Since the beginning of the year 2024, South and Bollywood have spent a lot of time together. Sometimes the South industry wins at the box office, and sometimes Bollywood wins. So far both the industries have been equal in this battle to come on top. Both the industries have produced good films. Some of these films collected more than Rs 1000 crore, while some mega budget films flopped badly. But which are those 7 South films of this year, for which the lead actors have charged huge fees? Know.
Allu Arjun’s name is on the top in this list. He has defeated not only South but also Bollywood superstars Shahrukh-Salman Khan. Many actors including Thalapathy Vijay, Prabhas and Mahesh Babu are included in the list.
7 most expensive south actors of 2024
- Allu Arjun: ‘Pushpa 2’ is a much awaited film of the year 2024, about which there has been a huge buzz since the beginning of the year. Allu Arjun’s film is going to be released on 5th December. Sukumar is currently busy completing the work of the film. The budget of ‘Pushpa 2’ is said to be Rs 500 crore. From a recent report it was revealed that Allu Arjun is charging Rs 300 crore as fees for this film. With this he has also become the highest paid Indian actor.
- Thalapathy Vijay: Currently, work is going on his last film ‘Thalapathy 69’. But the name of the picture that came before that is – Greatest of All Time (GOAT). The film was released on 5 September, in which Thalapathy Vijay appeared in a double role. This picture was made with a budget of Rs 400 crore. It is said that Thalapathy Vijay had taken a fee of Rs 200 crore for Got.
- Kamal Haasan: ‘Indian 2’ was on the top in the list of most awaited films of this year. But the film flopped as soon as it was released. Forget about the budget, I missed every single penny. The situation became so bad that questions were raised even on releasing the film on OTT. The budget of this film, released on July 12, 2024, is Rs 250 crore. According to reports, Kamal Haasan has charged Rs 150 crore for the film.
- Rajinikanth: Rajinikanth’s film ‘Vettaiyan’ was released on 10 October. There was a huge buzz about this film. The film printed a lot of money at the box office. Rajinikanth took a fee of Rs 125 crore for this film made with a budget of Rs 160 crore.
- Radiance: The superstar has many big films in his account. Prabhas has a film released this year, the name is Kalki 2898 AD. His picture is the first 1000 crore earning film of the year 2024. The budget of this film was also Rs 600 crores. According to reports, Prabhas received a fee of Rs 80 crore for the picture.
- Mahesh Babu: Currently working on a Rs 1000 crore film with SS Rajamouli. However, he had a picture ‘Guntur Karam’ released in the beginning of the year. This film earned money, but could not do as much business as expected. Mahesh Babu had charged Rs 78 crore for the film which was made with a budget of Rs 200 crore.
- Jr NTR: After RRR, Junior NTR made a comeback with ‘Devra’. The film has received good response at the box office. Actually, Junior NTR is one of the top actors of South. The budget of his film was Rs 300 crores. He had received a fee of Rs 60 crore. In fact, many stars also work on profit sharing. This fee of South actors has been stated according to media reports. No actor himself has confirmed anything.
