Keerthy Suresh, Sai Pallavi and more: Meet South Cinema’s new finds

Daughter of Malayali producer Suresh Kumar and Tamil actor Menaka, Keerthy Suresh began acting in 2013 with the Malayalam film Geethaanjali. However, it is with Tamil film Rajini Murugan opposite Sivakarthikeyan that she made a mark. Today, she has a host of new films including Thodari with Dhanush. (ActressKeerthySuresh/Facebook)

Updated on: Mar 27, 2016 11:11 AM IST

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Daughter of Malayali producer Suresh Kumar and Tamil actor Menaka, Keerthy Suresh began acting in 2013 with the Malayalam film Geethaanjali. However, it is with Tamil film Rajini Murugan opposite Sivakarthikeyan that she made a mark. Today, she has a host of new films including Thodari with Dhanush. (ActressKeerthySuresh/Facebook)

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For boxer Ritika Singh, bagging a film opposite Madhavan in the Tamil/Hindi bilingual Irudhi Suttru/Saala Kadoos must have been a challenge in itself. But the surprising bit is the fact she managed to master Tamil despite being Hindi speaker. With her knockout performance she is among the most exciting finds of 2015. Ritika has bagged the lead role in Kaaka Muttai director Manikandan’s new film Aaandavan Kattalai opposite Vijay Sethupathi. (Ritika.singh.1806/Facebook | Irudhi.Suttru/Facebook)

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This student of medicine charmed all with her character Malar in Malayalam blockbuster Premam in 2015. Now, Sai Pallavi, who is being dubbed as one of the best finds of 2015 in south cinema, is on a roll. She is currently working on her second film Kali opposite OK Kanmani sensation Dulquer Salmaan. (SaiPallavi.S/Facebook)

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The other pretty face from the Malayalam hit Premam, Madonna Sabastian, is a trained singer in the Carnatic and Western music styles. With her new Tamil film Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum turning out to be a hit too, Madonna is definitely the lady to watch out for. (Madonnasebastianofficial/Facebook)

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Though Adah Sharma made her Bollywood debut back in 2008 with the film 1920, her career went nowhere till she struck gold with two hits, one each in Telugu (S/O Satyamurthy) and Kannada (Rana Vikrama) in 2015. Her new Telugu film Kshanam (2016) too has hit the jackpot. (RealAdahSharma/Facebook)

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A lacklustre Bollywood debut in Issaq (2013) opposite Smita Patil’s son Prateik Babbar did not dampen Amyra Dastur’s spirits. In Anegan (2015), paired with Dhanush, the young model-turned-actor made a mark. (AmyraDastur.JKT/Facebook)

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A popular music composer in Tamil film industry, GV Prakash has also been dabbling with acting every once in a while, doing bit roles here and there. But in 2015, his films, Darling and Trisha Illana Nayanthara, where he appears as the main lead, changed all that. Suddenly, he is being counted as an actor to watch out for. (Darlingthefilm/Facebook | TINTheFilm/Facebook)