Kannada Actors Who Became Superstars in Other Industries

Rajinikanth (aka Superstar Rajinikanth) is one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in Indian cinema. Rajinikanth's mass popularity and appeal are largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue. He received India's third-highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema. Other than acting, Rajinikanth ... Read More

Murali (19 May 1964 – 8 September 2010) was a South Indian film actor who appeared in the leading and supporting roles in Tamil and Kannada throughout his career. Murali has acted with many stars including Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Prabhu Deva, Surya, Parthiban, Sarath Kumar, Mammootty and Sivaji Ganesan. In the 1990s, He has also acted ... Read More

Mohan is an Indian actor known for his work predominantly in Tamil cinema, as well as in some Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films. He gained the nickname "Kokila Mohan" after his debut film Kokila (1977) and "Mic Mohan" from numerous roles where he played singers using microphones. In 1982, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor for his ... Read More

Soundarya was a popular film actress in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films. She had a successful career of 12 years as heroine in films until her death in a plane crash near Bangalore. She acted in more than 100 films.Soundarya acted in her first film while she was in high school. She was offered a role in the film Gandharva a Kannada movie (1992) ... Read More

Arjun Sarja  is an Indian actor and director of Kannada films. Arjun was born to Mr. J.C.Ramaswamy (Shakti Prasad) a renowned and popular actor of Kannada films. His father-in-law Rajesh is also a senior actor in Kannada movies and his younger brother Kishor Sarja is also a director. He has now acted over 200 films in three different language ... Read More

Prakash Rai, also known as Prakash Raj, is an actor and producer in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries: Sandalwood, Tollywood and Kollywood, respectively.Prakash Raj was born Prakash Rai in Mangalore and his mother tongue is Tulu. Now he has shifted his base to Chennai due to numerous offers from Telugu and Tamil films. He was persuaded to change his ... Read More

Charanraj is an Indian film Actor/Director/Producer , who has worked predominantly in Kannada movie industry. Charanraj's previous film to hit the theatres was Varunan in the year 2025. Read More

Vinodkumar is an Indian film Actor , who has worked predominantly in Kannada movie industry. Vinodkumar's previous film to hit the theatres was Rudra Garuda Purana in the year 2025. Read More

Raai Laxmi aka Lakshmi Raai is an Indian film actress and model. She made her acting debut in 2005 in the Tamil film Karka Kasadara. Subsequently, she appeared in a number of Tamil films, including the comedy film Kundakka Mandakka (2005) opposite R. Parthiban, Perarasu's action-masala flick Dharmapuri (2006), and the romantic flick Nenjai Thodu (2007).In ... Read More

Jayalalithaa Jayaram also referred as J. Jayalalitha was a Chief Minister of the Government of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), a Dravidian party in the state. She is popularly called Amma (mother) and Puratchi Thalaivi (Revolutionary Leader) by her followers. She was a ... Read More