Top Highest Paid Actresses In South Cinema: Has Nayanthara lost her crown of being the most expensive actress? Has the heroine, who once charged Rs 2 crore, now charged the full Rs 15 crore for a film? After all, how has the fate of the actress changed in the last 5 years? After all, now she is number one in the list of South’s most expensive actresses. Who’s on 1? And what is the fee of other top heroines?
The real power of stardom in the Indian film industry is often measured by box office and fees. For a long time, Nayanthara’s name remained at the top as the highest paid actress of South Cinema. But now a new discussion has gained momentum in the industry. According to reports, Rashmika Mandanna has taken such a huge amount for her upcoming Hindi film ‘Cocktail 2’ that she has not only left Nayanthara behind, but has also become the most expensive actress of the South Film Industry. If this is true then his fees have increased by about 750 percent in just 5 years.
Rashmika Mandanna becomes South’s most expensive actress?
According to the latest reports and ongoing discussions in the industry, Rashmika Mandanna has charged around Rs 15 crore as fees for the upcoming Hindi film ‘Cocktail 2’. If this figure proves to be true, it will be one of the biggest fees received by an actress in South cinema. Along with this, the discussion about Rashmika leaving Nayanthara behind has also intensified.
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Nayanthara remained South’s most expensive heroine for years
For many years, Nayanthara has been considered the highest paid actress of the South Film Industry. According to various reports, she has been charging around Rs 9 crore to Rs 12 crore per film. This is the reason why she continued to get the status of ‘Lady Superstar’ as well as the most expensive actress of the industry for a long time.
Rashmika Mandanna’s fees increased by 750 percent in 5 years!
This alleged increase in Rashmika Mandanna’s fees is believed to be the result of her recent successful films. After the success of films like ‘Animal’, ‘Pushpa 2’ and ‘Chhaava’, his popularity has increased at the national level. Along with having a strong hold in Hindi, Telugu and other languages, big brand endorsements have also taken his market value to new heights. Interestingly, according to reports, 5 years ago, Rashmika had charged around Rs 2 crore for the first part of ‘Pushpa’. That means, if Rashmika’s claim of Rs 15 crore fee for ‘Cocktail 2’ is true then it is 7 times more than ‘Pushpa’ and almost 750 percent more.
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What is the fee of other top South actresses?
According to reports, apart from Rashmika Mandanna and Nayanthara, the fees of 4 other big heroines included in the list of 6 most expensive actresses of South Industry are also in crores. Trisha reportedly charges around Rs 10 crore for a film. Whereas Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s fee is said to be between Rs 7 to 10 crores. Sai Pallavi is among the actresses who take fees of around Rs 6 crore and Anushka Shetty takes fees of Rs 5 to 6 crore.