Actress Tamannaah Bhatia is all set to receive the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for her Outstanding Performance in the blockbuster 'Baahubali: The Beginning'. The award will also be conferred upon Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, for her work as a producer, and Ranveer Singh for his brilliant acting in 'Padmaavat'. “I have grown up knowing what immense involvement Dadasaheb Phalke had enjoyed in Indian cinema. It's such a honour to be conferred an award from the foundation,” Tamannaah said in a statement. The actress is currently working on Telugu film 'Naa Nuvve', and the Telugu remake of Bollywood film 'Queen'.
She has also been roped in to play a pivotal role in the ambitious Telugu project 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'. Biopic on one of the first freedom fighters in India, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, the film will show his rebellion against the British authorities in 1846. The movie sees Chiranjeevu in the lead, along with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. “It's a great honour to be sharing the screen space with two of my favourite actors- Chiranjeevi and Amitabh Bachchan. Biopics have always been a priority for me and since the film revolves around a freedom fighter, it's a matter of national pride to contribute to this project. I will be undertaking a lot of research for my role as there is very less material available online and I want to keep this as real as possible.”
