When India banned TikTok on Tuesday, south superstar Nayanthara unexpectedly began trending on social media.
Turns out that Lady Superstar has a doppelgänger who is a splitting image of the actor herself. Mithu Vigil, Nayanthara's look-alike from Kerala’s Thrissur catapulted to instant fame as India turned its attention to TikTok, where Mithu often uploaded lip sync videos to the actor’s songs and make-up tips to look like Nayan. We poked around a bit to discover more TikTok and instagram look-alikes of southern celebrities and here’s what we found. Samantha, Trisha, Fahadh Faasil and more doppelgängers! Warning: Some of them might leave you confused about who the celebrity really is!
Samantha and Ashu Reddy
One of them is a little known actor residing in Dallas, Texas according to her Instagram. The other one is the reigning queen of Tollywood and a top star in Tamil. We leave it to you to decide who is who.
Mithu Vigil and Nayanthara
The latest revelation to join the look-alike bandwagon, Mithu has posted tonnes of videos mostly on her Instagram, and shot on TikTok. She gives tips on how to do your face up like Nayanthara. She has also posted lip sync videos from Nayan’s songs in Nanbenda and Naanum Rowdy Thaan. Check her out here.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Amrutha Saju
Amrutha Saju, a model and TikTok user from Idukki, is not a clone of Aishwarya Rai. However, certain pictures on her Instagram definitely bring out the resemblance. The model was even featured in the Malayalam magazine ‘Grihalakshmi’ for the resemblance, and she was referred to as the ‘Aishwarya Rai from Thodupuzha in Idukki’.
Fahadh Faasil and Akkii Backer
Fahadh Faasil has finally joined Instagram?! Well, no. It turned out to be his doppelgänger, Instagram user - Akkii Backer. In a few TikTok videos that he has posted on Instagram, Akkii highlights his close resemblance to Fafa and succeeds in confusing his audience. Take a look at this TikTok lip sync from Fahadh’s film Trance.
Soubin Shahir and Brijesh
TikTok user Brijesh takes effort to highlight his facial features that resemble that of Mollywood actor Soubin Shahir. One can really catch the resemblance in a video in which he recreates a scene from Ambili.
Trisha and TIk Tok user Naveena
Trisha Krishnan is a favourite among female actors in the south. She has a loyal base of male fans. But have you seen Trisha’s look-alike who is all the rage on TikTok? Here is Naveena Senthilkumar, who has an uncanny resemblance to Trisha. Take a look at her TikTok videos where she lipsyncs to the actor’s hits.
Sai Pallavi and Puja Kannan
Looks like this look-alike of Kollywood actor and dancing queen Sai Pallavi is actually friends with the actor! Here are some of her photos that Sai Pallavi has posted.
Okay, that was a joke! This isn’t Sai Pallavi’s doppelgänger but her sister Puja Kannan.