4. Rashmika Mandanna
We can’t ignore Rashmika Mandanna while listing the most popular South Indian actresses in 2023. Rashmika Mandanna is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. She is one of the female national crushes of India. Also, she is one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses in 2023.
Her career debut was in the Kannada movie Kirik Party and Telugu movie Chalo. Her Telugu movie Devadas was the most successful film that stormed the Telugu cinema and created many records. Her hit movies are Kirik Party, Chamak, Anjani Putra, Chalo, Yajamana, Sarileru Neekevvaru, Geetha Govindam, Bheeshma, Pogaru, Sulthan, and Pushpa: The Rise. Presently, she is more popular among fans after the success of the film Pushpa: The Rise. In addition, she has won various awards for her fantastic performances in her films.