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Friendship Day 2025: South actors who are friends in real life

Updated On: 01 August, 2025 03:51 PM IST | Athulya Nambiar

Friendship Day 2025: From Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj to Trisha and Nayanthara, over the years south celebrities have also formed ties off-screen. Here`s looking at some of the actors from the South film industry who are also friends

Friendship Day 2025: From Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj to Trisha and Nayanthara, over the years south celebrities have also formed ties off-screen. Here`s looking at some of the actors from the South film industry who are also friends

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Friendship Day 2025: From Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj to Trisha and Nayanthara, over the years south celebrities have also formed ties off-screen. Here`s looking at some of the actors from the South film industry who are also friends
<p>Ram Potheneni and Genelia have worked together years back. They still continue to be friends&nbsp;</p>

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Ram Potheneni and Genelia have worked together years back. They still continue to be friends 

<p>Dulquer Salmaan and Nazriya Nazim have worked together in the hit film `Bangalore Days`. While they played cousins in the film, in real life they are thick friends and often party together</p>

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Dulquer Salmaan and Nazriya Nazim have worked together in the hit film `Bangalore Days`. While they played cousins in the film, in real life they are thick friends and often party together

<p>Mammootty and Mohanlal have not just been the biggest superstars of Malayalam cinema but have been great friends all these years</p>

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Mammootty and Mohanlal have not just been the biggest superstars of Malayalam cinema but have been great friends all these years

<p>Prithviraj Sukumaran and Dulquer Salmaan have known each other beyond films and treat each other like family</p>

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Prithviraj Sukumaran and Dulquer Salmaan have known each other beyond films and treat each other like family

<p>Even though Mammootty is much senior to Prithviraj in experience, the two share a strong bond. Dulquer Salmaan had once said that Prithviraj spends more time talking to his father than him when he visits them at home</p>

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Even though Mammootty is much senior to Prithviraj in experience, the two share a strong bond. Dulquer Salmaan had once said that Prithviraj spends more time talking to his father than him when he visits them at home

<p>Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya pose with Dulquer Salmaan and his wife Amal</p>

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Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya pose with Dulquer Salmaan and his wife Amal

<p>Nazriya and Fahadh who are married to each other pose with Prithviraj and his wife Supriya</p>

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Nazriya and Fahadh who are married to each other pose with Prithviraj and his wife Supriya

<p>Akhil Akkineni and Nithiin</p>

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Akhil Akkineni and Nithiin

<p>Prithviraj also shares a close friendship with Tamil superstar Suriya and his wife actress Jyothika</p>

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Prithviraj also shares a close friendship with Tamil superstar Suriya and his wife actress Jyothika

<p>Trisha and Nayanthara have been friends for decades now</p>

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Trisha and Nayanthara have been friends for decades now

<p>Lakshmi Manchu and Rakul Preet Singh</p>

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Lakshmi Manchu and Rakul Preet Singh

<p>Lakshmi Manchu also shares a close bond with Taapsee Pannu. The latter began her acting career in South film industry</p>

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Lakshmi Manchu also shares a close bond with Taapsee Pannu. The latter began her acting career in South film industry

<p>Actor Dhanush and musician Anirudh Ravichander`s friendship is known to all. The duo who have excelled in their respective fields have often collaborated leading to a beautiful friendship as well</p>

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Actor Dhanush and musician Anirudh Ravichander`s friendship is known to all. The duo who have excelled in their respective fields have often collaborated leading to a beautiful friendship as well

<p>Tamannaah Bhatia and Kajal Aggarwal are massive stars in the South film industry. Having started their career in the south, the two North beauties also became thick friends</p>

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Tamannaah Bhatia and Kajal Aggarwal are massive stars in the South film industry. Having started their career in the south, the two North beauties also became thick friends

<p>Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna have been the biggest stars and pioneers of pushing the boundaries of Telugu cinema and introducing it Pan-India. Their dubbed films have done wonders in taking Telugu film across India. Apart from this common factor, the two also share a great friendship</p>

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Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna have been the biggest stars and pioneers of pushing the boundaries of Telugu cinema and introducing it Pan-India. Their dubbed films have done wonders in taking Telugu film across India. Apart from this common factor, the two also share a great friendship

<p>Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have ruled the Tamil film industry for decades and have also been each other`s strong allies</p>

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Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have ruled the Tamil film industry for decades and have also been each other`s strong allies

<p>Pawan Kalyan and filmmaker Trivikram Srinivas have been friends for years&nbsp;</p>

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Pawan Kalyan and filmmaker Trivikram Srinivas have been friends for years 

<p>Ram Charan and Rana Daggubati belong to film families. The two share a strong friendship</p>

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Ram Charan and Rana Daggubati belong to film families. The two share a strong friendship

<p>Rima Kallingal and Parvathy Thiruvothu</p>

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Rima Kallingal and Parvathy Thiruvothu

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Bliss by the beach

Bliss by the beach

A photographer holds up the lights during a photo session by the Madh Island seashore. PIC/NIMESH DAVE

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