Vijay to Suriya to Rajinikanth: 13 Tamil stars and their real names

Entertainment Many leading actors in Tamil cinema, including Rajini, Vijay, and Surya, changed their names for the film industry. Let's take a look at their original names. Image credits: Our own

Rajinikanth

Superstar Rajinikanth's real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. Image credits: Social Media

Vijay Sethupathi

Real name is Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi Image credits: Social Media

Vikram

Real name is Kennedy John Victor Image credits: Social Media

Vijay

Thalapathy's real name is Joseph Vijay Image credits: Social Media

Suriya

Actor Suriya's real name is Saravanan Image credits: Social Media

Dhanush

Real name is Venkatesh Prabhu Image credits: Social Media

Sivaji Ganesan

Real name is Chinnayya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy. Image credits: IMDb

Vijayakanth

Real name is Narayanan Vijayaraj Azhagarsami. Image credits: IMDb

Rajkiran

Real name is Mohideen Abdul Kader. Image credits: our own

Jeeva

Jeeva's real name is Amar Image credits: our own

Arya

Real name is Jamshad. Image credits: our own

Sundar C

Real name is Vinayagar Sundaravel Image credits: Google

SJ Surya

Real name is Justin Selvaraj Image credits: Google Find Next One