Mahesh Babu, Allu Arjun and Rana Daggubati haves become more popular Southern actors than Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Pawan Kalyan on social media channels like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Social media channels has reduced the gap/distance between actors and their fans. Today, many actors down south are directly connecting to their fans through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. They make announcement about their filmy activities and clarify rumours about their films and personal life. They also give them an in-way into their life by posting pictures of their bonds with friends and family.
But of late, the popularity of an actor is measured via the number of his/her fans/followers on social media channels like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. This development has made celebs go some extra miles to grab more fans or followers for themselves and Mahesh Babu is one of those celebs.
These days, Mahesh Babu is apparently spending extra time on social media. He is often seen wishing people on their birthdays or on their success in different field. He is also seen promoting other heroes, by sharing his views on their movies or trailer or teasers. These friendly actions have made him more popular among the mass on social media channels.
Mahesh Babu has become the most popular southern star on Twitter with the number of his fan reaching 6.7 million. He is far ahead of other actors like Nagarjuna, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Siva Karthikeyan. Here is the list of top 10 popular south Indian actors on Twitter.
| Rank | Actor | No of Fans |
| 1 | Mahesh Babu | 6.7 million |
| 2 | Mohanlal | 5.54 million |
| 3 | Nagarjuna | 5.45 million |
| 4 | Rana Daggubati | 5.45 million |
| 5 | Kamal Haasan | 5.11 million |
| 6 | Siva Karthikeyan | 5.05 million |
| 7 | Rajinikanth | 4.73 million |
| 8 | Surya | 4.56 million |
| 9 | Siddharth | 3.98 million |
| 10 | Pawan Kalyan | 3.14 million |
Stylish star holds the top rank in the popularity on Facebook as he has 12.82 million followers. He has beaten other actors like Prabhas, Vijay and Mahesh Babu. Here is the list of top 10 popular south Indian actors on Facebook.
| Rank | Actor | No of Fans |
| 1 | Allu Arjun | 12,826,962 |
| 2 | Prabhas | 10,229,788 |
| 3 | Vijay | 6,284,463 |
| 4 | Mahesh Babu | 5,199,584 |
| 5 | Mohanlal | 4,831,183 |
| 6 | Rana Daggubati | 3,830,471 |
| 7 | Kamal Haasan | 3,578,969 |
| 8 | Prithviraj | 3,175,482 |
| 9 | Jr NTR | 3,092,197 |
| 10 | Surya | 2,776,439 |
Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social networking website, which is very popular in Hollywood and Bollywood. Of late, some south Indian actors are also becoming active on this site. Rana Daggubati is probably first southern actor to create an account on the site and he has topped the list of 10 popular south Indian actors on Instagram
| Rank | Actor | No of Fans |
| 1 | Rana Daggubati | 2.3 million |
| 2 | Allu Arjun | 1.6 million |
| 3 | Mahesh Babu | 1.4 million |
| 4 | Siva Karthikeyan | 975,000 |
| 5 | Prithviraj | 728,000 |
| 6 | Prabhas | 638,000 |
| 7 | Rajinikanth | 316,000 |
| 8 | Jr NTR | 316,000 |
| 9 | Kamal Haasan | 69,400 |
| 10 | Surya | 30,200 |
