Her first release of 2007 was Shakti Chidambaram 's '' Viyabari '' , in which she played the role of a journalist who wants to write an article about a successful entrepreneur played by S. J. Suryah . The film opened to negative reviews and flopped at the box office , but Tamannaah received praise for her performance . She got her breakthrough with Sekhar Kammula 's '' Happy Days '' and Balaji Sakthivel 's '' Kalloori '' , both of which featured Tamannaah as a college student . She won critical acclaim for her performances in both films . The commercial success of '' Happy Days '' and '' Kalloori '' established her career as an actress in both Telugu and Tamil films . Her performance in the latter earned her a nomination at the 56th Filmfare Awards South in the Best Tamil Actress category
56th Filmfare Awards South
56th Filmfare Awards South
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