Film stars have the most interesting nicknames. Stars are often referred to by a different name by friends, family members, colleagues, fans and filmmakers. In fact, many South Indian stars are so widely loved that their fans have given them nicknames or tags. Here, we have listed names given by fans for superstars of Southern India. Check out the list below!
Thalaiva
Rajinikanth is one of the biggest names in the South Indian cinema industry, has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He has received multiple awards for his contribution to the field of arts. His performance is beyond imaginable. Rajnikanth admirers love him and ardent fans call him “Thalaiva” and “Superstar”.
Ulaga Nayagan
Before 2000, Kamal Hassan has many titles on film cards like Padma Shri, Dr, Kadhal Ilavarasan. After his film Thenali was released he has been given the title “Ulaga Nayagan”. Director KS Ravikumar gave this title to Kamal. Since then, his fans call him “Ulaga Nayagan”.
Lalettan
One of the finest and the most charming actors of Malayalam cinema Mohanlal is widely known to fans of cinema as “Lalettan”. He enjoys a huge fan following on social media and otherwise. Mohanlal has done over 164 feature films so far.
Thala
Ajith Kumar is called “Thala” by fans. Apart from acting, the actor is also a keen sportsperson who is known for his love for car racing, aeromodelling and shooting apart from his passion for photography.
Thalapathy
Actor Vijay is called “Thalapathy” by his ardent fans. Young filmmaker Atlee is the one who changed the title for Vijay from Ilayathalapathy to Thalapathy and was given the title in the 2017 action-drama Mersal.
Makkal Selvan
Actor Vijay Sethupathi, who proved his acting prowess in multiple films, has been given the title “Makkal Selvan”. The name came about during the shoot of his 2016 film Dharmadurai. His director and Guru Seenu Ramasamy gave the actor this title.
Power star
Pawan Kalyan is the younger brother of Megastar Chiranjeevi, is fondly called as “Power Star” by his fans. His contribution to cinema has been immense and in a career spanning two decades, the actor has worked with many top filmmakers.
Prince
Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni is a well-known Telugu actor, producer, and philanthropist. Fans dearly call him “Prince” in Tollywood who never chooses to do remake films.
Stylish Star
Allu Arjun is called the “Stylish Star” by his fans. He has continuously delivered some of the best performances in the industry for more than 17 years. The star has a huge number of fan following across the world.
Young Tiger
Jr NTR aka Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao is another South Indian Superstar who enjoys a huge fan base. This Telugu superstar is popularly called “Young tiger” by his fans.
