Top 50 Best Actors in Tamil Cinema

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 ...

Ajith Kumar's a Tamil film actor and car racer, born as the middle child in Hyderabad to a Tamil father and a Sindhi mother. He has acted in many Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi movies. However, he has strong ties to the Tamil culture and society, as he grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He dropped out of Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School in 1986 to become a ...

Vijay (aka) Joseph Vijay is a Tamil film actor and playback singer. As a child artist, he played many minor, uncredited roles in films produced by his father, S. A. Chandrasekhar. Post-Thirumalai, he began portraying a stereotypical acting manner, much like Rajinikanth and M. G. Ramachandran.Vijay has more recently become a charismatic film star and has ...

Kamal Haasan aka Kamal Hassan, well known as Universal Hero by the fans, a Tamilian by birth, is an Indian film actor and director, considered among the leading method actors of Tamil cinema. Hassan is known for winning several Indian film awards, including National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards, and has the distinction of being the actor with the most ...

Saravanan alias Suriya Sivakumar is popularly known as Suriya and is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He is well known for his versatile roles in various films. Surya's father is the renowned veteran Tamil actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest of the three children; his younger brother is the award-winning actor Karthik Sivakumar, and he has a ...

Sivakarthikeyan is a South Indian film actor, playback singer, and producer best known for his Tamil movies. He began his media career as a participant on Vijay TV's "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru," a comedy reality show, and he won the title "Kalakka Povathu Yaaru."Sivakarthikeyan born on February 17, 1985, in Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, Sivakarthikeyan's journey ...

Dhanush is a Tamil actor who was born on July 28, 1984. Venkatesh Prabhu is his birth name. He is the son of director Kasthuri Raja and the younger brother of director Selvaraghavan. He completed his higher secondary education and entered the film field due to his brother's compulsion.Personal LifeDhanush was born as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja to Tamil ...

Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, also known by his stage name Simbu or by his initials S. T. R, is an Indian actor, lyricist & playback singer, and director in the Tamil film industry. He started off as an actor by portraying young artists in movies. In 2006, the Tamil Nadu government awarded Kalamamani, and in 2022, Vels University will confer an honorary ...

Indian actor Karthi Sivakumar, popularly recognized by his professional name Karthi, mainly appears in Tamil language films. He has also earned an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and three Filmfare Awards South.Personal LifeKarthik is the son of actor Sivakumar and the younger brother of actor Suriya Sivakumar. On May 25, 1977, ...

Chiyaan Vikram is an Indian film actor who starred in a number of top-grossing Tamil films and is currently one of the reigning lead actors of Tamil cinema. Vikram was born on April 17, 1966, in Paramakudi, a town in Ramanathapuram district. His name at birth was John Kennedy Vinod Raj. When he was in school, his one and only aim was to become an ...

Vijay Sethupathi is a South Indian film actor who has worked predominantly in the Tamil movie industry. For over five years, he worked as a background actor and minor supporting actor before landing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru. He went on to star in Pizza and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, both of which were successful ...

Jayam Ravi is an actor who works in the Tamil film industry. He made his acting debut with "Jayam," released in 2002, produced by his father, editor Mohan, and directed by his brother, M. Raja. He is a martial arts expert and a trained dancer. After completing his degree in visual communication from Loyola College Chennai, he decided to get into ...

Vishnu Vishal is a Tamil film actor. He started his acting career as one of the main leads in the popular film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu. 'NEERPARAVAI' his 5th film won critical acclaim and also his character 'arulappasaamy'.Early life and familyVishnu was born to Ramesh Kudawla,who is an ADGP in tamilnadu police now. His original name is Vishal Kudawla ...

Vishal Krishna (popularly known as Vishal) is a Tamil film actor and producer. The younger son of film producer G. K. Reddy. Reddy is a veteran Tamil & Telugu film producer, who was born in Andhra Pradesh but later shifted to Chennai. Vishal did his schooling at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School and secured a degree in Visual communication from Layola ...

S.J. Surya is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, composer, producer, and music director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry. He is known for his versatile acting skills and has starred in a wide range of films, from action to comedy to drama. He has also directed several successful films, including Vaali (1999), Kushi (2000), and Isai ...

Vijay Antony is an Indian music composer, playback singer, producer and actor. Initially, he worked as a sound engineer and later became a music director. Antony, who joined Loyola College in 1998, started, after finishing college, his own studio named 'Audiophiles', where he first did sound engineering and later composed jingles for TV and documentaries.It ...

Arun Vijay is a Tamil film actor. He is the only son of veteran film actor Vijayakumar and has been active in the Tamil film industry since 1995. He is also a stunt coordinator in most of his films.Early Life And FamilyArun Vijay was born into a film family as the only son to actor Vijayakumar and his first wife Muthukannu. He has two elder sisters Kavitha, ...

Jamshad Cethirakath, known by his stage name Arya, is an Indian film actor and producer, who mainly appears in Tamil films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam productions. Arya is an Indian Tamil film actor born as Jamshad Cethirakath on 11 Dec, 1980.  Arya was born in Trikarpur, Kerala, into a Malayali Tamil family. His younger brother ...

Arulnithi Tamilarasu is an Indian Tamil actor, Arulnithi was offered the lead role in Pandiraj's Vamsam after his cousin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, had opted out. The film featured him as a young man shying away from the politics of his village, despite claims for him to avenge his father's death.The film, which featured him alongside Sunaina, was heavily ...

Ashok Selvan is an tamil actor, he did his role in Soodhu Kavvum along with Vijay Sethupathi, Pizza 2 The Villa is his second movie. ...

N. Santhanam is an Indian film actor who plays lead comedian roles in Tamil films. His fame started off in the Lollu Sabha. He made his feature film debut in Manmadhan in 2004 and later appeared in several successful films. Though Manmadhan is considered as his first feature film, he has acted in two films before that. Santhanam was also there in STR's ...

Harish Kalyan is an sounth Indian movie actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil movies. Harish made his debut in director Samy's controversial film Sindhu Samaveli (2010) opposite debutante Amala Paul.  He also given some noticable performances with Poriyaalan (2014) and Vil Ambu (2016).Harish Kalyan released an independent song ...

Radhakrishnan Parthiban (also credited as R. Parthiepan, Ra Parthiepan, or Parthiepan) is a Tamil actor and director. He was born in 1957 near Thoothugudi. After passing his HSC Exam in 1974, Parthiban went to Madras to become an actor. Instead he was told that he did not look like having an actor material and was encouraged to make films. This led to him ...

Sathyaraj is an actor in the Tamil, telugu and Malayalam film industry. Sathyaraj completed his primary school education in Tamil at St Mary's Convent, Coimbatore. He completed the equivalent of the tenth standard in a suburban high school, Ramnagar, Coimbatore. He joined the Government Arts College, Coimbatore, and completed a Bachelor of Science ...

Fahadh Faasil is an Indian film actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in his father Fazil's Kaiyethum Doorath (2002), which turned out to be a commercial disaster in the Kerala box-office. After a sabbatical of six years, Fahadh returned to cinema with the anthology film Kerala Cafe (2009).He made a mark for himself with ...

Prithviraj Sukumaran is an Indian actor, singer, and producer who primarily works in the Malayalm film industry. He made his debut in 2002 with the critically acclaimed Malayalam film Nandanam and has since then established himself in the Malayalam cinema through a variety of roles such as roles in Stop Violence, Chocolate, Vaasthavam, and Classmates. Apart ...

Udhayanidhi Stalin is a Tamil cinema producer and actor. His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Stalin, the Ex-Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is married to Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, head of Inbox 1305, a magazine, she also directed the film Vanakkam ChennaiHis debut film as a producer was Kuruvi, ...

Jeeva is an Indian tamil actor. His real name is Amar Chowdary & he was born on 4th Jan, 1984. He has 4 brothers, Suresh, a joint producer at Super GOOD films, Jeevan, who has his own business and Ramesh, another new Teenybopper Tamil Hero.His father, R B Chowdry has produced numerous films, introduced now-famous directors and heroes and is a noted ...

Shiva (Mirchi Shiva) is an Indian actor and Radio Jockey. He has acted in Tamil films. He was first seen on screen in a cameo role in the Tamil movie 12B. His debut as a leading actor was in the movie Chennai 600028 directed by Venkat Prabhu. The movie was a trend-setter for the light-hearted approach and freshness of the script. The movie was ...

Balaji Patturaj popularly known as RJ Balaji, is an Indian radio jockey, presenter, internet celebrity and actor based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is best known as the host of the BIG FM 92.7 show Take it Easy and its now defunct segment Cross Talk, where he made prank calls to unsuspecting victims. Although mainly a radio jockey, Balaji is also active ...

Vikram Prabhu is an Indian film actor who will be seen in Tamil language films. He is the son of Prabhu Ganesan and grandson of the actor Sivaji Ganesan and made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's KumkiCareerVikram studied in San Diego, completing an MBA programme, and briefly returned to Chennai to help out in the production activities of his family's Sivaji ...

P. Samuthirakani is a Tamil film actor and director. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander. His 2009 directorial Naadodigal was a runaway hit, which was later remade in three languages. He has acted in several films as well and is best known for his performances in Subramaniapuram and in Easan, both directed by M. ...

Vimal is an Indian film Actor/Music Director , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. Vimal's previous film to hit the theatres was Qalb in the year 2024.

G V Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, actor and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil films. His first film was S Pictures' Veyil (2006) and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s. He has ventured into film production and acting. Prakash is the nephew of the legendary two-time Academy Award-winning Chennai ...

Atharvaa aka Atharvaa Murali is an South Indian actor, producer works in Tamil film industry. Atharvaa began his acting career with Baana Kaathadi (2010). His role as a rural villager in Paradesi held as a slave in a tea plantation became his breakthrough performance, earning Atharvaa a Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Tamil.Atharvaa is the second child to ...

Gautham Karthik is an Indian film actor, working in the Tamil film industry. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Kadal (2013).Gautham Karthik was born to Tamil film actor Karthik Muthuraman and actress Ragini Karthik. He is the grandson of actor R. Muthuraman. He spent his growing years in Udhagamandalam and was graduating at Christ University, ...

M. Sasikumar is a Tamil film director, actor and producer. He worked as an assistant director for Director Bala in Sethu and also worked for Director Ameer in his first two films Mounam Pesiyathey & Raam. Moreover, S.R. Kathiir the cinematographer of Subramaniapuram assisted Ramji who worked with Ameer in all his movies as his cinematographer.He created ...

Narain (born Sunil Kumar) is an actor from south India. He was born on 7th October in Calcutta. His parents had their dreams for him. But his passion was cinema and his ultimate passion was acting. His father believed that good technical education was an absolute passport to job security. So he decided to do a course in cinematography at the Adyar Film ...

Kathir is an Indian film Actor , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. Kathir's previous film to hit the theatres was Thalaikoothal in the year 2023.

Cheran is a Tamil film director and actor who has a reputation for directing and producing culturally strong films. His movies are characterised by their realism and the strong social messages that they convey. He has won the National Award thrice, one for Vetri Kodi Kattu (which won Best Film of 2000 dealing with social issues) and one for Most ...

Jai is a Tamil film actor. He is best known for his performances and appearances in the films Chennai 600028, Subramaniapuram and Engeyum Eppodhum. He is the nephew of music director Deva and cousin of Srikanth Deva.CareerHis first film was as Vijay's brother in the 2002 film Bhagavathi. Jai was set to make his debut in the lead role in a remake of the ...

Aadhi (Sai Pradeep Pinisetty) is an Indian film actor, who has mainly appeared in Tamil films. He debuted in the 2006 Telugu film Oka V Chitram and made his big break with S. Shankar's 2009 film Eeram. His father, Ravi Raja Pinisetty has directed 56 films.Early lifeBorn and brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Aadhi was the youngest son of noted Telugu ...

Vinay Rai is an actor who has appeared in prominent Tamil films as well as pursued modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows.Vinay was originally a ramp model in Bangalore, and he made his debut as an actor in director Jeeva's Unnale Unnale co-starring Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee. The film became a large success upon release and opened up more acting ...

Hiphop Tamizha Adhi is one among the Indian musical duo Hiphop Tamizha consisting of Adhithya "Adhi" Ramachandran Venkatapathy and Jeeva R. based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Hiphop Tamizha duo achieved wide recognition through the track "Club le Mabbu le"; a radio performance of the song received over two million views within a week of its ...

Sundar C is a South Indian film director, producer and actor. His acting debut came in 2006 with the film Thalai Nagaram.Initially, he worked as an assistant director to actor/director Manivannan; he was introduced as a director in the family drama Murai Maman. His most notable successful films include Ullathai Allitha, Arunachalam, Unnaithedi and Anbe ...

Kalaiyarasan Harikrishnan is an Indian actor, who works in the Tamil film industry. He has collaborated with directors Myshkin and Ranjith, and made a breakthrough with his performance in Madras (2014).Kalaiyarasan, a graduate in Computer Applications from SRM University, initially began work as an actor with Parthy Bhaskar's Arjunan Kadhali in 2008, ...

Vetri is an Indian film Actor , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. Vetri's previous film to hit the theatres was Memories in the year 2023.

R K Suresh is an Indian film Producer/Actor/Director , who has worked predominantly in Tamil movie industry. R K Suresh's previous film to hit the theatres was Kaaduvetty in the year 2024.

Sarath Kumar is an Indian film actor and politician and the current president of South Indian Film Artistes Association. He started his career in Kollywood as a villain, and then played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the lead role in Suriyan which was a success at the box office. He mainly played the role of an honest cop. He also ...

Kishore Kumar credited as Kishore, is an Indian film actor, born in Karnataka. Known for playing characters that fit the bill of the anti-hero — be it a cop, politician, or character role, Kishore made a space for himself in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema.Early LifeKishore was a student of National College, Basavanagudi where he started ...