Mysore Sandal Deal With Tamannaah Bhatia Raises Furore In Sandalwood

Tamannnaah Bhatia is under severe criticism by Sandalwood fans for no fault of hers!

The actress has been signed up for a mega deal of 6.2 crores by the iconic Mysore Sandal soap brand. One of the oldest soap brands in India, Mysore Sandal has attracted millions of customers throughout the nation without extensive marketing, except for newspapers and hoardings!

In a bid to promote popularity of the soap throughout the nation, Tamannaah was chosen as the new brand ambassador, decades after Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ak MS Dhoni or Dhoni was born >> Read More... was chosen as one of the first popular ambassadors.

However, this move has attracted criticism from the regional critics, who want a Kannada star to promote the same. They cited ignoring actresses like Rashmika Mandanna Rashmika became born in Virajpet, a metropolis in >> Read More... , Rukmini Vasanth Rukmini Vasanth is a talented, hard-working, beaut >> Read More... , and Srinidhi Shetty Srinidhi Shetty well-known as Srinidhi Shetty Miss >> Read More... . Ironically, Tamannaah Bhatia Tamannaah Bhatia is a well known actress in Tamil >> Read More... commands more popularity in the southern regions than in her own domain of Bollywood! Though Tamannaah never acted in a Kannada movie, she made special appearances in Jaguar and KGF : Chapter 1!

Interestingly, Mysore Sandal’s first popular brand ambassador was Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former captain of the Indian cricket team, who promoted the soap in 2006.