Top 50 Tamil Actors & Actresses: Real Names and Stage Names with Photos of Your Favorite Stars

Rajinikanth (aka Superstar Rajinikanth) is one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in Indian cinema. Rajinikanth's mass popularity and appeal are largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue. He received India's third-highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Other than ...

Nayanthara, aka Lady Superstar, is a South Indian actress who has acted in many Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu movies. After several commercial successes such as Chandramukhi, Ghajini, Billa, and Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Nayanthara has established herself as one of the most promising and sought-after actresses in South India. Personal LifeNayanthara was born on ...

Saravanan alias Suriya Sivakumar is popularly known as Suriya and is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He is well known for his versatile roles in various films. Surya's father is the renowned veteran Tamil actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest of the three children; his younger brother is the award-winning actor Karthik Sivakumar, and he has a ...

Rambha or Vijaya Lakshmi is an Indian film actress.Her first screen name was Amritha which got changed to Rambha. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in a number of Bollywood films. She has done several successful films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri. She got popular in Bollywood movies for her uncanny ...

S.J. Surya is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, composer, producer, and music director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry. He is known for his versatile acting skills and has starred in a wide range of films, from action to comedy to drama. He has also directed several successful films, including Vaali (1999), Kushi (2000), and Isai ...

Nadhiya or Nadiya Moidu is a Malayalam and Tamil film actress who made her Tamil movie debut as a supporting actress in Poove Poochudava during the 1980s with Padmini. Her debut movie in Malayalam named Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu, alongside Mohanlal and Padmini, was a big hit. She currently acts in supporting roles. She has acted with most of the ...

Sathyaraj is an actor in the Tamil, telugu and Malayalam film industry. Sathyaraj completed his primary school education in Tamil at St Mary's Convent, Coimbatore. He completed the equivalent of the tenth standard in a suburban high school, Ramnagar, Coimbatore. He joined the Government Arts College, Coimbatore, and completed a Bachelor of Science ...

Sneha is a leading actress in the South Indian film industry whose family hails from Panrutti in Tamil Nadu. She was born to Rajaram and Padmavathy in Mumbai and was raised in Dubai. Some of her major films include Autograph, April Madhathil and Vasool Raja MBBS with Kamal Haasan. Sneha was the one of the few actresses in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies ...

Dhanush is a Tamil actor who was born on July 28, 1984. Venkatesh Prabhu is his birth name. He is the son of director Kasthuri Raja and the younger brother of director Selvaraghavan. He completed his higher secondary education and entered the film field due to his brother's compulsion.Personal LifeDhanush was born as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja to Tamil ...

Anandhi (aka) Anandi is an South Indian film actress who has appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. She won Special Prize for 'Kayal' at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Anandhi was born in a Telugu family in Warangal, Telangana. She made her debut with Maruthi Dasari's coming of age story Bus Stop(Telugu). After winning critical ...

Chiyaan Vikram is an Indian film actor who starred in a number of top-grossing Tamil films and is currently one of the reigning lead actors of Tamil cinema. Vikram was born on April 17, 1966, in Paramakudi, a town in Ramanathapuram district. His name at birth was John Kennedy Vinod Raj. When he was in school, his one and only aim was to become an ...

Simran is an Indian film Actress , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. Simran's previous film to hit the theatres was Rocketry The Nambi Effect in the year 2022.

Jamshad Cethirakath, known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian film actor and producer, who mainly appears in Tamil films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam productions. Arya is an Indian Tamil film actor born as Jamshad Cethirakath on 11 Dec, 1980.  Arya was born in Trikarpur, Kerala, into a Malayali Tamil family. His younger brother ...

Anushka Shetty is an Indian film actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She was introduced by Puri Jagannath in the movie Super. She was mainly known for choosing female-centric movies like Arundathi, Rudharamadevi, Size Zero, and many others.BackgroundAnushka Shetty was born into a Tulu-speaking family hailing from Mangalore and pursued ...

Kamal Haasan aka Kamal Hassan, well known as Universal Hero by the fans, a Tamilian by birth, is an Indian film actor and director, considered among the leading method actors of Tamil cinema. Hassan is known for winning several Indian film awards, including National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards, and has the distinction of being the actor with the most ...

Kavitha Ranjini, known by the stage name Urvashi, is an Indian film actress, Television host and producer.Urvashi was born in Trivandrum, Kerala, to actor Chavara V. P. Nair and Vijayalakshmi. Her sisters, Kalaranjini and Kalpana, are also acclaimed actresses. She fell in love with Manoj K. Jayan and married him in 2000. On 11 October 2008, it was reported ...

Prasanna is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea was screened at many International film festivals, such as in ...

Roja Selvamani is a veteran south Indian actress and politician.Early LifeRoja was born to Kumaraswamy Reddy, a native of Chittor district. Later, the family moved to Hyderabad. She did her Masters degree in Political Science from Nagarjuna University. She learnt Kuchipudi, a dance form, for a few years. Her voice as a child was rough, so many of them ...

Jeeva is an Indian tamil actor. His real name is Amar Chowdary & he was born on 4th Jan, 1984. He has 4 brothers, Suresh, a joint producer at Super GOOD films, Jeevan, who has his own business and Ramesh, another new Teenybopper Tamil Hero.His father, R B Chowdry has produced numerous films, introduced now-famous directors and heroes and is a noted ...

Sandhya is a South Indian actress renowned for her expressive face. Her real name is Revathy, but she uses the name Sandhya because there is an actress named "Revathy" in South Indian film industry. She was born in Kerala on September 27th, 1989, but brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Her father was transferred to Chennai when she was two years ...

Simhaa (aka) Bobby Simhaa is an Sounth Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. After making brief appearances in the films Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Pizza (2012), he portrayed a kidnapper in Nalan Kumarasamy's Soodhu Kavvum and a comic villain in Alphonse Putharen's Neram. Simha's subsequent performance as ...

Nandita Swetha is an Indian film actress, who appears in Tamil and Kannada films. She began her acting career in a Kannada film Nanda Loves Nanditha as Nandita and hence adopted the name Nandita. Later she made her acting debut in Tamil Language with the 2012 comedy film Attakathi, which won her plaudits for her role.She went on to star in Ethir ...

Goundamani is a Tamil film actor and comedian. He is renowned for his acts with Senthil in Tamil cinema. He is known in Tamil cinema for his insult comedies. He was the comedian that Tamil cinema was mostly interested in before the arrival of Vivek and Vadivel. Early Life And CareerGoundamani was born in Kannampalayam, a village in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, ...

Saranya is a famous Tamil film actress. She was introduced in the Tamil movie Naayagan. ...

Narain (born Sunil Kumar) is an actor from south India. He was born on 7th October in Calcutta. His parents had their dreams for him. But his passion was cinema and his ultimate passion was acting. His father believed that good technical education was an absolute passport to job security. So he decided to do a course in cinematography at the Adyar Film ...

Iniya (Shruti Sawant) is an South Indian movie actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil. ...

Karunas is a comedian in the Kollywood industry. He has acted with many prominent actors and starred in successful films. In 2003, he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award for his role in Thiruda Thirudi.Karunas began his career as a pop singer and dancer. He became a popular singer of 'Gaana' or Tamil Folk Music. He then gradually appeared in films as a ...

Shamna Kasim also known as Poorna is an Indian film actress and model. She has appeared in the popular Tamil film, Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu. She started her carrier as a dancer. She got into media when she was competing at the Super Dancer show (Amrita TV). Later, she acted in a number of movies in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. ...

Napoleon is a very famous Indian film actor and the founder and chairman of the Jeevan Group of companies is a multi-faceted personality and is also the chief advisor on strategy for the Jeevan Group. He is popular in South Indian movies with the credit of having acted in more than 85 films in all the South Indian languages including Tamil, Malayalam, ...

Oviya Helen is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani.In 2012 she was seen in Pandiraj's Marina, and Sundar C's Kalakalappu. She also appeared in Moodar Koodam, Madha Yaanai Koottam and Pulivaal. She participated in the reality show of Bigg Boss Tamil by Vijay TV. ...

Arjun Sarja  is an Indian actor and director of Kannada films. Arjun was born to Mr. J.C.Ramaswamy (Shakti Prasad) a renowned and popular actor of Kannada films. His father-in-law Rajesh is also a senior actor in Kannada movies and his younger brother Kishor Sarja is also a director. He has now acted over 200 films in three different language ...

Bhavana is a South Indian actress who acts in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She made her debut in Kamal's Nammal, which won her critical acclaim and various honours, including the State award.This Thrissur girl, whose real name is Karthika, is the daughter of Asst. Cinematographer, G. Balachandran Menon and Pushpa. She has one brother named Jayaddev, ...

Shaam is a popular Tamil film actor and model. He made his acting debut in the 2001 film 12B and has since starred in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including Lesa Lesa (2003), Iyarkai (2003), Ullam Ketkumae (2005), and Kick (2009). He has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films.Shaam is known for his good looks, ...

Miya George is an actress, model, and television artist who predominantly works in Malayalam along with Tamil and Telugu Films. She came to the industry by playing supporting roles in Television Serials. In 2010, she made her first debut in Malayalam Cinema with the film 'Oru Small Family' directed by Rajasenan. Since then she acted in the movies such as ...

Vijayaraj Azhagarswami Naidu, professionally known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is a Tamil film actor and politician in Tamil Nadu, India. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu, India.Early LifeVijayakanth was born as Vijayaraj Azhagar Swami Naidu on August ...

Manorama aka Aachi is a veteran Tamil actress who has acted in more than 1500 films, 1000 stage performances, and a few television serials.Her CareerShe started her acting career as a drama artist, which was more popular those days. She slowly migrated from dramas to cinema just as most actors did in those days. During her initial days in the cine field, ...

Vijay Sethupathi is a South Indian film actor who has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. For over five years, he worked as a background actor and minor supporting actor before landing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru. He went on to star in Pizza and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, both of which were successful ...

Gopika, born Girly Anto, is an actress born in Thrissur in Kerala. Her parents Anto Francis and Tessy Anto named her as Girly. She has only one sister, Glini. After completing her 12th standard in St. Raphael’s, Ollur, she did her sociology from the Calicut University. She is also talented in classical dance which she learnt from her teacher Kamalher. ...

Vijaykumar is an Indian film Actor , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. Vijaykumar's previous film to hit the theatres was Akasham Kadannu in the year 2023.

Meera Chopra, known as Nila in the Tamil cinema industry, is an actress in the South Indian movie industry.She did her Bachelor's degree from Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. After studying mass communications in New York, Meera worked with a leading national television channel, but soon gave it up because she felt she was given a ...

Mammootty aka Muhammad Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is a well-known India Film actor best known for his National award-winning movies like Mathilukal, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Ponthan Mada,Vidheyan and Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar. He is also known as Mega Super Star and a legendary actor in South Indian Film Industry. The actor has been one of the leading stars in ...

Silk Smitha was a South Indian cinema actress. Even though Smitha appeared in some character roles, she became popular through her glamorous appearances in softcore films.BiographyBorn as Vijayalakshimi into a poor family in Eluru (in Andhra Pradesh), she left school after the fourth standard, determined to become a film star. Moving in with her aunt in ...

Radhakrishnan Parthiban (also credited as R. Parthiepan, Ra Parthiepan, or Parthiepan) is a Tamil actor and director. He was born in 1957 near Thoothugudi. After passing his HSC Exam in 1974, Parthiban went to Madras to become an actor. Instead he was told that he did not look like having an actor material and was encouraged to make films. This led to him ...

Nagma, born Nandita Arvind Morarji, is a multi-talented actress who has graced the screens of both Bollywood and South Indian cinema, predominantly Tamil and Telugu films. She has also dabbled in other regional languages like Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Bhojpuri, leaving her mark on audiences across India.Early Life and Career Beginnings:Born on ...

Sivakumar (born as Palanichamy) is a Tamil film actor. He is the father of actors Surya and Karthik Sivakumar.He has starred in Tamil movies such as Sindhu Bhairavi and tele-serials like Chithi and Annamalai. He received a life-time-achievement award at the 55th Filmfare awards. Sivakumar made his acting debut in by A. C. Trilogchander's Kakkum Karangal.His ...

Revathi, born as Asha Kelunni, is a South Indian actress and film director. She has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi movies, totalling over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has to her credit five Best Actress Filmfare awards for her performance in the Tamil films Mann Vasanai, Thevar Magan, Anjali, the Telugu film ...

Rajkiran is an Indian film Music Director/Singer/Actor , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. Rajkiran's previous film to hit the theatres was Etharkkum Thunindhavan in the year 2022.

Bhanu Priya was a leading actress of the Telugu film industry, Malayalam, Tamil from 1980 to 1993. She also acted in Bollywood in the 1990s.Early lifeShe was born in a Hindu, Telugu family. Her sister Nishanthi was known as Shantipriya.CareerBhanupriya made her debut in the Telugu movie Sitara directed by veteran Vamsy, which was a big hit. She has acted in ...

Mumtaj is an Indian film Actress, who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. She has worked in popular movies like Kushi, Veerasamy. Her previous film to hit the theatres was Attharintiki Daaredhi in the year 2013.She takes part in the Tamil television reality show, Bigg Boss Tamil 2 along with 15 other contestants. ...

Rekha (Sumathi Josephine), is an Indian actress who has acted in hit movies like Ramji Rao Speaking, and Aey Auto in Malayalam and, Punnagai Mannan, En Bommukutty Ammavukku and Kadalora Kavithaigal in Tamil. Rekha is a part of Bigg Boss Tamil season 4 hosted by Kamal Haasan which telecast on Vijay TV.She was born in Kerala and completed her studies at Ooty ...