South Indian Actors Who Are A Treat To Watch

Actors are meant to be reflectors. The ones who reflect the image and problems of society through their portrayal skills. The ones who reflect the personality of a common man. They carry a world full of emotions within a 2-hour long video. They are meant to convey a message, a story, an emotion within a limited duration. And these actors listed below give their heart and soul for the process and are innocent enough to justify their passion towards the art called acting. Below is the list of South Indian Actors Who Are A Treat To Watch :

1. Mohanlal

Mohanlal, the face of South Indian cinema and especially Malayalam Cinema, is an acting legend. He has been in the industry for over 4 decades and has given his everything towards the art. He has done over 340 films including different regional languages and has received many prestigious awards. Among them are 2 National Film Awards for Best Actor, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and many more state awards and honorary doctorates. He is truly one among the best South Indian actors who are a treat to watch.

2. Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, dancer, film director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, lyricist and politician who works primarily in Tamil cinema and has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali films. Kamal Hassan's name, as christened by his father, was Parthasarathy Srinivasan. He has bagged 3 National Film Awards for best actor. He has also been awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan for his contribution in cinema. 

3. Mammootty

Muhammad Kutty Paniparambil Ismail, better known by his stage name Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning four decades, he has appeared in over 400 films, predominantly in Malayalam language and also in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. He is tied with Kamal Haasan for second most National Film Awards for best actor with 3 awards. He is truly a living legend of South Indian Cinema.

4. Dr. Rajkumar

Singanalluru Puttaswamy Muthuraj, known mononymously by his stage name Rajkumar, was an Indian film actor and playback singer in the Kannada cinema. He was treated as god in Karnataka and his fans were crazy about him. He was a respectful person who had the utmost love and innocence for the Kannada Language and his motherland. Many memorable statues, streets and colonies are named after him in Karnataka. He has won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his exceptional contribution towards the Kannada Film Industry.

5. Chiranjeevi

Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad, better known by his stage name Chiranjeevi, is an Indian film actor and politician. He was the Minister of State with independent charge for the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India from 27 October 2012 to 15 May 2014. He has done numerous films and has received many accolades. Chiranjeevi was awarded Padma Bhushan, many Filmfare South awards. He was infact the first South Indian actor to be invited to Oscars Ceremony in 1987.

6. Vijay Sethupati

The acting virtuoso, the masterclass performer, witty, lovable and what not. Vijay Sethupati has got all kinds of swags and innocence an actor could possess. His versatility speaks more than himself. His fearlessness while performing path breaking roles is commendable. His recent performance as Shilpa in the critically acclaimed movie Super Deluxe was outstanding. He was declared Best Actor for this role at Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne. He has also won many Filmfare South awards, SIIMA awards and many more.

7. Fahadh Faasil

One of the most loved actors of South Indian Cinema. He is currently on a winning streak with his career at its peak and his performance level getting higher and higher. He has gained a lot of confidence in recent years and that has led him to give three back-to-back hit films like Varathan, Jnan Prakashan and Kumbalangi Nights. He gained a lot of fame with his super hit film Kumbalangi Nights where he played the role of Shammi, who is a partial psychopath. After that people started to address him as Psycho Shammi.

8. Yash

This actor from Kannada film industry is soon going to be a big name in the Indian Film Industry. His recent film KGF Chapter 1 was a massive blockbuster which smashed each and every Box Office record of Kannada Film Industry which is popularly known as Sandalwood. He had a huge fan following in Sandalwood but after KGF became a super hit, the whole South India has started to recognize him. KGF gained him a lot of fame and awards, which include SIIMA Awards, Filmfare South awards, Dadasaheb Phalke Award South and many more. He is surely a big star of the future.

9. Prabhas

The man who gave the biggest blockbuster movie in the history of Indian Cinema. Prabhas being a big name in South Indian Film Industry is now an Internationally recognized actor. His two biggies which took India by storm, Baahubali-The Beginning and Baahubali-The Conclusion will be remembered and cherished forever. He now has fan base all over India. Prabhas had dedicated his five years for just this project and it turned out to be his best one so far. S.S.Rajamouli, the director of Baahubali series gave this man an opportunity and he turned the tables upside down.

10. Dalquer Salmaan

Dalquer Salmaan, the heartthrob of South Indian fans has got some really good skills and connectivity with the audience. Within just 5-6 years of his career, he was already a big star in the Malayalam Industry. He then debuted in Bollywood with Karwaan, which was a critically hit film. It gave some really cool life lessons and people loved the movie. Irrfan and Mithila Palkar were his co-stars. He has a huge fan base in South India and his movies earn quite a lot. His movies not only earn good, but also bag a lot of awards.