Top 10 Highest Paid South Indian Actresses
Just like the Bollywood actresses, the South Indian heroines are also popular all over the globe for their looks and acting skills. When it comes to performance and remuneration, the Tollywood actresses have a very decent competition among themselves. Although they may pose to be good friends off-screen, yet in the screen life they possess wholly a big rivalry.
Interested to know who tops the list when it comes to the salary?
Check out the list below to know who is taking home what amount in the South film industry in 2019.
- Anushka Shetty
Anushka made her film debut in the year 2005. Considering both Tamil and Telugu, the actress has been starred in over 30 films until now.
Keeping in mind her Blockbuster films like Baahubali and Rudramadevi, it is not surprising that the actress leads the list with a remuneration of INR 4 Crores per movie.
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha made her film debut with the Telugu movie Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) where she was seen opposite Naga Chaitanya. Owing to her incredible performances, the actress became a high paid heroine of Tollywood in a very less time.
With her back-to-back super hits like Attarintiki Daaredhi, S/o Sathya Murthy, and A Aa, Samantha might not sign any film below INR 2 Crores.
- Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal made her film debut with the Bollywood movie Kyun! Ho Gaya Na (2004). Her first Tollywood movie is Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007). She was starred in the film Chandamama, which was declared a box office hit and brought Kajal her initial impression in the industry. The actress’s career took a flight with the Telugu super hit Magadheera.
Presently, Kajal is charging INR 2 Crores per movie.
- Keerthy Suresh
The Indian actress Keerthy Suresh has featured in many Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam films. She was recently starred in a Biopic film Mahanati, in which she enacted Actress Savitri.
As it did an excellent business at the box office, the actress increased her charges to INR 2 Crore for every movie.
- Shruti Hassan
Shruti Hassan put her foot in the acting profession through the Bollywood movie Luck. After that, the actress continued working in the Telugu and Tamil film industry.
She usually signed her film offers at a compensation of INR 90 Lakhs to 1 Crore. However, after giving a super hit performance in Srimanthudu, opposite Mahesh Babu, the actress may stick to INR 1 Crore solidly.
- Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet Singh started her career as a model during her graduation days itself. She made her film debut with the Kannada movie Gilli (2009). With the film Keratam (2011), she made her debut in the Telugu film industry. In 2014, the actress featured in the movie Yaariyan, making her Bollywood debut.
Rakul Preet usually signs her films at a compensation of INR 1 Crore.
- Nayanthara
Nayanthara made her acting debut in the year 2003, with the Malayalam movie Manassinakkare. She stepped into the Tamil film industry in the year 2005, with the film Ayya. The following year she put her foot into Tollywood with the movie Lakshmi.
Earlier Nayanthara was paid INR 3 Crore per movie. However, with not many films in her bag, the actress is signing her films at INR 1 Crore as of now.
- Trisha
Trisha made her debut in the Tamil film industry in the year 1999 through the movie Jodi. In this film, she featured in a supporting role. She was starred in the lead role for the first time in the movie Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002). Trisha stepped into Bollywood in the year 2010 through the movie Khatta Mettha. However, the movie failed to impress the critics and the audience.
Presently, the actress charges INR 1 Crore per movie.
- Tamanna Bhatia
Previously, Tamanna was referred to as the Iron Leg of Indian cinema. She gained attention through the movie Happy Days that was a game-changing film for her. Tamanna’s biggest Tollywood hit is 100% Love. Her performance in Baahubali The Beginning and Baahubali The Conclusion also got her much appreciation.
With these successful films, it is not surprising that the actress charges INR 90 Lakhs for signing a film.
- Nitya Menon
Nitya Melon is quite popular for her Telugu movies, such as Ishq, Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde, S/o Satyamurthy. The actress also works in the Kannada and Tamil film industry.
She is known to charge a sum of over 90 Lakhs for each of her movies.
