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