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.Īctor Vijay Sethupathi, who proved his acting prowess in multiple films, has been given the title 'Makkal Selvan'. 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.Īctor Vijay is called 'Thalapathy' by his ardent fans. Mohanlal has done over 164 feature films so far.Ījith Kumar is called 'Thala' by fans. He enjoys a huge fan following on social media and otherwise. One of the finest and the most charming actors of Malayalam cinema Mohanlal is widely known to fans of cinema as 'Lalettan'. Since then, his fans call him 'Ulaga Nayagan'. Director KS Ravikumar gave this title to Kamal. After his film Thenali was released he has been given the title 'Ulaga Nayagan'. Rajnikanth admirers love him and ardent fans call him 'Thalaiva' and 'Superstar'.īefore 2000, Kamal Hassan has many titles on film cards like Padma Shri, Dr, Kadhal Ilavarasan. He has received multiple awards for his contribution to the field of arts. Rajinikanth is one of the biggest names in the South Indian cinema industry, has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English films. Here, we have listed names given by fans for superstars of Southern India. In fact, many South Indian stars are so widely loved that their fans have given them nicknames or tags. Stars are often referred to by a different name by friends, family members, colleagues, fans and filmmakers. Rajinikanth is one of the biggest names in South Indian cinema industryįilm stars have the most interesting nicknames.

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