Bengaluru-based actress Rashmika Mandanna, who has been busy with back-to-back movies in multiple languages, has topped the Forbes list for most influential social media stars of South cinema. She has beatenthe likes of southern stars including Samantha, Vijay Deverakonda and Yash to take that position.

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Recording a high growth rate in the number of followers on her social media pages, Rashmika Mandanna, who stars in Telugu and Kannada movies occupies the top spot on the list, reads a statement.

Vijay Deverakonda, who shot to fame with his movies ‘Pelli Choopulu’ and ‘Arjun Reddy’, is second on the list, followed by Kannada’s most happening actor Yash. Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who recently made news for her divorce, occupies fourth place on this list, followed by Allu Arjun.

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The metrics considered are the average likes, average comments, engagement rate, average video views, and the follower count on the social media profiles of the celebrities. This influence is calculated and represented through ‘Qoruz Score’, which is out of 10. Rashmika scores 9.88, while Vijay Deverakonda earned 9.67. Yash’s score is 9.54, while Samantha’s score is 9.49, followed by 9.46 scored by Allu Arjun, added the statement.

Forbes has considered the Instagram activity of the popular celebrities from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries over their most recent social media posts as of September 30.

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Rashmika’s role as a rural girl in Allu Arjun’s upcoming action-drama ‘Pushpa’ is highly anticipated as the first look of her character started trending on social media. She will also appear in Sharwanand’s ‘Aadavally Meeku Joharulu’ along with making her Bollywood debut with ‘Mission Majnu’.