Tamannaah Bhatia to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for Baah

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After bagging the iconic Sridevi Award at
Zee Apsara Awards recently, actress
Tamannaah Bhatia will receive the
coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence
Award for her outstanding performance
in the blockbuster Baahubali: The
Beginning, directed by SS Rajamouli. The
award will also be conferred upon
actress Anushka Sharma for her innings
as a producer and actor Ranveer Singh
for Padmaavat by the Mumbai-based
Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation on April
21 here.
The award is given to various individuals
from the entertainment industry for their
outstanding contribution to the growth
and development of Indian cinema. "I've
grown up knowing what immense
involvement Dadasaheb Phalke had
enjoyed in Indian cinema. It's such an
honour to be conferred an award from
the foundation, Tamannaah said in a
statement.
Tamaanaah is currently working on
Telugu film Naa Nuvve and the Telugu
remake of Bollywood film Queen. Besides
these two films, reports are also doing
rounds that Tamannaah may be signed
for the magnum opus Sye Raa
Narasimha Reddy which features
megastar Chiranjeevi in the lead role.
However, it is yet to be officially
confirmed by the makers and the actor.
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Also, it was recently announced that
Tamannaah will be playing the female
lead role in F2 Fun & Frustration, a
multi-starrer featuring Venkatesh and
Varun Tej. The film will be directed by
Anil Ravipudi who shot to fame with
films like Pataas and Raja The Great. The
shooting of the film is yet to go on floor
and more information regarding this is
awaited for.
The Baahubali actor was last seen in
Tamil film Sketch which starred Vikram
in the lead role. The film did average
business at the box office since it
released alongside Suriya's Thaana
Serndha Koottam. Directed by Vijay
Chander, Sketch had Tamannaah playing
a rural role and was her first time
association with Chiyaan Vikram.

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