5 South stars whose impressive educational degrees may surprise you

Though many performers start their careers in movies when they are still young, there are also South Indian celebrities who were not only successful but had great educational credentials as well. They studied such varied subjects as medicine, law, engineering, and even literature before they started making movies or parallel to their careers in cinema.Sai Pallavi - MBBS graduate who became a leading actressSai Pallavi is among the famous South Indian actresses who had a medical degree. She studied MBBS at Tbilisi State Medical University in Georgia and graduated in 2016. She later cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) in India. Despite completing her medical education, she went on to build a successful career in films.Mammootty - Actor who studied law and practised as a lawyerMalayalam superstar Mammootty has a LL.B degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam.