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.
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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.
Ravi Teja
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.
Dulquer Salmaan
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.
Dhanush
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.
Prithviraj Sukumaran
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.
Naga Chaitanya
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.
Karthi
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.