Who Is The First Pan India Star? Top 5 Actors

Last updated on January 29th, 2024 at 01:24 pm

What is the meaning of Pan films? Pan-Indian films are films that are released simultaneously in multiple languages. Are you curious to know who is the first pan India star? Read this article to know about them.

What Does Pan-Indian Film Mean?

After the success of Baahubali: The Beginning in 2015, the phrase “Pan-Indian film” emerged in India. The film was released in various languages such as Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. The pan-Indian film concept started with Telugu cinema. Subsequently, the concept of Pan-Indian films became popular in recent years.

Who Is The First Pan India Star?

Prabhas

Prabhas is the first Pan-Indian star. Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, popularly known as Prabhas, became successful after the success of Baahubali: The Beginning. He is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He has appeared three times in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list since 2015.

Baahubali: The Beginning became the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film of all time in 2015. The sequel Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) became the first Indian film ever to make more than 1,000 crores (US$155 million) in all languages within 10 days.

Other Top Pan India Star In 2024

1) Yash

Yash is the Pan Indian star in 2022. Naveen Kumar Gowda, popularly known as Yash, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. K.G.F: Chapter 1 gave him immense success in India. The film became the highest-grossing Kannada film. The sequel, K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022), also became a successful Indian film of 2022.

Also Read: KGF Yash’s Upcoming Movies List of 2022 with Release Dates

2) Ram Charan

With the success of RRR, Ram Charan has become one of the most successful pan-India stars. His film also received a nomination at the Bandung Film Festival for Imported Film. The film grossed ₹1,111–1,200 crore (US$150–160 million) worldwide. He has won three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards in his career. He is one of the highest-paid Telugu film actors.

3) Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun is another Pan Indian star in 2022. His film Pushpa (2021) gave him immense popularity across India. He is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu films. In his career, he received five Filmfare Awards South and five Nandi Awards.

4) NTR Jr

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr., popularly known as Jr. N.T.R. or Tarak, is another successful Pan-Indian star. He is also one of the highest-paid Telugu film actors. He reportedly gets paid between Rs50 crore and Rs100 crore per movie. In his successful career, he has won two Filmfare Awards, two state Nandi Awards, and four CineMAA Awards.