Rajinikanth is the unbeatable king in Indian film industry. No other actors can imitate his charisma, charm, peculiar characteristics, mannerism, and the method of enthralling fans. The life of Tamil people evolves in the charms of Rajinikanth. His films are celebrated not only in Tamilnadu, but also each and every state in India as well as abroad. He is peculiar, he is unique, and he is a divine virtue to the southern film industry and India as a whole. His latest film Kabali Day is the latest crowd puller and it has broken the collection record of most popular Hindi films as well.

Rajinikanth is one of the richest actors in India. He is getting a huge sum of Rs 30 crore for each film. Versatility and power packed performances are the greatest strengths of Rajinikanth. He is considered as the most respected Indian actors around the globe.

Kabali has broken the box office with a record collection of nearly Rs 300 Crore in just 7 days. This film has also broken the collection records of Indian cinema in the last 100 years. The fans of Rajini are imitating his way of talking, his dialogues, his way of presenting dialogues, his way of walking, and each and every action of Rajnikanth. Here, Dainik Bhaskar is making an analysis of chota chota Rajinikanths in South Indian Film industry. 

 

One day in 2016 May, Twitter India woke up with a strange hashtag, “#PoMoneModi.” The troll was used for expressing strong agitation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People in Kerala were irritated when he compared Kerala to Somalia. But, most Twitterati could not grasp the meaning of this Malayalam phrase. It was a famous dialogue from Superstar Mohanlal’s film, Narasimham, released in 2000.

In Narasimham movie, Mohanlal twisted his handlebar moustache and told villains with a smug smile, “Po Mone Dinesha.” The meaning of this famous punch line is “Go away, Son.”


Indian Prime Minster also got the taste of generic Malayalee sarcasm when he compared Kerala to the African Country Somalia. While he was speaking at an election rally in Kasargod, he told “Infant mortality rate among scheduled Tribe Community in Kerala is worse than Somalia.” This comment of PM Modi met with a strong backlash on social media, with a hashtag, #PoMoneModi  (Go away, Modi).

Malayalam film industry has a unique style in film making. It can clearly demarcate from the rest of the regional film industries in India. Mollywood actors are also vastly talented. Lots of young superstars are also dominating in Malayalam films. Super star Nivin Pauly has become the latest sensation among the youngsters since the release of Premam (Love). Prithviraj, Dileep, Dulquer Salman, Jayaram, Jayasurya, Fahad Fazil, Kunchacko Boban, etc are really making sensation in the hearts of Malayalee audience. However, Mohanlal is still the king in punch dialogues. When you compare an actor who is able to entertain the audience like Rajnikant with dialogues and mannerism, Mohanlal is the best.

Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair or simply Mohanlal was born in May 21, 1960. He entered in the film industry in 1978 with his debut in Thiranottam, but it was released only after 25 years due to censorship issues. Therefore, Manjil Virinja Pookkal (flowers that blossomed in snow) became his first released film. It was released in 1980. He acted as an antagonist in this film. He became a super star with the release of Rajavinte Makan (1980, The son of a king). He got Padma Shri in 2001, and got the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army in 2009.  He received honorary doctorate from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala in 2010.  

The Tamil word Ilayathalapathy means the ‘Young Commander’. As the name suggests, Vijay is truly turning to be the successor of Super Star Rajinikanth. Vijay’s films give a minimum guarantee, so he is the favorite actor of the producers in Tamil film industry. Rajinikanth is very popular for giving consistent hits. All his films are super hit. But, Vijay’s films lack this consistency. The biggest blockbuster film in the career life of Vijay was Thuppakki. After this film, the actor gave two average flicks, Thalaiva and Jilla. Then, another blockbuster, Kaththi released.

When he started his career, he was a romantic hero. Then he slowly went for an image makeover after 2000. In Thuppakki, the audience saw Ilayathalapathy Vijay in a complete makeover. He became more muscular, classy, suave, and less massy. His fans always love to hear a punch from Vijay. He is very popular for his super calmness. When Villain threatens him, he simply says, “I’m waiting.” It is very hard to step away from the shadow of fear. But, Vijay’s dialogue in Thuppakki is bloody inspiring. Everyone is using this Vijay dialogue in day to day life. Some use this dialogue with the tone of Ilayathalapathy. After Rajinikanth’s Enthiran, Thuppakki is the biggest box office collection film and it is the best action film of Vijay.

Ilayathalapathy Vijay was born in 22nd June, 1974 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. His birth name is Joseph Vijay Chandraseskhar. He is the son of famous Tamil film producer and director SA Chandrasekhar. He married to Snageetha Sornalingam in 1999. The couple has two children, one daughter and a son. Vijay makes Rs 22 crore per movie. He is one of the top ten richest actors in South India.

Pawan Kalyan (Konidela Kalyan Babu) is popularly known as the power star of Telugu film industry. Born in 1971, he has made his debut in film industry in 1996 with the film Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi. In 1998, he enacted Lord Krishna in Gopala Gopala. Chiranjeevi is his 1st elder brother and Nagendra Babu is his 2nd elder brother.



Attarintiki Daredi 4 Filmfare Awards, 6 Santhosham Film Awards, and 6 SIIMa Awards. The film collected Rs 335.2 million by the end of its 3-day first weekend. The film collected more than Rs 490 million at the worldwide box office by the end of its first week.

Gabbar Singh (2012), Jalsa (2008), Khushi (2001), and Tholi Prema (1998) are the other best hits of Pawan Kalyan.  Akkada Ammyi Ikkada Abbayi (1996) was the first box office hit of his super star. Remuneration of Pawan Kalyan is Rs 15 crores per cinema.

The Telugu film industry is one of the most prolific in the world. It offers big screen entertainment. Every year, the industry releases around 200-300 films in Telugu language. However, the recent partition of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana became a new state. The biggest star in Tolllywood, Mahesh Babu made a movie called ‘Dukkudu.’ This is the first time a hero speaks in Telangana dialect. Mahesh Babu is known as the Badshah in Telugu film industry. He is a tall and handsome hero. He has the highest number of girl fans, he is terrific, awesome, extraordinary, brave, unbeatable, cool, cute, and attractive. He is simply superb, no one can reach him. He is also known as the king of Tollywood.

Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu or simply Mahesh Babu was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in 1975. He is the younger brother of actor turned producer Ramesh Baby Ghattamaneni. His elder sisters, Padmavathi and Priyadarshini are in the film industry. Mahesh Babu entered in the film industry at the age of 4. Needa (1979) was his first film. His comeback as a lead actor was Raja Kumarudu, which was released in 1999.

The biggest hit in his career life was Dookudu. Released in 2011, Dookudu broke several records in Telugu film industry. It was the largest worldwide opening. It set a box office record by collecting a gross of more than one billion Indian rupees. After the biggest success of Dookudu and Business Man (2012), Mahesh Babu emerged as the highest paid star in South India after Rajinikanth. He was listed 5th in the 50 Most Desirable Men in India by Times survey. He defeated Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, and Shahrukh Khan and climbed the 2nd position in the same list. Forbes magazine ranked Mahesh Babu as the 15th among the highest earning celebrities. With more than Rs 422.5 million, he ranked as the highest earning South Indian Celebrity in 2012.  He is paid Rs 18 crore as the remuneration for each movie.

The Kannada film industry is popularly known as Chandanavana or Sandalwood. Lots of actors rule the roost in this Sandalwood, such as Sudeep, Darshan, Ganesh, Yash, Vishnuvardhan, Upendra Rao, Siv Rajkumar, Ajay Kumar, etc. But, puneet Rajkumar is the undisputed king in Sandalwood, no one in this industry to beat his position in Kannada film. The remuneration for Puneet Rajkumar is 4-6 crore per movie. 

Puneeth Rajkumar, the youngest son of veteran actor Dr Rajkumar, entered in the Kannada film industry as a child artist. In this movie, his father Dr Rajkumar played the lead role. When he entered in the Kannada film industry as a child artist, he was just 6 months old. In his thriller film Premada Kanike his father Rajkumar was in the lead role.