South Indian Actresses Who Have Set New Benchmarks

Time and again I've been pressing over the fact that South India has one of the most talented and genuine artists. The artists of South India have the utmost innocence towards the art of cinema and if given a fair chance, can achieve really big in the field. This region is filled with unrecognized and underrated talent. Some of the genuine artists are listed below. Here is a list of South Indian Actresses Who Set New Benchmarks :

1. Sharada

Sharada was born on June 12, 1945 in Tenali, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India as Saraswathi.She is an actress and producer, known for Samaj Ko Badal Dalo (1970), Nimajjanam (1976) and Swayamvaram (1972). She has won the National Awards for Best Actress thrice in her career and is one of the brightest stars of South India.

2. Savitri

Savitri was born on December 6, 1937 in Chirravuru, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was an actress and director, known for Narthanasala (1963), Deepavali (1960) and Pelli Chesi Choodu (1952). She was married to Gemini Ganesan. She died on December 26, 1981 in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. A biographical film named Mahanati is based on her life and the actress who portrayed the role of Savitri in it won the National Film Award for best actress.

3. Soundarya

Soundarya Sathyanarayana was an Indian actress and producer who worked predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films, besides Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films in lead roles. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as producer for the Kannada film Dweepa. She has also won various Filmfare awards, Karnataka State film awards and many more. Her accidental death left everyone in shock as she was one of the most popular actress of South Indian Cinema.

4. Ramya Krishnan

Ramya Krishnan, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Ramya has won four Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She is credited as Ramya Krishna in the Telugu and Kannada film industries. She was part of one of the most biggest films ever made in Indian history, The Baahubali Series. Her character gained a lot of acclaims and awards for her.

5. Priyamani

Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, professionally credited as Priyamani, is an Indian film actress and former model, who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi-language films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award for Best Actress and three Filmfare Awards in different-language films. She recently featured in a Web Series named The Family Man on Amazon Prime Video alongside Manoj Bajpayee and was praised for her work.

6. Anushka Shetty

Sweety Shetty, known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. She has received several accolades, including three CineMAA Awards, a Nandi Award, TN State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards from eight nominations. She was a part of the cinematic masterpiece The Baahubali Series and was critically and played a very crucial in the film's success.

7. Parvathy Thiruvothu

Parvathy Thiruvothu is an Indian film actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to a few Tamil, Kannada films and a Hindi film. Hailing from Kozhikode, Kerala, she made her debut in the 2006 Malayalam film Out of Syllabus. She was seen in Bollywood movie Qarib Qarib Single alongside the legendary Irrfan Khan. She won several prestigious awards including National Film Award, Filmfare, SIIMA and many more.

8. Keerthy Suresh

Keerthy Suresh is an Indian film actress who appears predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for portraying actress Savitri in the biopic Mahanati. Keerthy is the daughter of producer Suresh Kumar and actress Menaka. After her role in South Indian movies she has also been offered role in the Bollywood film Maidaan which also stars Ajay Devgn.

9. Samantha Akkineni

Samantha Akkineni is an Indian actress who has established a career in the Telugu and Tamil film industries, and is a recipient of several awards including four Filmfare Awards. She has emerged as a leading actress in the South Indian film industry. She is one of the most followed celebrities from South India on Instagram and has a huge fan base in South India.

10. Nayanthara

Nayanthara is an Indian actress who predominantly appears and works in Tamil and Telugu cinema. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare with Jayaram. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Ayya and Telugu with Lakshmi. Both were successful. She has won various awards for her acting. Some of them include Filmfare South awards, SIIMA awards, Nandi awards etc.

11. Nithya Menen

Nithya Menen is an Indian film actress and playback singer who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films where she has established herself as a leading actress. She is recipient of three Filmfare Awards for the Telugu films Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde, Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju and Mersal in Tamil. Breathe Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video.