Hyderabad: IMDb, the world’s most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV, and celebrities, has recently announced the list of the Top 100 Most Viewed Indian Stars of the Last Decade. This ranking is determined by the actual page views of the more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide. Notably, the list of 100 stars includes actors from the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries. This reflects the increasing popularity and reach of Indian actors across the world, enabled by the rise of streaming platforms that have allowed audiences to explore content beyond regional boundaries. Continuing this trend, three popular actresses from the South film fraternity have secured their positions in the top 20 ranks of the list.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu ranks 13th on the list and is a well-known star in Indian cinema, primarily working in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her debut in the Telugu film Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Samantha has starred in acclaimed films such as Super Deluxe (2019) and Oh Baby (2019). In 2021, she appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series The Family Man season 2, which received widespread acclaim. Recently, she starred in Kushi (2023) opposite Vijay Deverakonda. Samantha is also part of the upcoming spy thriller series Citadel: Honey Bunny, where she will star opposite Varun Dhawan, who ranks 56th on the list.
Thanking her fans, Samantha said: “This is the sum total of the efforts of all the directors, writers, and producers who have contributed to this and the incredible love and faith that the audience has shown me. Truly humbled and overwhelmed. Thank you, IMDb for this honor.”
Ranked 16th is Tamannaah Bhatia. She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Sree. After working in Tamil and Telugu films, she made her Bollywood debut with the film Chand Sa Roshan Chehra in 2005. She was also part of blockbusters Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali: The Conclusion (2017), portraying the character of Avanthika, which earned her critical acclaim.
Next is the Jawan fame actress Nayanthara, who ranked 18th on the list. She is best known for her roles in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films and debuted with the Malayalam film Manassinakkare (2003). Her Bollywood debut in Jawan opposite Shah Rukh Khan also led her to rank high in the IMDb Popular Indian Celebrities list in 2023.
