Actors and actresses in the South Indian film industry are well trained to talk about everything according to their image. which they are actually trying to portray. Sometimes celebrities also make such comments. Which is unexpected and bold. Apart from films, Bollywood celebs also always remain in the headlines with their controversial statements. Often, along with his black statements, he also makes headlines for his bad habits. And he has set a great example by quitting smoking. Today we take a look at five South Indian actors who quit smoking.

1- RAJINIKANTH

Superstar Rajinikanth is a great actor of Indian cinema. Whose fan following is tremendous. Despite being 70 years old, he has not given up on his acting career. And even today he is entertaining the fans with his style, action and comedy. Let us tell you that before this Rajinikanth used to smoke a lot. which caused health problems. And he himself admitted that his body parts were affected by smoking, which was treated in Singapore. And only after that he decided to quit smoking and also advised people.

2- KAMAL HAASAN

Kamal Haasan is one of the brightest stars in the history of Tamil cinema. He has worked as an actor, dancer, director, producer, screenwriter, playback singer and lyricist not only in Tamil films but also in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali industries. Remembering Kamal Haasan at that time, when he smoked a cigarette for the first time at the age of just 11. At the same time, he also admitted that his mother was the main reason for his quitting smoking. However, he also jokingly said that he had to do many lip-lock scenes.

3- VIJAY DEVERAKONDA

Indian actor and producer Vijay Deverakonda mainly works in Telugu language films. He made his mark in the Tollywood industry by starring in films like Arjun Reddy in 2017 and Geetha Govindam released in 2018. Along with this, he won many accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Arjun Reddy. The actor who never smoked cigarettes was forced to smoke in the film Arjun Reddy. The story demanded the character to inculcate the habit of smoking. However, Vijay had given up the habit of smoking only after the film was over.

4- MAHESH BABU

The most attractive hero of Telugu cinema industry is Mahesh Babu. And Mahesh Babu also used to smoke many times. And we have also seen him do this in our films. However he quit after author Alan Carr read a book on smoking. He made sure not to smoke in his latest films.