The situation with the Bollywood industry and the south Indian film industry is running a little tough these days. While some actors are making their Bollywood debut some are taking jib at the Bollywood industry. But the scene hasn’t been like this since the start. Since the start, many south Indian actors worked in the Bollywood industry and earned fame. The same happened with Bollywood actors who worked in South India. Even there have been a number of Bollywood actors who kick-started their acting careers in the South Indian film industry. Today, here we shed light on the top 10 Bollywood actors who started their acting careers in the South Indian film industry:
1. Akshay Kumar (Vishnu Vijaya): one of the busiest and the richest Bollywood actors, Akshay Kumar is one of the few actors who started his career in the South Indian film industry. The actor who broke the record by delivering 6 movies in a year, made his debut with a Kannada movie titled Vishnu Vijaya back in 1993.
2. Priyanka Chopra (Thamizhan): After clinching the title of Miss World, Priyanka Chopra decided to build her career in the acting world. But before making her Bollywood debut, she entered the Tollywood industry, with a Tamil movie titled Thamizhan, back in 2002 and since then she has been going higher only.
3. Anil Kapoor (Vamsa Vruksham): The actor who aged like a fine wine or forgot to age Anil Kapoor is one of the hit actors of the late 80s. But before making it big in the Bollywood industry, he showcased his art in South Indian Film Industry with a Telugu movie titled Vamsa Vruksham, which was released back in 1980.
4. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Iruvar); The beauty queen of India who won many beauty pageants, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan also started her career in South Indian Industry. She worked in movies like Jeans and Iruvar and then shifted to the Bollywood industry.
5. Deepika Padukone (Aishwarya): The Bollywood actress who is making headlines after being selected as the jury member of Cannes Film Festival, made her acting debut with South Indian movie titled Aishwarya and then the success of the movie helped her bag the role of Shanti in Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
6. R. Madhavan (Anbe Sivam): Widely known as Maddy, R Madhavan is some of the few actors who carved the same niche both in Bollywood and Tollywood industry. But his debut movie was a South Indian blockbuster Anbe Sivam.
7. Kriti Sanon (Nenokkadine): Kriti Sanon has appeared in many Bollywood movies, successfully creating a career for herself in the industry. But, her fans and followers would be surprised to know that she started her career in 2014 by appearing in the Telugu movie, 1: Nenokkadine opposite Mahesh Babu.
8. Taapsee Pannu (Jhummandi Naadam): After making it big with Pink, Tapsee Pannu has garnered the success of the title of Versatile method actress. But before making it big in the Bollywood industry, she built her name in the South Indian industry. She made her acting debut with K Raghavendra Rao’s Telugu film, Jhummandi Naadam.
9. Katrina Kaif (Malliswari): Katrina Kaif is one of the A-list actors in the Bollywood industry, who also made her acting debut in the South Indian movie industry. In 2004, Katrina Kaif appeared in the Telugu movie, Malliswari, where her performance was praised.
10. Sridevi (Kandhan Karunai): Sridevi is also called the first female superstar of the Hindi film industry. He did 300 films in his career and gave many such characters, which people still remember. He started his career with South Film Industry. He worked at the age of 4 in the Tamil movie Kandhan Karunai, which was released in 1967.
