Published 22:54 IST, July 9th 2020
Did you know these Akshay Kumar films featured acclaimed South film actors? See list
Akshay Kumar has done over 130 movies in Bollywood, however, there are a limited set of his movies which featured acclaimed South Indian actors. Check them out
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Akshay Kumar is a well kwn Hindi film actor with over 130 films to his filmography. actor, however, hasn't worked much in South Indian film industry except for movies Ashaant (Vishnu Vijaya in Kanna) and 2.0 (dubbed in Tamil and Hindi). Even though Akshay hasn't starred in many South Indian langu movies, he has surely acted along with many acclaimed actors from South including actors like Dhanush, Rajinikanth, and Shruti Hassan, to name a few.
Akshay Kumar films with South actors:
'Atrangi Re' with Dhanush
Filmmaker Anand L Rai teamed up with a talented star cast of Sara Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar and Dhanush for a film titled Atrangi Re which is scheduled to be released next year. team of Atrangi Re comprises of National Award-winning people including director Anand L Rai. He is himself a three-time National Award-winning director and actor Dhanush who has won awards for films like ukalam, Kakka Muttai and Visaranai. Actors Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Nimrat Kaur will also be seen in film in supporting roles. Reportedly, Sara Ali Khan will be seen as love interest for both Akshay Kumar & Dhanush in film.
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'2.0' - Rajinikanth
Akshay Kumar appeared as villain with a good cause in Tamil movie 2.0. He played character of a sensitive scientist kwn as Pakshi Rajan. movie 2.0 is sequel to Rajinikanth's movie Robot which released in 2010. 2.0 also stars Amy Jackson in a pivotal role.
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'Mission Mangal' with Nithya Men
Indian Cinema ventured into a drama with R. Balki’s Mission Mangal for very first time in 2019. plot of film is based on true events of Indian Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launching Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), making it least expensive mission to Mars. Mission Mangal included star cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Men, Sharman Joshi, and Sonakshi Sinha. Directed by Jagan Shakti, film is based on India's 2013 Mission to Mars.
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'Khatta Meetha' with Trisha
2010 movie Khatta Meetha starred Akshay Kumar and Trisha Krishnan in les for this satirical comedy-drama movie. movie is helmed by Priyarshan and also stars Paatal Lok star Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajpal Yav, and Johnny Lever in supporting roles. film Khatta Meetha was a remake of Priyarshan's previous Malayalam film titled Vellanakalude Nu (1988), written by Sreenivasan.
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22:54 IST, July 9th 2020