Top 10 South Indian Actor Male: There are four major languages in South Indian Cinema which are Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Over the past few years, South Indian Cinema has given stiff competition to Bollywood. South Indian movies are very popular among fans all over India. A major reason behind the success of Tollywood movies is their talented actors.
Do you want to know who are the most famous South Indian actors in 2022? If yes, please follow the list of Top 10 Successful South Indian Actor Male. According to Twitter the most popular South Indian actor male is Vijay from the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). His recently launched movie “Beast” became the most tweeted about South Indian cinema in 2022.
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Top 10 Successful South Indian Actor Male
01. Vijay
Vijay is one of the most popular South Indian actors in 2022. He is widely known as Thalapathi Vijay by his followers. Vijay made his acting debut in 1984, acting as a child actor in dramas and films. Besides acting, he is a good singer, philanthropist, and dancer. Vijay was born in Chennai and works mainly in the Tamil Industry. In 1992, he played as lead with Naalaiya Theerpu, directed by his father.
Vijay’s popularity knocked after the film Thirumalai in 2003. Vijay has own many awards such as Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, SIIMA Award, etc. V. V. Production, a film studio and Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, a welfare organization is founded by Vijay. He is married to Sangeetha Sornalingam and has two children, both of whom have appeared in cameos in films.
02. Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth is one of the most popular South Indian actor male, was born on 12th December 1950 in Madras. He is the most successful and most popular South Indian actor of all time in history. Rajinikanth made his debut in 1975 with the film Apoorva Ragangal. Early in his career mostly had negative characters. In 1983, he appeared in his first Hindi film Andha Kanoon and became famous across India.
In 1996, he received his first Filmfare and Tamil Nadu Award with Mullum Malarum and critical acclamation. He is the first Indian actor who work in a black & white, color, motion picture, and 3D. Rajinikanth has received many awards such as Dadasahab Phalke, Padma Vibhushan, N.T.R National, Padma Bhushan, etc.
03. Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun was born on April 8, 1982 in a Telugu family in Madras. He is a famous Tamil South Indian male actor, dancer and media personality. He is best known for his performances in Telugu cinema. He started acting at the age of 03 as a child artist in Vijetha (1985) and as a dancer in Daddy (1986). He made his debut in 2003 with the film Gangotri. His recently launched movie “Pushpa: The Rise” is one of the highest-grossing film.
04. Prabhas
Prabhas is another popular Tamil actor, was born on October 23, 1979. He made his debut in 2002 with the film Eeswar. He has a huge fan following all over India. His films Baahubali-The Beginning and Baahubali-The Conclusion are among the top highest-grossing films in India. He is the recipient of six awards and seven Filmfare nominations and has received a Nandy Award and a SIIMA Award.
05. Yash
Another successful South Indian Actor Male is Naveen Kumar Gowda. He is popularly known as Yash. He was born in Karnataka in January 1986. He started his acting career in 2004 with Nanda Gokula and other dramas. He made his debut in 2004 with the film Moggina Manasu, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. After his film K.G.F: Chapter 1, he gained Pan-India recognition and superstar status. He is married to actress Radhika Pandit.
06. Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, popularly known as Dhanush, was born in 1983, Madras. He is is an Indian actor, producer, director, writer, lyricist, dancer and singer. He started his career in 2002 with the film Thulluvadho Ilamai, directed by his father. Dhanush’s song “Why this Kolaveri Di” was the first Indian song on YouTube to gain over 100 Million views. Dhanush owns a production house Wunderbar Films, with his wife Aishwarya.
07. N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
N. T. Rama Rao Jr, popularly known as NTR was born on 20 May 1983 in Hyderabad. He made his debut at the age of 8 with the films Brahmarshi Vishwamitra and Ramayana directed by his grandfather. He debut on television as host of Bigg Boss in 2017, which was a huge success. He has received around 30 Awards, including 9 Filmfare Awards. He married Lakshmi Pranathi, with whom he has two sons.
08. Mahesh Babu
One of the Successful South Indian Actor Male is Mahesh Babu, was born on 9 August 1975 in Chennai. He is also known as the Salman Khan of the South Film Industry. He entered the film industry in 1999 with Raja Kumarudu in Telugu with the Hindi version A Prince. He is the first Telugu superstar to get a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. In 2015, he started a production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. Mahesh is married to actress Namrata Shirodka and has two children.
09. Suriya Sivakumar
Saravanan Sivakumar is another popular South Indian actor male, was born on 23rd July 1975 in Chennai. He was started his career with the film Nerukku Ner in 1997. He is also a TV presenter, producer, and philanthropist. Suriya is actively involved in social work and founded the Agaram Foundation to carry out philanthropic activities. He is an ambassador of several brands like Intex, Quikr, Nescafe holds Edison Award. He is married actress Jyotika and has two children.
10. Ram Charan
One of the best South Indian Actor Male is Konidela Ram Charan Teja, was born on 27 March 1985 in Chennai. He is the son of Megastar Chiranjeevi. He is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur. He made his debut with the film Chirutha in 2007. In 2009 his hit movie Maghadheera won the Filmfare Best Actor – Telugu, which is the highest grossing film till 2013. In 2018, Rangasthalam won Filmfare and SIIMA Award for Best Actor in Telugu as well as accolades.
