Acting is an art and language should never be a barrier for actors to portray powerful characters on-screen.
Many Bollywood celebrities, including Upen Patel, Vidyut Jamwal, Kabir Duhan Singh, Vikram Singh, Neil Nitin Mukesh, among others have made their mark in the South Indian entertainment industry as villains.
Upen Patel
"Bigg Boss 8" contestant Upen Patel has only acted in few movies, but his performance as model-cum-villain John in Shankar directorial big budget Tamil film "I" with Vikram and Amy Jackson received lot of accolades.
Kabir Duhan Singh
After acting as don Chota Naik in Gopichand's "Jil", Kabir is set to mesmerise fans with his performance in "Kick 2" and in an untitled Kannada project.
He will be again seen as a villain in Surender Reddy's upcoming Telugu film "Kick 2", which is set to hit screens on 7 May, 2015.
Vikram Singh
Vikram played the lead role in Arshad Khan's "Trump Card" in 2009, later went on to act in two Telugu films "Rebel" (2012) and "1" (2014). He will be next seen in the Telugu/Tamil film "Manadhi Maayam Seidhai" (MMS) and as a villain in the Kannada project "Dheera Rana Vikrama".
Neil Nitin Mukesh
The "New York" actor made his debut in the South Indian entertainment industry as villain Chirak in Vijay starrer "Kaththi" in 2014.
Vidyut Jamwal
Vidyut played Russian mafia leader Dimitri in Ajith's "Billa 2" and as the leader of a terrorist group in Vijay's "Thuppakki" in 2012. He has also acted in Telugu film "Oosaravelli" (2011) and Tamil film "Anjaan" (2014).