Tamanna's first look in Baahubali: Elegant and Ethereal AVANTHIKA from Baahubali

Tamanna Bhatia, who is one of the most sought-after actresses in South, is turning 25 today, 21 December and the makers of "Baahubali" have released her first look in the movie as a birthday gift to this milky beauty.

"Baahubali" is a period movie directed by ace filmmaker SS Rajamouli. It is a multi-lingual film released in two parts in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and in several foreign languages. Prabhas and Rana Daggubati are playing heroes, while Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah appear in the female leads.

On the movie's official Facebook page and Twitter handle, the makers of "Baahubali" announced on 20 December that they would release Tamanna's first look. They wrote: "Wishing the lovely @tamannaahspeaks a very Happy Birthday. We will be revealing the first look of the gorgeous AVANTHIKA today.."

A couple of hours later, they unveiled Tamanna's first look in "Baahubali" on its official Twitter handle and wrote: "The first look of the elegant and ethereal AVANTHIKA from #Baahubali. Isn't @tamannaahspeaks looking gorgeous?"

Tamanna retweeted the post of "Baahubali" makers. Later, she wrote, "I'm so happy to be wid the @BaahubaliMovie team at shoot in Bulgaria , all da luv n care they hav given me makes this birthday v memorable."

The actress also thanked her fans for their wishes and tweeted: "Thanks to all my dearest fans for all the lovely wishes, each and every one of you make it so special for me, lots of love."

Tamanna is playing the role of a warrior princess named 'Avanthika' in "Baahubali" and her appearance in the film is completely different when compared to her earlier films. Announcing her casting on Twitter, filmmaker SS Rajamouli had called Tamannaah and her characterization as a "value addition" to the movie.

The actress joined the film unit for the shooting of "Baahubali" earlier this year and had taken to her Twitter handle to reveal her excitement. In her tweet, she said: "I am very excited to get on to the set of Baahubali. I did some dress trials today and my look in this movie will be totally new. I have never been seen in such sort of a look till now. It will be a new role for me."