Apparently, the various South actresses and divas are getting tremendous love, support, and laurels from across the industry. While many famous divas like Pushpa actress Rashmika Mandanna among others have now even gotten recognition worldwide. While many have now moved to the Bollywood industry and have established themselves as the most talented and beautiful actresses from the South.
After the mammoth success of films like Pushpa, Baahubali, RRR, KGF, and many others, the South industry has risen up as a popular film industry in the North region as well. The pan-Indian films have accumulated huge success at the box office. While many stars from the South have now emerged as global icons.
While amidst this South films buzz many actresses have now risen up as the superstars of the industry and are now among the top known faces in both North and South, check out who are the top 5 highest paid actresses of the South industry-
- Nayanthara
The upcoming Shah Rukh Khan starrer film Atlee has gained much buzz among the audience, apart from Shah Rukh actress Nayanthara will be seen playing the lead role in the film. Apparently, the actress has recently risen up as the highest paid actress in the town. The newly married actress has apparently demanded a whopping amount for her upcoming film, Lady Superstar 75. As per the reports, Nayanthara has demanded Rs 10 crore for this film. Making her the highest paid actress of the South industry.
2. Samantha Prabhu
After Nayanthara, the Oo Antava actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is currently the second highest-paid actress in the industry. Apparently, the Oo Antava actress charges Rs 3-8 crores for a film. The South diva made her debut in the South industry in 2010 with Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Telugu romance film Ye Maaya Chesave.
3. Pooja Hegde
The Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali actress Pooja Hegde is one of the highest-paid actresses in the town. After the Thalapathy Vijay starrer film Beast, the actress rose her pay from Rs 3-4 Crore to Rs 5 Crore. She made her Hindi film debut in Ashutosh Gowariker’s film, Mohenjo Daro in 2016. She will soon be seen in Salman Khan starrer film Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali.
4. Rakul Preet Singh
The Runway 34 actress Rakul Preet is yet another famous actress in the industry, apparently, the actress made her debut with the 2014 released film Yaariyan. As per the reports, the actress charged a total of Rs 3.5 Crore for her recently released film Runway 34 which also starred Ajay Devgn and Amitabh Bachchan.
5. Tamannaah Bhatia
Another actress on our list is the Entertainment film actress Tamannaah Bhatia, the actress who appeared in the record-shattering blockbuster film Baahubali charges Rs 3 Crore per film. The actress recently appeared at the Cannes film festival this year.
That’s a wrap!!
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