Let's take a look at the educational qualifications of some of the well-known actors from the South Indian film industry that will leave you surprised
There's a general perception that film stars are less educated or that most are school or college dropouts.
However, the South Indian film industry, which has gained a lot of attention pan-India, is blessed with actors who are not just well-educated but also hold a degree from top most universities.
Let's take a look at the educational qualifications of some of the well-known actors from the South Indian film industry that will leave you surprised.
1. Prabhas
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One of the highest-paid actors of Indian cinema, Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju aka Prabhas earned his B.Tech. Degree from Sri Chaitanya College in Hyderabad before he headed towards the cinema world to pursue his passion for acting. He did his schooling at the DNR School in Bhimavaram. He is an alumnus of Satyanand Film Institute, Visakhapatnam.
2. Ravi Teja
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Ravi Teja who works predominantly in the Telugu film industry is the eldest of three sons. Teja spent most of his childhood in Northern India because of his father's work, who was a Pharmacist. Ravi did his schooling in Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai and Bhopal. He completed his schooling at N.S.M. Public School, Vijayawada. Later, he completed Bachelors in Arts at Siddhartha Degree College, Vijayawada.
3. Suriya
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Born as Saravanan Sivakumar, Suriya is one of the highest-paid actors of Tamil cinema. He attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Chennai and obtained his undergraduate degree B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai.
4. Allu Arjun
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Allu Arjun works predominantly in the Telegu cinema. He has completed his schooling at St Patricks School, Chennai and has a BBA- Bachelor of Business Administration degree from MSR College, Hyderabad.
5. Mahesh Babu
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Ghattamaneni Mahesh Bab aka Mahesh Babu is one of the highest-paid Telegu actors who has a pan-Indian presence. He was educated at St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai where actor Karthi was his schoolmate. Later, he obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce from Loyola College, Chennai.
6. Dulquer Salmaan
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An Indian actor, playback singer and producer who predominantly works in the Malayalam industry, Dulquer Salmaan completed his primary level education at Toc-H Public School, Vyttila, Kochi and his secondary level education at Sishya School in Chennai. Later, he earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Purdue University, US.
7. Dhanush
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Born Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja and stage name Dhanush, he is a producer, director, writer, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He has also featured in a few Hindi films and has a pan-India presence. He studied at Thai Sathiya Matriculation High School, Saligramam from Kindergarten to SSLC and then shifted to St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Alwarthirunagar and to JRK Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Vadapalani, Chennai. He obtained a Bachelor of Computer Application (distance education) from Madurai Kamaraj University.
8. Prithviraj Sukumaran
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A popular face in the Malayalam film industry, Prithviraj Sukumaran attended Shrine Vailankanni Senior Secondary School in T. Nagar, Chennai, and St. Joseph's Boys School, Coonoor. When his family moved to Kerala, he attended the NSS Public School, Perunthanni and then moved to St. Mary's Residential Central School, Poojappura. He has a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the University of Tasmania in Australia.
9. Naga Chaitanya
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An actor who works in Telugu cinema, Naga Chaitanya, son of the actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and Lakshmi Daggubati, the daughter of producer D. Ramanaidu, was educated at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai[8] and at AMM School, Chennai. He then completed his graduation from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.
10. Vijay
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Vijay initially attended Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Kodambakkam, but later joined Balalok Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Virugambakkam and went on to pursue a degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College.
11. Vijay Deverekonda
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Vijay Deverekonda attended Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Anantapur, and Little Flower Junior College, Hyderabad. He graduated from Badruka College of Commerce, Hyderabad.
12. Karthi
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Karthi completed his elementary and secondary school education at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai. He gained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Crescent Engineering College, Chennai. Later, Karthi got a scholarship for higher studies in the United States, and enrolled at Binghamton University, New York, where he earned his Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.
