Actresses

The film industry down south for some years has seen the domination of male actors right from the days of NTR, ANR to Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi; MGR, Shivaji Ganeshan to Kamal Haasan, Rajnikanth; Prem Nazir to Mohanlal, Mammootty; Dr. Raj Kumar to Puneet Rajkumar. Now gone are the days, the actresses began dominating South Indian films with their towering performances combined with their hot covetous personalities. Thanks to the reigning queen of bollywood, the one n only Aishwarya Rai who has shown the world that actresses possessing beauty and abundant acting talents can carry the film all the way to the box office successes.



Like Aishwarya Rai, there are several talented South Indian actresses; the likes of gorgeous beauties Nayanthara, Asin, Shriya, Ileana, Genelia, Trisha, Meera Jasmine, Anushka to name a few who can turn a film into a blockbuster hit with their scintillating performances.


The raging beauty Nayanthara shot to fame in South Indian films with her blazing hot performances in Tamil films 'Chandramukhi' starring Rajnikanth, 'Vallavan' starring Shimbu, 'Billa' starring Ajith, 'Lakshmi' starring Venkatesh which have created box office records of sorts. The lissome beauty Asin too has delivered award winning blockbuster performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. Her passionate performances in blockbuster hits like 'Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi', 'Shivamani 9848022338', 'Ghajini', Pokkiri' and so on has won her critical acclaim. Her performance in bollywood version of 'Ghajini' starring Aamir Khan has made her one of the most sought after actresses in bollywood. Her debut bollywood movie 'Ghajini' did a business of around Rs.376 crores [$78.57million] worldwide of which the domestic share is put at Rs.172 crores [$35.94 million]. Hot Asin is truly the hottest South Indian actress today, who has transcended national boundaries with her trilingual film 'The 19th Step' made in Tamil, English and Japanese languages.



Trisha, the hot petite beauty has given magnificent performances in a number of films that has fetched her multiple awards, honors and accolades. Hot Trisha has given stunning performances in Tamil films: 'Mounam Pesiyadhe', 'Saamy', 'Ghilli', 'Aaru', 'Something Something... Unnakum Ennakum' and Telugu films: 'Varsham', 'Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana', 'Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule', 'Bujjigadu' & 'King'. It is reported that not a single film of Trisha has ever failed at the box office. If it wasn't a blockbuster hit it was at least a reasonably successful film; but never a flop.



Meera Jasmine, the cute actress with the girl-next-door looks has taken South Indian films by storm captivating the audiences with her passionate performances in a number of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam & Kannada language films. Her amazing performance in 'Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam' has won her multiple awards including the National Film Award. Meera Jasmine won four Filmfare awards for her performances in Malayalam films 'Kasthoorimann', 'Achuvinte Amma' & 'Ore Kadal' and a Tamil film 'Run'. In tollywood too, Meera Jasmine captured the hearts of Telugu film goers with her exhilarating performances in movies like 'Bhadra', 'Raraju', Maharadhi', 'Gorintaku', 'Bangaru Babu' to name a few.



Anushka, the stunning beauty with a fine curvaceous figure is now a rage in South Indian films. Anushka the cherubic faced cute actress began her debut in films in 2005 with 'Super' starring opposite Nagarjuna. She has since appeared in several hit movies both in Telugu and Tamil languages. Her outstanding acting talents, her enchanting beauty, her dimpled enticing smile has really swayed the hearts of millions of fans. Anushka is amazing performance in 'Arundhati' is just the tip of the iceberg that this awesome beauty is capable of - delivering such stunning performances in movie after movie.



The list of South Indian actresses who made rich the South Indian language films with their great acting talents is truly endless. Bollywood hot actresses like Katrina Kaif, Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, Amisha Patel, Bipasha Basu, Sushmita Sen, Hanskia Motwani too have delivered brilliant performances in several South Indian films. Their performances have indeed truly added gaiety and flavor to South Indian films.