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After discussing South Indian male actors and their rejected films, now, let's check out your favourite South divas and their blockbuster South Indian rejected films.
Rashmika Mandanna reportedly rejected Thalapathy Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi's film due to prior commitments with other projects. Malavika Mohanan eventually replaced her.
Keerthy Suresh turned down the Mani Ratnam period drama film because she prioritised working with Rajinikanth in Annaatthe. Later, Trisha Krishnan replaced her.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu was initially offered the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer, but she turned it down in 2019 to focus on her marriage with Naga Chaitanya. Later Nayanthara replaced her.
Trisha Krishnan was initially offered this S S Rajamouli film, but she rejected it, worrying that starring opposite actor Sunil might ruin her career. Later, Saloni Aswani replaced her.
Baahubali-fame Anushka Shetty was first offered this Ajay Devgn's action drama. But she rejected the film reportedly due to remuneration issues. Later, Kajal Aggarwal replaced her.
The Kamal Haasan-starrer was initially offered to Kajal Aggarwal due to her focus of starting a family and some other personal reasons. Later, Trisha Krishnan replaced her.
The Nani-starrer was initially offered to Shruti Hassan, but she rejected it because that time she did not want to work in a sports drama. Later, Shraddha Srinath replaced Hassan.
This Thalapathy Vijay-starrer was rejected by Sai Pallavi because she wanted to work on projects that would allow her to explore her skills. Later, Trisha Krishnan replaced her.
Nithya Menen reportedly rejected the Thalapathy Vijay-starrer because she wanted to avoid playing a character that gets killed. Later, Geetha Madhuri replaced Menen.
Nayanthara was initially chosen for the female lead in the Karthi-starrer Tamil drama but rejected the film due to remuneration issues. Later, Tamannaah Bhatia replaced her.