SEE PIC: Nivin Pauly's fanboy moment with Jyothika

Nivin Pauly, who is known as the modern-day Lalettan, is dominating the Malayalam film industry with back-to-back hits.

The Jacobinte Swargarajyam actor was spending quality time with some big names of Tamil, Telugu and Kannada industries at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, which was held in Hyderabad on June 18. Needless to say, the actor looked dashing in a maroon suit, sporting a Premam-styled beard.

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At the award function, Nivin Pauly was spotted having a quick conversation with Tamil actor Jyothika.

The Premam actor posted the picture on his facebook page with the caption, "Fan boy moment."

The picture went viral on social media and was liked by more than 1.8 lakh Facebook users within 17 hours.

In the picture, actor Jyothika is seen speaking to Nivin by pointing a finger at him, and now, fans are contemplating what the duo might have exchanged. From the picture. it is evident that Nivin Pauly can't stop blushing.

Jyothika, who was the leading actor in the south film industry, took a break after marriage. She made a comeback with 36 Vayathinile (Tamil remake of Malayalam film How Old Are You?), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Female.

Here's the picture: