Tollywood: I know you won’t be surprised to know that Tollywood has one of the best debutants in the film industry. If we have a close check through the actors’ career graph in Telugu cinema, most of the prominent actors got a handful of movies in the start itself. But we can’t connect this to a mere pure luck, getting a dozen of movies in their career right after their debut definitely had something to do with the actors’ debut performances. Let’s take a look into such 6 awesome performances from the actors in Telugu cinema which marked as an impactful and unforgettable debut in Tollywood.
Mahesh Babu marked his acting debut as a lead actor in 1999 in the film Rajakumarudu. With his stunning face card and heavily appealing screen presence, the actor became everyone’s favorite.
Samantha’s debut in Telugu industry is marked to be one of the dreamiest welcome, an actress can ever get. In 2010 romantic drama Ya Maaya Chesave, directed by Gautam Vasudev Menon Samantha made her debut alongside Naga Chaitanya. She even won Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut-South for this film.
In 2003, Allu Arjun started his acting career with an astonishing performance in K Raghavendra Rao’s Gangotri. The role in gangotri made him gain the role of Arya which is a cult classic in Tollywood. For Arya, Allu Arjun earned a special Jury Award. Allu Arjun is now popularly referred to as “Stylish Star”.
The Mollywood heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan, is one of the most loved actor in the south Industry. When referring to his Telugu debut, Dulquer made a commendable job in Nag Ashwin’s Mahanati, where he portrayed the iconic actor Gemini Ganesan opposite Keerthy Suresh.
The Bollywood sensation Mrunal Thakur made her Telugu debut with Sita Ramam in 2022 opposite Dulquer Salmaan. This period-romantic drama is considered a turning point in the actress’ career. Not only this movie earned her love and fame but also, Mrunal’s role in Sita Ramam is considered to be something special, that no Telugu audience would ever forget.
Rakul Preet made her Telugu debut in 2011 with the movie Keratam opposite Siddharth Rajkumar. This bilingual movie which was also released in Tamil was named as Yuvan.
This movie marked as Rakul Preet’s best performance till date, gaining love and popularity in Tollywood.
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