Bad Stars

It is not unusual to see actors rise above the very own movies they act in. A few lucky ones are able to do that repeatedly over a period of time. Eventually they end up as a kind of mutants that we have famously and affectionately christened 'stars'. Bad movies are no different in catapulting several individuals to stardom, though the league is slightly different from the mainstream. One can't be sure if those people are happy about such categorization. But in an era where any publicity is regarded as good publicity, I think being labeled as 'bad stars' is not too bad for them. Here is a collection of a few prominent bad stars from South India. Enjoy!


T.Rajender, undoubtedly the showman of bad movies, makes sure that no department in film making goes untouched by himself whenever he makes one. He is not known to feel contented with just being the scriptwriter, lyricist, composer and the director of a movie. He goes that extra mile to burden us with the task of watching him onscreen as the hero too. Doesn't he look cute in that red sleeve-less out fit? Watch the movie 'Veersamy' if you haven't had enough!




Vijayakanth a.k.a Captain, notorious for unimaginable stunts in several movies is an iconic figure of sorts. How can one forget the famous bullet scene and the electric shock scene. Ditto his sky-high eyebrows, blood filled eyes and perpetually waving hair.
Body painting will cease to be an art with this pic I selected, I suppose.




A video clip says a million words. So much so that words are yet to be coined to describe Balakrishna, popularly known as Balayya. Those famous video clips of his speaks volumes about him. Probably there is no one on this planet to beat him at stupid stunts. From stopping trains with a jab of forefinger to shooting down planes, he has done it all. Watch a few snippets from his movies to believe!




Ravi Teja is known not only for his funny facial contortions not at all befitting a hero, but also for weird body language. One of the movies I saw featured him going to school wearing shorts. Need I say anymore?




Sarath Kumar. The only person who has played the dual role of father and son n+1 number of times. Here he strikes a pose in classical(?) dance.



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