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

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.

Superstar Rajinikanth's real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad.

Real name is Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi

Real name is Kennedy John Victor

Thalapathy's real name is Joseph Vijay

Actor Suriya's real name is Saravanan

Real name is Venkatesh Prabhu

Real name is Chinnayya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy.

Real name is Narayanan Vijayaraj Azhagarsami.

Real name is Mohideen Abdul Kader.

Jeeva's real name is Amar

Real name is Jamshad.

Real name is Vinayagar Sundaravel

Real name is Justin Selvaraj