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Top 10 Actors From Other Film Industries That Made It Big In Kollywood

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1. Mammootty Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original >> Read More...

The handsome Mammootty, is a well-known figure in the Malayalam film industry, but his work isn’t limited to the Malayalam industry but also pervades into the other industries including the Tamil industry. His first film in Tamil was Mounam Sammandham in 1990, but that was just the beginning of a spectacular run in the industry. Films like Thalapathi and Kandukondain Kanodukondain remain till date among the masses favorites.

2. Dulquer

The immensely talented heartthrob and Mammootyy’s son, Dulquer is fast becoming a popular face. With Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... ’s OK Kanmani Dulquer’s fame sky-rocketed cementing his place in the Tamil industry. Though currently Dulquer has no future projects slotted in Tamil we hope to see him here real soon.

3. R. Madhavan

Chocolate boy Madhavan, though a Tamilian, ventured into the films in Bollywood. After a short run in Bollywood, Madhavan made his debut in Tamil with Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey in 1999. The commercial success of the film propelled his career in Kollywood and the rest, as the cliché goes, was history.

4. Jayaram Born on December 10 1965, Jayaram’s main region of >> Read More...

Jayaram has starred in various Malayalam films, and has attained stardom in the industry. But his kitty isn’t limited to the Malayalam industry. He has portrayed diverse roles in Kollywood. Jayaram is especially noted for his roles in Kamal films including the hilarious comedies Thenali and Panchathantiram and more recently in Uttama Villain Click to look into! >> Read More... .

5. Tarun

Remember the cute brother of baby Anjali in the Mani Ratnam film Anjali. Well, he’s all grown up and a star in the Telugu film industry. After all these years Tarun is making a comeback in Kollywood with Appa and is set to release this year.

6. Sudeep Sanjeev Sudeep, known by the short name, Sudeep is >> Read More...

The villain in Naan Ee Click to look into! >> Read More... whom all of us hated with a passion is a well-known personality in the Kannada film industry. He first gained fame in Tamil Nadu with his portrayal of the vicious industrialist in Rajamouli’s Naan Ee. Some of his other notable works in Tamil include Puli and a cameo in Baahubali. Everyone is eagerly looking forward to his next film with director Ravikumar, Mudinja Ivana Pudi Click to look into! >> Read More... .

7. Kalabhavan Mani Kalabhavan Mani is a renowned Indian playback sing >> Read More...

Kalabhavan Mani, who was recently in the news for his untimely death, is another notable personality in the Tamil industry. With over 200 films in Malayalam to his name, he has also done a tremendous amount of work in Tamil, some noteworthy ones being Gemini, Anniyan, Bose and more recently the Kamal Hassan starrer Papanasam.

8. Arjun

Debonair and sophisticated, this widely known face in the Tamil industry was originally from the Kannada film industry. The son of a Kannada actor, Arjun Sarja Arjun Sarja was born as Srinivasa Sarja. He is an >> Read More... ventured into the films against his father’s wishes. But soon his passion and success won him his father’s approval. Arjun made his debut in Tamil movies with Nandri in 1984. He subsequently went on to star in many films earning him acclaim and fame. His most notable work would be in the film Mudhalvan, where he plays as an ambitious journalist who becomes the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for a day.

9. Vineeth Vineeth, is the nephew of yesteryear actress Padmi >> Read More...

A classical dancer and actor, Vineeth first debuted in Malayalam in 1985 but it wasn’t until much later that he made his debut in Tamil in 1992 with the film Avarampoo that earned him the Best New Face Award from the Tamil Film Fan’s Association. Vineeth then went on to charm us with his boyish looks in films like May Madham, Kadhal Desam, and Vedham.

10. Nagesh Nageswaran C. Krishna Gundu Rao is a Tamil actor o >> Read More...

A well-known comedian with a range of films in his kitty; Nagesh originally started out on his successful journey in films in Tamil in 1958, but after just one film here that bombed in the box office he moved to Kannada films and there he tasted success. It was only four years later with the movie Nenjil or Aalayam that Nagesh’s career in Tamil took off.

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