun and Frustration — Harika
• 2019Kanne Kalaimaane — Bharathi
• 2019Khamoshi — Surbhi
• 2019Petromax — Meera
• 2019Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy — Lakshmi
• 2018Aa Bb Kk — Tamannaji
• 2018K.G.F: Chapter 1 — Milky
• 2018Naa Nuvve — Meera
• 2018Next Enti? — Tammy
• 2018Sketch — Amudhavalli (Ammu)
• 2017Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan — Ramya
• Bigg Boss Telugu — To promote "Maestro"
• 2017Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion — Avanthika
• 2017Jai Lava Kusa — Special Appearance in "Swing Zaara" Song
• 2016Devi(L) — Devi / Ruby
• 2016Dharmadurai — Dr. Subhashini
• 2016Jaguar — Special Appearance in "Sampige" Song
• 2016Kaththi Sandai — Divya
• 2016Oopiri — Keerthi
• 2016Speedunnodu — Special Appearance in "Bachelor Babu" Song
• 2015Bengal Tiger — Meera
• 2015Bāhubali: The Beginning — Avanthika
• 2015Inji Iduppazhagi — Cameo Appearance
• 2015Nannbenda — Cameo
• 2015Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga — Aishwarya
• 2014Aagadu — Saroja
• 2014Alludu Seenu — Special Appearance "Labbar Bomma" Song
• 2014Humshakals — Shanaya
• 2014It's Entertainment — Saakshi
• 2014Veeram — Kopperundevi
• 2013Himmatwala — Rekha Singh
• 2013Tadakha — Pallavi Karthik
• 2012Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu — Ganga
• 2012Endukante Premanta — Sravanthi
• 2012Rachcha — Chaitra
• 2012Rebel — Nandini
• 2011100% Love — Maha Laksmi
• 2011Badrinath — Alakananda
• 2011Ko — Cameo Appearance in "Aga Aga" Song
• 2011Oosaravelli — Niharika
• 2011Siruthai — Swetha
• 2011Venghai — Radhika
• 2010Paiyaa — Charulatha
• 2010Sura — Poornima
• 2010Thillalangadi — Nisha
• 2009Ananda Thandavam — Madhumitha
• 2009Ayan — Yamuna
• 2009Kanden Kadhalai — Anjali
• 2009Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam — Geeta Subramanyam
• 2009Padikathavan — Gayathri
• 2008Kalidasu — Archana
• 2008Netru Indru Naalai
• 2008Ready — Swapna (Guest Appearance)
• 2007Happy Days — Madhu
• 2007Kaloori — Shobana
• 2007Viyabari — Savithri
• 2006Kedi — Priyanka
• 2005Chand Sa Roshan Chehra — Jiya Oberoi
• 2005Sri — Sandhya
• Bole Chudiyan
• Maria IPS — Preeti Maria
• No Entry 2
• Purushan
• Ragini 3
• Ranger

Appearances as themselves (10)

• Bãhubali: The Torchbearer — Self
• Desi Bling — Self
• Family Full House with Rohit Sharma — Self
• 2024Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale — Self
• The Great Indian Kapil Show — Self
• Sam Jam — Self
• Social Media Star With Janice Sequeira — Herself
• The Kapil Sharma Show — Self
• Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self
• Have You Been Paying Attention? — Self - Guest Quizmaster