Religious Conversion is not a new trend in Telugu Movie industry. Most of the celebrities have converted themselves from one religion to another for their loved ones. Actresses like Jayasudha, Nayantara, Monica and some others have converted to Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. We bring you the details of all Tollywoood stars who preferred conversion,
1. Jayasudha
Jayasudha who is born to Hindu parents converted to Christianity in 2001. She said she discovered Jesus after facing a Water accident
2. Nagma
Nagma who was born to Muslim mother and Hindu father converted to Christianity in November 2011. She said she preferred the religion after Politics caused depression.
3. Vaisali Manoharan
Famous actress and TV personality Vaisali Manoharan who is also daughter of 'Kaviarasu' Kannadasan converted to Christianity by taking Holy Communion at the Mylapore Good Shepherd Church.
4. Nayantara
Nayantara who is born to Malayalee Syrian Christian parents converted to Hinduism at Arya Samaj Temple in Chennai on August 7, 2011. She did it for her ex-boyfriend Prabhu Deva
5. Khushbu Sundar
Actress Khushbu was born to Muslim parents. But she converted to Hinduism to marry Director Sundar.C
6. A.R.Rahman
AR Rahman was born a Hindu and named AS Dileep Kumar. He converted to Islam later. The musician was introduced to Qadiri Islam when his younger sister fell severely ill in 1984. He got more attracted towards Muslim due to the ideals and values.
7. Monika
Monica who is a famous side character actress in many moives converted herself to Islam and even changed her name to MG Rahima. She also said she took the decision as she loved the values of Islam.
8. Yuvan Shankar Raja
Famous composer Yuvan Shankar Raja recently converted to Islam and he also confessed his whole family is proud of this decision !
