Hey readers, I have been thinking for a long time about what topic I should write about so that you can add some spice to your day. Here I am with the topic named “South Indian actresses”. Undoubtedly, south actresses are considered to be the most beautiful and talented ones.
These South actresses are trained in classical dance, acting, drama, and a lot more. This gives them the fair opportunity to be the first choice of any director. These South actresses know well how to play with expressions and look simple and perfect.
These are the primary key features of these actresses for which the audience feels connected to them.
This particular article on actresses comprises the list of 15 top-rated South actresses of all time. Trust me these actresses are natural beauties that they barely require doing any makeup.
Hence, without any further delay let’s dive straight into the list.
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South Actresses are listed based on their popularity.
1- Rashmika Mandanna
Recently she has been in the news everywhere because of her great acting skills in films. She has a different aura among the youth or all age groups.
Earlier she was not recognized by people living in other parts of the country other than the south. As soon as her movie, “Geetha Govind Dham” was released at the box office, overnight she became popular throughout the whole country.
However, she is a fitness freak. She keeps her priorities straight, which are her fitness and her films. She is extremely dedicated to her acting career.
The above-mentioned popular movie brought her to Inko’s limelight. The movie did well at the box office, earning 130 crores against a production budget of 5 Crore. At present, she is doing great in her life, and we wish her good luck.
2- Samantha Ruth Prabhu
When it comes to South film industries, Samantha Is the name that pops first into our heads, Isn’t it? She is the most successful actress in the South film industry.
Apart from being a South film actress, nowadays she is also laying her hands on the Bollywood film industry. This pretty woman is full of talent and good looks.
Becoming an actress was not an easy walk for her. She was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She has faced a lot of hardships in her life.
Today, her net worth is 101 crore INR. She is also a professional model. Undoubtedly she is bold, sexy, and hot.
The actress is the one who is blessed with great acting skills, the highest-paid actor. Although, she is very good at heart also. Why am I mentioning this? It is because when it comes to charity and social causes, she works for them at the forefront.
We wish her the best wishes for her bright future. One of the best South Indian Actresses ever.
3- Raashi Khanna
Apart from being an actress, she is also a playback singer. She works in both Telugu and Tamil films. This actress has worked in several films, some of her successful films are Bengal Tiger, Supreme, Jai Lava Kusa, Tholi Prema, etc.
She is a Delhi girl, the one who was an academic topper, studious. A true paragon of beauty with a brain. At a young age, she desired to become a singer and also to prepare for civil services as she was good at her studies.
The actress always mentions in her interviews that she never desired to become an actress, but it was all in her destiny to become the perfect well-known personality as an actress. One of the best South Indian Actresses ever.
She has also won several awards in her career. Some of them are the South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Actress Telugu, Zee Cine Awards Telugu for Entertainer of the Year, etc.
4- Nayanthara
Her specialty is that barely anyone can try to hate her, she is that good. Apart from being an actress, she is also a producer. She has worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.
The actress is blessed with 2 children. She has also been a television host several times. Originally, she is from Bangalore, Karnataka. She has given several superhit films. Furthermore, she was awarded the Filmfare award for best Malayalam actress in Puthiya Niyamam.
She is blessed with a beautiful body that she uses very well to look the sexiest.
5- Nithya Menen
This popular actress is the queen of her expressions. She is doing very well in her career. Well, She has done various Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam movies and several Hindi shows also.
She is from Karnataka. The special thing about her is that she can speak 6 languages. When she was 8 she was offered an English film named Hanuman. She has done her graduation in journalism and is thought to be a journalist.
Later, she continued with becoming an actress only. In her career, she has done more than 50 films and will continue to do more and make her fans adore her even more.
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6- Pooja Hegde
Speaking of this actress, because of her sharp facial features she is the most demanded actress at present.
She is working with three film industries already named Tamil. Telugu and Hindi. Her viewpoint is that she considers all film industries equal and has come up with the appeal for Pan-India.
With every film that she comes up with, she leaves her fans pleasantly flabbergasted. When it comes to performing simple roles, she is the best, and the same with glamorous ones.
7- Shruti Hassan
She is the daughter of Kamal Hassan, a popular Indian actress. The actress has worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi movies. She has received the Filmfare award for a Telugu movie that she has done.
Her net worth is $6 million. She is 36 years old. She was raised in Chennai India. The actress has also great singing skills.
8- Kajal Aggarwal
The actress is from Mumbai. A few years back the actress got married and now she is blessed with a baby. Speaking of her acting skills, undoubtedly, she is great at it.
She has worked in Telugu and Tamil films. However, she also has done several stage shows in the country. The list of hit films that she has given includes Magadheera, Darling, Brindavanam, etc.
The lady is also engaged in promoting several brands, namely Lux, Samsung Mobile, Panasonic, Green Trends, etc. One of the best South Indian Actresses ever.
9- Rakul Preet Singh
This bold-looking actress was born in 1990, in Delhi. She works in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil films. She has won plenty of awards in her life, namely the SIIMA award, etc.
Although, she also has been nominated for Filmfare Awards South. She has always dreamt of becoming a successful film actress. Well, she has worked hard for this too.
In addition to this, she was also appointed as the brand ambassador of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao initiative by the Telangana state government of India.
She was born in a proper Punjabi family, completed her schooling at an army school, and graduated in BSc Mathematics (Hons) from Delhi. Her career has been very smooth for her, whatever the films she did were all successful.
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10- Tamannaah Bhatia
Now, who doesn’t know her name? She is equally famous as other actresses mentioned above. She was born in Mumbai. However, She deals with three film industries, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.
Furthermore, She has given numerous hits, which helped her gain global attention. The actress is a wonderful dancer. Throughout her career, she has won over 19 awards and she has been nominated 22 times. Apart from her acting career she is also engaged in brand promotions and doing stage shows around the country.
11- Anushka Shetty
She works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is super popular because of her charming persona. The actress has done numerous impactful roles in films and is considered to be the lady superstar of the South film industry.
She has done her first film in 2005, for which she won the award for Filmfare’s best-supporting actress. After this her acting career took heights and she gave hits back to back.
The actress has a huge fan following on her social media handles. Shetty loves doing yoga, reading, traveling, and gardening.
12- Keerthy Suresh
This actress has won the National Filmfare award for Best Actress. This is not it, the list has more, 3 SIIMA Awards, 1 Filmfare Award South, and 2 Zee Cine Awards Telugu, pretty amazing! Isn’t it?
Keerthy has her graduation in fashion design. She started her acting career in the year 2000, as a child actress. Her father is a director. Geetanjali was her first film where she got her first lead role. Later, she has given super- duper hit films. One of the best South Indian Actresses ever.
13- Taapsee Pannu
She has worked in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films. The actress started her acting career in the year of 2005. She has a beautiful smile and face. Earlier she worked as a model. However, her modeling career was very successful.
She is a feminist, this thing is quite evident because when it comes to Hindi films, she only likes to work in those that have women as a centric figure.
Apart from this, she is a businesswoman. She runs her own event management company named The Wedding Factory. In addition to this, Taapsee is also the owner of the badminton franchise.
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14- Hansika Motwani
She has a very beautiful personality. She works in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. Although, She began her acting career in her childhood days, during that time she has done Hindi films.
The actress has appeared in several TV serials for example Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Hum 2 hai Na, Desh Mein Nikla Hoga Chand, Shakalaka boom boom, celebrity fame Gurukul and Tum bin as a child artist.
She can speak two languages fluently, Hindi and Tulu. She is a well-organized person, a fitness freak.
15- Trisha Krishnan
At a young age, she won the Miss Chennai contest, which helped her in getting noticed by the people around her. Later, she got film offers.
She has been in this industry since 1999 till today. The list of her successful films includes Jodi, Mounam Pesiyadhe, Saamy, Ghilli, Aaru, Vardhan, Athadu, and a lot more.
She is an outspoken actress who has been vocal about her viewpoints.
Hope you enjoyed this light reading!