From Raghav Juyal making his Telugu debut with The Paradise to Gulshan Devaiah stepping into Telugu cinema with Maa Inti Bangaram, several actors are expanding their horizons into regional cinema. Joining the growing list now is Rohit Saraf, who is all set to make his Telugu debut with Prasanth Varma’s Mahakali. Here are all the stars who set to make either their regional debut in recent times:
Kiara Advani:
After delivering her baby girl Saraayah in July last year, actor Kiara Advani is now gearing up to make her Kannada debut with Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups. Apart from Kiara the film has a power packed line up, actors like: Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth, Nayanthara, and others.
Akshay Oberoi
Akshay Oberoi is making his South Indian debut in the highly anticipated Kannada action-thriller Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups.
Raghav Juyal:
Actor Raghav Juyal is making his Telugu cinema debut in with a multi-lingual film The Paradise. Directed by Srikanth Odela, the action drama features Raghav as the primary antagonist opposite actor Nani. Set to release in August 2026, the film will be released in eight languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English, and Spanish.
Sidhant Gupta:
The actor is stepping into South cinema with Prashanth Neel’s highly anticipated actioner, Dragon. The Jubilee star will reportedly play Boby Sarkar, the Wazir of ATC and brother to Jr NTR’s character.
Nitanshi Goel:
Laapataa Ladies fame Nitanshi is making her South cinema debut with the upcoming Telugu film Takshakudu. The actor is set to star alongside actor Anand Deverakonda in a fierce and emotionally intense role named Karuna.
Rohit Saraf:
The 29-year-old actor who was last seen in Ishq Vishk Rebound, is now gearing up for his South debut with a Telugu mythological action film titled Mahakali. Directed by Puja Kolluru, the movie will also see stars namely, Akshaye Khanna and Bhoomi Shetty.
Abhisheh Banerjee:
Abhishek Banerjee marks his debut in Tamil-language storytelling with the upcoming crime thriller series Legacy, which is slated for release in 2026.
Adarsh Gourav:
The 31-year-old actor is making his Telugu movie debut with a psychological horror thriller titled “Happy Birthday Uma” (also reported as Birthday). Directed by Baba Shashank, while the film was initially slated for a 2025 release, it is currently anticipated to release sometime later this year.
Gulshan Devaiah
Gulshan is officially expanding his footprint into South cinema. The actor is set to make his Tamil digital debut in the crime thriller series Legacy and his Telugu film debut in the action-family drama Maa Inti Bangaram alongside actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu.