Do You Know The Real Names Of These 15 Popular South Indian Celebrities?

The trend of changing the name is not a recent phenomenon to bulge out. It started a long time back in the film industry. From Mohanlal to Mammootty and Chiranjeevi to Prabhas, many superstars have recreated their names when they entered into the film industry. To lead the life of a celebrity, few change a defined band of habits and stick to newer ones. 

Although a small number of die hard fans know the real names of their favourite celeb, many don't have an idea. Is it important for a celebrity to change their names? Well! These celebrities believe that their changed names have brought luck and fame. 

On board, here are the real names of 15 such South Superstars who changed their names after stepping into industry.

Rajinikanth - Shivaji Rao Gaikwad

Kamal Hasan - Parthasarathy

Dhanush - Venkatesh Prabhu

Suriya - Saravanan Sivakumar

Vijay - Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar

Vikram - Kennedy John Victor

Mohanlal - Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair

Mammootty - Muhammad Kutty Ismail Paniparambil

Pawan Kalyan - Konidela Kalyan Babu

Prabhas - Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati

Rana Daggubati - Ramanaidu Daggubati

Ravi Teja - Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupatiraju

Mahesh Babu - Mahesh Ghattamaneni

Jr. NTR - Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr

Chiranjeevi - Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad