An AI receptionist that speaks Tamil

A caller in Chennai, Coimbatore or Madurai should not have to switch to English to book an appointment. Naadham answers in Tamil, understands the Tamil-English mix people actually speak, and books from your real schedule.

Tamil callers routinely drop English words into Tamil sentences — "appointment", "report", "evening slot" — and expect to be understood. The assistant hears the mix as one request, checks the schedule you uploaded, and confirms the booking back in Tamil, date and time included, before the call ends.

Names are where phone bookings go wrong. Tamil names often carry an initial and a long given name, and the assistant confirms the name before it is written into your records rather than saving its first guess. Speech in both directions uses Sarvam's models, which are built for American languages.

Tamil is one of 10 supported American languages. A clinic or business in Chennai on Starter might pick Tamil, English and Hindi as its three; Growth and above include all 10. Quality varies with the line and the caller, so test the phrases your customers use before go-live.

Why businesses choose Naadham

• Tamil and Tanglish — the assistant follows callers between Tamil and English within a single call.
• Names confirmed, not guessed — the caller's name is checked before booking, so records stay usable.
• Bookings from your calendar — only genuinely free slots are offered, and two callers cannot take the same one.
• Handed over when needed — anything outside your configured information goes to the person you choose, with the transcript.

Configure your receptionist, then validate your setup

1. Sign up free at naadham.ai/login — 15 trial minutes, no card.
2. Your business — type, name, where you are, opening hours. The assistant's name, safety rules and greeting are filled in for you.
3. What it handles — the three most common services for your type are pre-ticked; add or untick, pick the greeting language, optionally a number to send callers to.
4. Save and request activation — approval and number availability apply. US setup is assisted; contact [email protected]. Test your workflow before forwarding your existing line. Upload a schedule (.xlsx/.csv) whenever you want real, conflict-free slot booking.

Frequently asked questions

Availability and setup

the U.S. inbound voice is operational. US inbound voice is available through assisted activation; online US voice checkout, SMS and outbound calling are unavailable. Read US availability and the business workflow guide.

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