Top 10 Richest & Highest Paid South Indian Actors 2015

The South Indian film industry is absolutely huge, featuring a great number of films of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages made every year. Many of these movies are made with whopping budgets. Crores of rupees are spent on making these movies and crores are paid to actors of the industry as their remuneration. This has made South Indian actors as some of the richest in the country.

Here is the list of top 10 richest and highest paid South Indian actors in 2015:

10. Vikram

One of the richest actors in South India in 2015 is the Tamil superstar, Vikram, who made his film debut in 1990 and went on to receive a number of film awards, including the prestigious film award. Vikram is paid as much as Rs 12 crore per movies.

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9. Junior NTR

Another South Indian actor who receives Rs 12 crore as remuneration per film is Junior NTR, the 1983 born Telugu actor, who is also a trained Kuchipudi dancer. He started his career as a child artist and went on to become one of the best actors in the industry.

8. Ram Charan

Sharing this spot with the above named actors is Telugu super star Ram Charan, who also makes Rs 12 crore per movie. He is the son of the famous actor Chiranjeevi and has been honored with a number of awards for his illustrious performances.

7. Ajith

Next on the list of top 10 richest South Indian actors is Tamil super star, Ajith Kumar, who established himself with the 1995 Tamil release “Aasai”, after which he delivered a large number of hits. He makes a whopping amount of Rs 16 crore per movie.

6. Surya

Surya is also one of the richest actors in South India in 2015, as he makes as much as Rs 17 crore per film. This versatile Tamil actor has given a large number of hits and has been honored with several awards and nominations for his performance.

5. Pawan Kalyan

Next among the richest South Indian actors in 2015 is the leading Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, who is the brother of popular star, Chiranjeevi. He made his film debut in 1996 and received great acclaim and a number of awards. He is paid Rs 18 crore as remuneration for each film.

4. Mahesh Babu

Another accomplished South Indian actor is Mahesh Babu, the Telugu actor who began as a child artist and made his career debut as a lead actor with “Rajakumarudu” in 1999. He is also paid Rs 18 crore as remuneration for each movie.

3. Vijay

The next name on this list is that of the Tamil actor and playback singer, Vijay, who is the son of leading director and producer, S A Chandrashekhar. He also makes Rs 18 crore per movie, which makes him one of the richest actors down South.

2. Kamal Hassan

The legendary actor Kamal Hassan makes it to this list by earning an incredible amount of Rs 25 crore per film. He works in Tamil as well as Hindi movies, and has won a number of prestigious awards, including four National Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards.

1. Rajinikanth

Rajnikanth is one of the richest actors in India, who is paid a huge sum of Rs 30 crore for each film. His greatest strengths are his versatility and power packed performances. He is considered as one of the most respected Indian actors around the globe.

Allu Arjun, Ravi Teja, Dhanush, Allu Arvind and Prabhas are some other names amongst the richest South Indian actors. They are recognized for their talent as well as excellent performances.