Updated On: 25 August, 2023 07:46 AM IST | Athulya Nambiar
RakshaBandhan 2023: Ahead of the Indian festival celebrating the bond of a brother and sister, we look at some popular siblings from the south cinema

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Mahesh Babu has four siblings among whic are two older sisters. His sister Manjula (pictured above) began her acting career by doing a cameo role in the 1999 film `Rajasthan` and went on to act as a supporting actor in the Malayalam film `Summer in Bethlehem`. She found fame by starring and producing in the 2002 film `Show`
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Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni are both actors and half brothers. They are both sons of superstar Nagarjuna with different mothers

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Nagma and Jyotika are both popular actors who have worked extensively in the Tamil film industry. They are half sisters and share the same mother, Seema Sadanah
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Malayalam film stars Indrajit and Prithviraj are among the most successful actors of the industry. They are sons to actors Sukumaran and Mallika

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Allu Arjun`s kids- Ayaan and Arha- have become popular faces due to their constant presence on his social media. Arha also made her acting debut recently with Samantha Ruth Prabhu-starrer `Shankuthalam`
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Malayalam film industry`s beloved couple, Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim pose with their respective siblings. Nazriya`s brother Naveen and Fahadh`s brother Farhaan are both actors as well

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Allu Arjun and Ram Charan are not just superstars of the Telugu film industry but also first cousins
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Varun Tej and Niharika Konidela are kids of actor-producer Nagendra Babu and nephews of Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan

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Rakul Preet Singh who started her career with south cinema often shares pictures with her brother Aman Preet Singh. The latter will soon be making his acting debut in Bollywood with film called `Ram Rajya`
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Niharika Konidela religiously celebrates Raksha bandhan every year with all her brothers including first cousin Ram Charan

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Dulquer Salmaan, son of Mammootty, also has an elder sister who is not a part of the industry. He often credits her for supporting him when he wanted to pursue acting
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Allu Sirish is the younger brother of Allu Arjun. Both brothers are actors in the Telugu film industry
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