Telugu Film Actors: Rajinikanth, Vikram, Kamal Haasan, Genelia D'Souza, Shriya Saran, Mammootty, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sivaji Ganesan

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 65. Chapters: Rajinikanth, Vikram, Kamal Haasan, Genelia D'Souza, Shriya Saran, Mammootty, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sivaji Ganesan, Trisha Krishnan, Asin, Meena Durairaj, Ileana D'Cruz, Simran, Nayantara, Ramya Krishnan, Mohan, Kamalinee Mukherjee, Rati Agnihotri, Radha, R. Sarathkumar, Kushboo Sundar, Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla, Pandari Bai, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Devayani, Shobana, Saloni Aswani, Suhasini Maniratnam, Hansika Motwani, Sayaji Shinde, Lakshmi Rai, Sonia Agarwal, Ayesha Takia Azmi, Saritha, Prabhas Raju Uppalapati, Prema, Neha Jhulka, Renu Desai. Excerpt: Rajinikanth (Tamil: ; born 12 December 1950 as Shivaji Rao Gaikwad) is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal (1975), directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor. After a brief phase of portraying antagonistic characters in Tamil films, he gradually rose to become an established film actor. Within a few years of his career, he was claimed to be the superstar of Tamil cinema and has since continued to hold a matinee idol status in the popular culture of India. His mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue in films contribute to his mass popularity and appeal. While working in other regional film industries of India, he also appeared in the cinemas of other nations, including in that of the United States. After being paid 26 crore (US$5.9 million) for his role in Sivaji (2007), he became the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan. Other than acting, Rajinikanth also worked as a producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over 35 years Rajinikanth has acted in more than 150 films and has worked in almost all major film industries of India. In 2000, he was bestowed the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian hon...