From Shruti Haasan to Ileana D'Cruz: South makes its presence felt in Bollywood

Sep 16, 2012 18:08pm

Ileana D'Cruz started her film career with 2006 Telugu film 'Devadasu'.
Ileana established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema with blockbusters like 'Pokiri', 'Jalsa', 'Kick' and 'Julayi'.
She has made Bollywood debut with 'Barfi' and has received critical appreciation for her performance.
Yami Gautam made her debut on TV with 'Chand Ke Paar Chalo', after which she played her most notable role in 'Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam' aired on Colors.
Her debut movie 'Ullasa Utsaha' was in Kannada. She later appeared in 'Nuvvila'.
'Vicky Donor' won her recognition in Bollywood.
Tamanna made her acting debut with a Hindi film called 'Chand Sa Roshan Chehra'. She later went to South.
She has given several Southern hits like 'Kedi' 'Happy Days', 'Padikathavan', 'Ayan', 'Paiyaa' and 'Sirutha'.
Tamanna is making a comeback in Bollywood with 'Himmatwala' opposite Ajay Devgn.
Shriya Saran made her film debut in 2001 with Telugu film 'Ishtam'. She has worked in several languages including Hindi and English.
Films such as 'Tagore', 'Nenunnanu', 'Shivaji' and 'Chatrapathi' made her one of the prominent faces of the South Indian film industry.
She made her Bollywood debut in 2003 with 'Tujhe Meri Kasam'. 'Awaarapan' was her first major project as a lead actress in Hindi. Her forthcoming film is 'Midnight's Children'.
Born to Kamal Haasan and Sarika, Shruti Haasan is an actress, singer and music composer who predominantly works in South Indian films.
'Luck' was her debut as a heroine in Bollywood.
She later appeared in Southern films such as 'Anaganaga O Dheerudu', 'Oh My Friend', '3', and 'Gabbar Singh'.