Thalapathy Vijay To Chiranjeevi: South Actors Who Are Also Politicians

1/6: Vijay has announced that his party will make its electoral debut in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. / Image: X/@actorvijay

2/6: Chiranjeevi formed Praja Rajyam, a political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2008. Later, he became a member of the Indian National Congress and merged his party with it. / Image: X

3/6: Rajinikanth had joined politics in 2017. He formed his political party Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) but the political stint lasted only till 2021 when he dissolved the party. / Image: lycaproductions/Instagram

4/6: Kamal Haasan formed his political party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) in 2018. / Image: IMDb

5/6: In 2008, Pawan Kalyan entered politics as the youth wing president of Praja Rajyam, a party formed by his brother, Chiranjeevi. In 2014, Pawan formed the JanaSena Party. / Image: Youtube/DVV Entertainment

6/6: Jayalalitha joined the AIADMK in 1982 and emerged victorious in the power struggle within the party following MGR's death in 1987. She served as Chief Minister for six terms until she died in 2016. / Image: PTI/File