Given that most people in the world associate Indian cinema with Bollywood And a superstar like Shahrukh Khan, you will believe that country’s richest actor All will be from the Hindi film industry. However, a recent list by forbeswhich details India’s highest paid actors in 2024, sings a different tune. This honor belongs to many personalities from the South Indian film industry, including Tollywood (Telugu), Kollywood (Tamil), Mollywood (Malayalam) and Sandalwood (Kannada).
While Shah Rukh Khan is still the highest-paid Bollywood actor in the list, here is the man who has overtaken him in this particular category at the nationwide level.
Not Shahrukh Khan or Rajnikanth, this actor is India’s highest-paid celebrity with a net worth of Rs 350 crore; Know how much he charges per film
Highest paid actor in India in 2024 allu arjunTelugu actor continues to hold first position forbes‘ annual list, with an impressive net worth of Rs 350 crore. The credit for his top rank (this year) goes entirely to his handsome salary Pushpa 2: RulesThe much-awaited sequel to the award-winning 2021 film, which also stars Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in pivotal roles. three years later Pushpa: Rise Enthralled global audiences with its action-packed sequences and became the highest-grossing film of 2021, the second installment will reunite Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna as Pushpa Raj and Srivalli. The upcoming action drama, which is set to release on December 5, will continue to highlight the conflict between Pushpa and Bhanwar Singh (Fahadh Faasil).
It is noteworthy that Allu Arjun had charged Rs 300 crore for headlining. Pushpa 2: Rulesaccording to Mint, News18 And The Economic TimesThe actor has emerged as the highest-grossing actor of 2024. He is followed by Joseph Vijay Chandrashekhar, who is known by this name. Thalapathy VijayWho mainly works in Tamil cinema, and his net worth is more than Allu Arjun. forbes The South superstar, whose net worth is estimated to be around Rs 474 crore, has been listed as the second highest paid actor in India in 2024, after the stupendous success of his 2023 films. heirwhich earned approximately Rs 300 crore worldwide, and leoWhich grossed over Rs 612 crore at the global box office, and is scheduled to release in 2024 greatest of all time (GOAT), which has emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2024. in an interview with GalattaGOAT producer Archana Kalpathy revealed that Thalapathy Vijay was paid Rs 200 crore to act in the film.
Despite his immense wealth, forbes Worth around Rs 6300 crore – which is clearly more than the collective net worth of Allu Arjun and Thalapathy Vijay – Shah Rukh Khan is ranked third in the magazine’s list of highest paid actors in India (for 2024). However, he is still the highest-paid Bollywood actor in this list aamir khan (whose total wealth is reported to be Rs 1,862 crore) is at fifth position.
How much does Allu Arjun charge for a film?
according to Forbes, Moneycontrol and Zee5Allu Arjun, who is the highest paid actor in India in 2024, usually charges between Rs 100 – 300 crore per film.
