Due to their excellent performances, many South celebs, including Yash, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Nayanthara, and Anushka Shetty, have become extremely well-liked among Hindi moviegoers. The general public has grown curious to learn more about these South Asian movie actors, whether about their most recent projects or personal lives. Finding out some of your favorite southern actresses’ actual names will surprise you. To advance their cinema careers, these five well-known South Indian actresses changed their real names.
Check Out The Most Successful Actresses who Changed Their Real Names
1. Nayanthara
The general public has dubbed Nayanthara as “Lady Superstar” because they are astounded by her acting talent and on-screen charm. Diana Mariam Kurian is the actor from The Godfather who goes by that name. Later, in 2003, while she was filming the movie Manassinakkare, director Sathyam Anthikad requested that she change her name because it was close to the name of the character she played. Her new moniker was chosen at the shoot by the clapboard boy. Since then, Diana has become known by the screen moniker Nayanthara.
2. Tamannaah Bhatia
Tamannaah Bhatia has proven her ability in several regional and Bollywood movies. Tamannaah is how the actress spelt her name after adding “a” and “h.” According to reports, she made her choice after consulting a numerologist. She feels that the slight shift in her name has improved her luck and contributed to her success in the movie industry.
3. Anushka Shetty
Anushka Shetty, a Tamil and Telugu actress, has won fans’ affection with her outstanding performance as the strong queen Devasena in SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali series. But do you know that Sweety Shetty was Anushka’s actual name? In her debut film Super, the actress was called Sweety by everyone, which embarrassed her, according to the reports, and she felt the need to alter her name. She considered many words before settling on Anushka for her.
4. Bhumika Chawla
The fame of Tere Naam In addition to a few Hindi movies and serials, Bhumika Chawla has acted in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. Although initially known as Rachna Chawla, she changed her name to Bhumika after working in the film industry. She allegedly changed her name to become famous in the Bollywood industry.
Source – News18
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