Dhanush tops IMDB’s list of India’s most popular stars of 2022; 6 out of 10 stars are from South India, reports Hindustan Times
- The big picture: Actors Alia Bhatt and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan followed with the second and third ranks on the list.
- Ram Charan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu stood in fourth and fifth positions while Hrithik Roshan took the sixth spot, followed by Kiara Advani.
- NTR Rama Rao Jr was ranked eighth while Allu Arjun and Yash made up the top 10.
- Six out of the top ten stars are from south India.
- Dhanush had five popular projects under his belt this year, including the Tamil film ‘Maaran and the Hollywood film ‘The Gray Man,’ per The Indian Express.
- Alia was seen in the hit ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Brahmastra’ and Aishwarya featured in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan I.’
- Samantha was seen in the lead role in the Telugu hit ‘Yashoda’ while Ram Charan and NTR Jr were seen in the global phenomenon ‘RRR.
- Yash featured in ‘KGF Chapter 2, Kiara Advani acted in blockbusters Jugjugg jeeyo’ and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, and Hrithik played the lead role of Vedha in the Hindi remake of ‘Vikram Vedha.
How does IMDB ranking work?
The list was curated based on the number of page views by users to IMDb and included stars who consistently “ranked the highest on the IMDb weekly rankings throughout 2022,”
