List Of Indian Actors Who Have Temples To Their Name

Actor turned politician has a temple in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The temple was built by G. R. Krishnamoorthy, a politician, built the temple, which is named as Kaliagnar Thirokkovil. The temple has a granite statue of the former Chief Minister and the walls are engraved with the faces of Stalin, Karuna's son.

Kushboo Sundar is one of the biggest stars in Kollywood. Her stardom sent her fans into a tizzy who then built a temple for her in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. The actress was quite upbeat about it. However, due to her controversial remarks about pre-marital sex and AIDS caused a lot of anger and anguish amongst her fans. Rubbed on the wrong side, the fans razed the temple to ground.

Yes, even Mamata has one. Fans of Nellore, AP built a temple in her name after she stole the hearts of many Telugu audiences. It is quite surprising that a non-actor Telugu actor has a temple in the Telugu speaking state.

M. G. R. was a superstar who became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu because of his immense popularity. His fans built a temple in Nathamedu, Tamil Nadu and his wife inaugurated it as the actor passed away from kidney illness.

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the biggest stars in Bollywood and having a temple in his name is not a surprise. In fact not having one would have been a surprise. The temple, which is located in Calcutta, has a head priest and a idol. The temple, which has the photos of Bachan, even has a morning ritual. Posted below is the temple's image.

Nagma stole the hearts of many with her oomph factor. Due to her unprecedented success, the fans built her a temple. However, her fame faded and the temple also faded away into ignorance. It is not known as to where the temple is. However, it is known for certain that the temple is in Tamil Nadu.

NTR is a legend in Tollywood. His huge fandom and immense confidence made him the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. A NTR fan built a shrine for his favourite star in Chittoor, AP. Unfortunately, the former CM is no longer with us to witness this honour.

Namitha is quite popular actress in Tamil Nadu. Her fans built the temple to honour her success and this decision delighted the actress a lot. The temple is at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu.

Other than NTR, Power Star Pawan Kalyan is the only Telugu actor to have a temple. Shakalaka Shankar, who is a diehard fan of PSPK, decided to build a temple & a school, which will be named after Pawan Kalyan, in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. However, due to his casting in Pawan Kalyan's Sardaar Gabbar Singh, the actor got busy with his comical role and decided to start the temple construction in mid-2016.

It is safe to say that this 'temple for celebs' knows no boundaries for Sri Lankans built a temple for Indo-Lankan actress Pooja Umashankar at Colombo. She is the only Indian actress who has a temple in a foreign location.

It'd be a shocker if Superstar Rajinikanth didn't have a temple. But, the surprise here is that the temple is in Kolar, Karnataka. It shows that the Superstar's fandom knows no boundaries. The fans installed a one crore Shiva lingas at the temple which has a huge Shiva linga at its centre. The temple was jointly inaugurated by Rajini's brother Sathyanarayana Rao & the star's friend Raj Bahadur.