Tamannaah Bhatia was born on 21 December 1989 in Bombay, Maharashtra. His parents are Santosh and Rajni Bhatia. He has an older brother named Anand Bhatia.
Tamannaah Bhatia is of Sindhi Hindu descent and studied at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai. At the age of 13, he started studying acting and joined the Prithvi Theater for a year, where he took part in stage shows.