In the past couple of years, South Indian Cinema, or Tollywood has given tight competition to Bollywood. Presently the craze of South films is more among fans all over India. Other than gorgeous South Indian actresses, one of the significant reasons behind the success of Tollywood films is their talented actors. Here is the list of the most popular South Indian actors.
1. Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth is a megastar of the South Indian film industry. He is the most successful most famous South Indian entertainer ever. He was born on 12 December 1950 in Madras and changed his name to Rajinikanth with his debut movie. His Apoorva Raagangal’s debut movie in 1975 gave him fame and gained roles in many movies. The actor has received Dadasahab Phalke, Padma Vibhushan, N.T.R National, Padma Bhushan, Kalaimamani 41 awards 58 Nominations.
2. Mahesh Babu
Mahesh Babu is the Salman Khan of the South Film Industry. He is the first Telugu superstar to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds. Likewise, the first Indian for whom the statue was moved for a day to uncover in his hometown. Without a doubt, he deserves a second place in this rundown. He entered the film industry with Raja Kumarudu in Telugu along with its Hindi version A Prince in 1999.
3. Allu Arjun
The third spot for famous South Indian film actor goes to Allu Arjun. He started acting at just 3 years of age in Vijetha (1985) as a child artist and dancer in Daddy(1986). He made his debut in 2003 with Gangotri but, Arya in 2004 brought fame and three Awards.
4. Prabhas
Prabhas is the most famous South Indian star who majorly works in Telugu Cinema. He debuted in 2002 with Eeswar and went on with Varsham, Chakram, Billa, Ek Niranjan. This popular South actor has a huge fan base all over India.
5. N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
Jr NTR comes in fifth spot in this rundown of most popular South Indian actors in 2022 He was born on 20 May 1983 in Hyderabad. He debuted in his grandfather’s helmed and written movie Brahmarshi Vishwamitra and Ramayana at 08 as a child artist. In 2001, Student No.1 as lead achieved success, and Aadi in 2002 became the highest-grossed movie.
