From Mahesh Babu to Thalapathy Vijay: 5 south superstars who garnered popularity as child artists

By BollywoodLife
Published: January 06 2021, 16:21 PM IST

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From child artistes to superstars — Image credit: Instagram

From child artistes to superstars

We have seen many Bollywood actors who stepped into the entertainment industry at a very young age like Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivdasani, Jugal Hansraj and others. While some of them made it big, many got lost in the clutter. However, very few of us must have noticed south superstars, who also impressed us as child artistes. And it might surprise you to know that many of these artists grew on to become some of the bankable actors in the film industry down South. So, let's check them out...

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Mahesh Babu — Image credit: Instagram

Mahesh Babu

The Prince of Tollywood, who was last seen in Sarileru Neekevvaru, made his big-screen debut at the age of four in Needa. Released in 1979, the film was directed by Dasari Narayana Rao.

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Thalapathy Vijay — Image credit: Instagram

Thalapathy Vijay

The Kollywood megastar entered as a child artiste at the age of ten in 1984's Vetri. The SA Chandrasekhar directorial featured Vijaykanth in a lead role.

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Jr. NTR — Image credit: Instagram

Jr. NTR

The Tollywood superstar made his first screen appearance in 1996’s Bala Ramayanam, where he played Lord Rama. It was directed by Gunasekhar.

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Keerthy Suresh — Image credit: Instagram

Keerthy Suresh

The National-Award-winning actress was seen in a Malayalam film, Pilot, as a child actor.

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Nithya Menen — Image credit: Instagram

Nithya Menen

The Mission Mangal star made her big-screen debut at the age of ten in an English film, The Monkey Who Knew Too Much.