Meet 5 Highest-Paid South Indian Actresses: Top One Earns In Crores, Will Star In Epic Mythology With Ranbir Kapoor
5 Highest-Paid South Indian Actresses: Well, let's try to find out in this feature, who according to several online reports is leading this race
5 Highest-Paid South Indian Actresses
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There has been a surge in Pan-India movies being appreciated worldwide and this has increased the fandom of south film industry stars by leaps and bounds. So, who is the highest-paid South Indian actress right now? Is it Pushpa 2 fame Rashmika Mandanna or Nayanthara? Well, let's try to find out in this feature, who according to several online reports is leading this race:
Sai Pallavi
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The 32-year-old, who featured in Thandel, a Telugu romantic action thriller film opposite Naga Chaitanya, reportedly charges between Rs 3 - 15 crore per project. Sai Pallavi took home Rs 5 crore for Thandel, according to Jagran English. According to a Times of India report, Sai Pallavi, who will be seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana trilogy, which features Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama is charging Rs 6 crore for each of the three films
Nayanthara
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Nayanthara is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. She was the only South Indian actress to be featured in the Forbes India "Celebrity 100" list of 2018. According to IMDb, her remuneration is Rs 3 - 12 crore per movie.
Anushka Shetty
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Baahubali fame actress was honoured with Kalaimamani in 2010 by the Government of Tamil Nadu. According to IMDb, her remuneration is Rs 5-7 crore.
Rashmika Mandanna
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Srivalli aka Rashmika Mandanna of Pushpa 1 and 2 fame is high on the popularity charts. She will be next seen in period drama Chhaava opposite Vicky Kaushal. She charges somewhere between Rs 4 - 8 crore per film as per IMDb.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu is also one of South India's highest-paid actresses. She is the recipient of four Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award among many others. She charges somewhere between Rs 3 - 8 crore per film as per IMDb.
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