Published 20:22 IST, October 9th 2019

Prabhas, Prabhu Deva: South Indian actors who made it in Bollywood

South Indian actors in Bollywood have done an excellent job. Many such actors have left their mark on the audience with their performances. Know more here.

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South Indian industry and Bollywood go hand in hand se days. Many South Indian movies are getting remade in Bollywood, while many South Indian megastars have been making ir Bollywood debut into Hindi Film Industry. One such example is Dulquer Salmaan, who made his Bollywood debut in Karwaan. Recently, Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor made her debut in South Indian industry with her new movie Saaho. Here are few or South Indian actors who have taken Bollywood industry by storm.

Prabhu Deva

Dancing master and actor Prabhu Deva has done many Bollywood movies. He has t only acted but also directed a few Bollywood movies. He starred in Remo D’Souza's ABCD- Any Body Can Dance and n went on to star in second part of franchise. He is currently directing Salman Khan starrer Dabangg 3. This is third movie of Dabangg franchise.

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Prabhas

actor quickly shot to fame after his role in Baahubali. Though it wasn’t considered to be his Bollywood debut, movie was released under Karan Johar’s Dharma production banner. Prabhas made his Bollywood debut opposite Shraddha Kapoor this year in Saaho. Prabhas quickly became a household name after first chapter of Baahubali, and hence, second chapter of movie was extremely anticipated.

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Dhanush

Dhanush is an actor, director, playback singer, screenwriter, producer, writer, and lyricist. He shot to fame in Bollywood after acting opposite actor Sonam Kapoor in Raanjhanaa. He also acted along with Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan in Shamitabh. Dhanush is married to South Indian legend Rajinikanth’s daughter Aishwarya.

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Shruti Haasan

Shruti is daughter of South Indian megastar Kamal Haasan. She made her Bollywood debut as lead female actor opposite her childhood friend Imran Khan in Luck. She shot to fame after her movie Ramaiya Vastavaiya. She is a style icon and has done more than five movies in Bollywood. Her sister Akshara recently too made her Bollywood debut.

Rana Duggubati

Rana Duggubati made his Bollywood debut opposite Bipasha Basu in 2011 movie Dum Maaro Dum. He was also a part of Akshay Kumar starrer Baby, which shot him to fame. However, it was his role as an antagonist in movie Baahubali, which made him a household name. Rana Duggubati n went on to play many pivotal roles in Bollywood and has acted in many Bollywood movies. He will w be seen in Housefull 4, which is slated to release on October 25, 2019.

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16:49 IST, October 9th 2019