Many South cinema stars are known by stage names. Superstar Rajinikanth is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, Prabhas is Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, and Mahesh Babu is Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu. Others include Dhanush, Ram Charan, and Mammootty, whose real names surprise fans, showing their identities beyond the glamour of films.