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There are many actors from the south whose decision to venture out to the Bollywood changed their lives forever. They have also successfully managed to make a significant impact there. Let us check out the top 10 South Indian actors who have made their career in Bollywood.

1. R Madhavan R Madhavan is a popular film actor in Tamil and Hi >> Read More...

I would like to choose him first among all the South Indian actors who has made their career in Bollywood even though there are superstars who are older than him and came to Bollywood but couldn’t make an impact like he did. Nicknamed as Maddy, he is that one among the few actors who have appeared in movies of eight different languages. His Tamil film debut “Alai Payuthe” with Shalini Ajith Kumar Shalini is a versatile actress, who is very popula >> Read More... was a super hit. After few films, he experienced an active acting career down South. Some roles got huge critical appreciations and others gave him just an average business at the box office. He made his Hindi debut in “Rehnaa Hain Terre Dil Mein”. But it didn't come out well. Despite that, he increased his work in hindi movies from the year 2005. After various roles in Hindi films, the first box office success for him was through his character as Rakesh Mehra in the movie "Rang De Basanti" released in 2006. He later worked with ' Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a ve >> Read More... ' and ' Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... ' in ' Guru Click to look into! >> Read More... ', which was a blockbuster and received a lot of critical acclaims. We definitely can't forget his acting in the super hit “ 3 Click to look into! >> Read More... Idiots”, can we?

2. Asin Thottumkal Asin Thottumkal more famously known as Asin, is a >> Read More...

Asin Thottumkal currently residing in Mumbai actually hails from Cochin, Kerala. She is one among the few actresses from the film industry who has established their career both in South and Bollywood. Her first debut was a great success in her life through which her career in Bollywood began. After ‘ Ghajini Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, she acted in “ Vipul Amrutlal Shah With big banners scouting for good scripts, Vipul >> Read More... ”s movie “London Dreams” alongside Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More... and Ajay Devgan Ajay Devgn is an Indian film actor. He is perhaps >> Read More... . After the release of ‘Ready’ with Salman Khan, she became one of the most leading actresses in Bollywood. She was also a part of the major commercially successful film “ Housefull 2 Click to look into! >> Read More... ” for which she received immense positive reviews. After the release of “ All Is Well Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, she wasn’t available to be seen in any movies. Let us hope for a major coming back from Asin with films like Ghajini and Housefull 2.

3. Shriya Saran Shriya Saran, the timeless beauty, is a much loved >> Read More...

She is one among those few actresses who is not only reigning the Southern film industry, but has also managed to make an impact in Bollywood as well. In her first Hindi movie, Tujhe Meri Kasam, Shriya played a small role with actors like Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh is the son of a politician, late >> Read More... and Genelia DSouza Genelia Dsouza is a popular Indian actress who has >> Read More... in leading roles who were also debutants. She has also received positive appreciations for her character in the movie ‘ Awarapan Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ released in 2007. It was a major comeback for Shriya to Bollywood after Tujhe Meri Kasam. In 2008, she played a lead role with Zayed Khan Zayed Khan aka Zayed Abbas Khan is the son of the >> Read More... and Vivek Oberoi Vivek Anand Oberoi's birth was on 3rd Septembe >> Read More... in the movie " Mission Istaanbul Click to look into! >> Read More... ". Apart from acting, she appeared in an item number in the movie " Zila Ghaziabad Click to look into! >> Read More... " in 2013 which was her first item number in Bollywood. The character which was most special to her was her role as a prostitute in the film ‘ Pavitra Pavithra is a Telugu daily serial being telecasted >> Read More... ’. At present, she has acted in the Hindi remake of the super hit blockbuster movie ‘Drishyam’ of Jeethu Joseph Jeethu Joseph is a Malayalam film screenwriter and >> Read More... where she is seen portraying the role of Ajay Devgan's wife. The movie is a family thriller which shows the chaos after something goes wrong in their family. She has already signed for her next Hindi movie ‘Tadka’ opposite Nana Patekar Nana Patekar is a popular Indian actor who was bor >> Read More... .

4. Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu is an actress and model of Indian or >> Read More...

The name might have not been familiar to many of you, as she has done only a few movies but not after watching the successfully running Amithabh Bachchan starrer Hindi movie ‘ Pink Pink is an American Songwriter, Singer, and Actres >> Read More... ’. Everyone are highly appreciating her role in the film. She has made sure that her characters were noteworthy even though some of them didn’t play well at the box office. Born in 1987 in Delhi, she has been a participant in the Miss India Miss India was a TV serial that was aired on Doord >> Read More... 2008 pageant and was titled as Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face. After creating a buzz in the fashion industry, she ventured into acting with the Telugu movie Jhummandi Naadam Click to look into! >> Read More... , directed by ‘ K Raghavendra Rao K. Raghavendra Rao is a producer, screenwriter, c >> Read More... ’. For her Amazing performance in the Tamil movie ' Arrambam Click to look into! >> Read More... ', she was awarded the Most enthusiastic performer female award in 2014.The commercially successful Hindi movie ‘ Baby Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ released in 2015 gave her lot of critical acclaims. It was after the success of Baby, she signed for Pink for which she is already riding high because of its positive response. Soon after Pink, she started acting in ' Naam Shabana Click to look into! >> Read More... '. And including myself, her fans must be excited and curious about her upcoming projects.

5. Dhanush

Well, Do I really need to introduce this great actor who keeps surprising us with his acting skills ? Venkatesh Prabhu who is otherwise known as Dhanush in the film industry is one among the best actors . Apart from acting, he is also an amazing playback singer. It was through the song ‘Why this Kolaveri Di’ written by him in the Tamil movie ‘3’ directed by his wife ' Aishwarya R Dhanush Aishwarya R. Dhanush is a well-known Indian film d >> Read More... ', that made him the singing sensation nationally and internationally which helped him bag a role in the debut Hindi movie ‘ Raanjhanaa Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ opposite Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... that was in fact a super hit entry. He received a lot of critical praises and the movie was a commercial super-hit at the box office. It is his simplicity and honesty that made many directors to cast him in versatile roles.

6. Prabhu Deva Story soon >> Read More...

Prabhu Deva, who is otherwise referred to as the Indian Michael Jackson for his fast-paced moves is actually like a bottle of wine because he is just getting better and better with age . We all know that, apart from his acting skills, he is famous for his dance skills in the film industry. He has been termed as the most humble person in the Bollywood by the choreographer as well as director Farah Khan Farah Khan is an Indian film actress, producer, di >> Read More... who has started her acting career watching him dancing. He has mainly done direction in Bollywood for the films like Ready, Rowdy Rathore Click to look into! >> Read More... , ‘ Wanted Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ etc. It was then in 2013, that he was made as the lead actor in the movie ‘ ABCD Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ directed by ‘ Remo Dsouza Remo D’Souza, who is primarily an Indian dancer cu >> Read More... ’ which is India's first 3D dance film. He received positive reviews as it was an huge success at the box office to which the second part of the movie was released in 2015 was also another super hit at the box office. I think just like me, many of his fans must be waiting for many more movies from him like ABCD.

7. Ileana D Cruz Ileana D'Cruz made her debut in Telugu film "Devad >> Read More...

We all are immensely swooned by the beauty of this gorgeous actress who is already mesmerising Bollywood with her killer looks. Even after being paid as the highest among the few superstars in the Tamil industry, Ileana ventured into Bollywood in the movie Barfi directed by Anurag Basu Anurag Basu is a jack of all trade Indian film/tel >> Read More... . It wasn't the kind of movie that an debutante would choose as her first film in the Bollywood industry. But this beauty was courageous enough to play as one among the lead role and without any doubt Barfi hit the box office amazingly in its releasing year. With the noteworthy role in Barfi , she was able to bag another 2 movies consecutively from Bollywood. She was awarded as the best debutant of that year for the same role. She also acted in the Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More... starrer Main Tera Hero Click to look into! >> Read More... and Happy Ending Click to look into! >> Read More... . The latest one being a lead role in the Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... starrer ‘ Rustom Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ which is another box office hit. We could actually say that Ileana is having a perfect time in Bollywood now.

8. Sridevi Sridevi is an Indian an actress renowned for her w >> Read More...

Unlike many other actresses, Sridevi came into the limelight at a very young age, the first being in the Tamil movie ‘Thunaivan’ when she was just four. She was just twelve when she came into Bollywood as a child artist in the super hit movie Julie .She played as an adult when she was just at the age of 13. It was in 1978, when she made her debut in Bollywood as a lead actress in the movie Solva Sawan and ‘ Himmatwala Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ after that for which she received public attention. She was also able to be part of the commercially successful films like 'Tohfa', ‘Mr. India’, ' Chandni Click to look into! >> Read More... ' etc. She has also received positive praises for her role in the super hit movies like ‘Sadma’, ‘Nagina’, ‘Chaal Baaz’, ‘ Lamhe Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. After acting in the film ‘Judaai’ released in 1997, she took a long break and made a smashing comeback in the movie English Vinglish Click to look into! >> Read More... directed by Gauri Shinde Gauri Shinde is an Indian feature films and ad-fil >> Read More... and became the only actress in the Hindi film history to make a highly successful comeback.

9. Kajal Aggarwal Kajal Aggarwal is a modern Indian model and film a >> Read More...

Even though this stunning actress has made her first acting debut in the movie Pyar Ho Gaya Na, it wasn't a major hit. And that is why she focussed mainly in Tamil, Telugu films and established her career there. She has then made a big comeback from Tollywood to Bollywood with the film ‘ Singham Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ opposite Ajay Devgan - a remake of the same-titled 2010 Tamil movie for which she received mixed critics and reviews. She has then starred in the enthralling Indian heist crime thriller “ Special 26 Click to look into! >> Read More... ” directed by Neeraj Pandey Neeraj Pandey is an Indian movie producer, directo >> Read More... in which she played as a school teacher. Akshay Kumar was in the lead role opposite to her. And it has commercially hit the box office very well. Latest one being " Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Click to look into! >> Read More... " starring Randeep Hooda The strong macho image of Randeep Hooda graces the >> Read More... also received mixed reviews.