Top South Indian Actors who paid well for their acting and popularity. Do you know how much Tollywood actors get for the movie? Who is the most popular south Indian actors? You probably do not know about their earning. In this article, we will talk about South Indian actors, the film stars in South India can influence the people largely. Each of them has a special fan following. The fans owe devoted allegiance to their idols going to the extent of worshipping them like demigods.
Here is a list of who is the most popular south Indian actors:
10. Vikram (15 Crores): Top South Indian Actors
Kennedy John Victor, better known by his stage name Vikram or Chiyaan Vikram. He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani (South Indian movie), which was followed by a series of Tamil and Telugu films and supporting roles in few Malayalam films throughout the early decade. After the critical and commercial success of Sethu (1999) he has been part of numerous other hit films.
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His performance as a deranged person in Deiva Thirumagal won him many accolades in the industry. Having won five Filmfare awards, Vikram is a critically acclaimed actor charging INR 15 crores per film. Vikram will be seen in an upcoming movie Saamy Square its an action thriller film, written and directed by Hari and produced by Shibu Thameen. Charging around 15 crores he is at 10th position among highest paid South Indian actors.
9. N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (12 to 18 crores)
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. is also known as Jr. NTR. In 1996, he starred as a child artist in Ramayanam, which won the National Film Award for Best Children’s Film for that year. His debut as an adult was in 2001, with the film Ninnu Choodalani. Jr. NTR has worked in 27 films and has won two state Nandi Awards.
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He also own one IIFA award, one SIIMA award, two Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award and four CineMAA Awards. He has political leanings as well owing allegiance to his grandfather’s political party, Telugu Desam Party. Charging around 12 to 18 crores he is at 9th position among highest paid South Indian actors.
8. Prabhas (15 to 25 crores): Top South Indian Actors
He is among one of the top south Indian actors. Prabhas is in the news recently because of his lead role in the magnum opus, Baahubali II. Baahubali is one of the most expensive films in the Indian film industry. A good-looking actor, he has a good following in the South Indian film industry.
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His role in the tri-lingual Baahubali has allowed him to gain a foothold in the Hindi film industry. Charging INR 15 crores to INR 25 crores per film. Prabhas will be seen in Sahoo, which is an upcoming Indian film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series.
7. Pawan Kalyan (18 to 22 crores)
Pawan Kalyan’s actual name is Konidela Kalyan Babu. He began to call himself as Pawan Kalyan when he worked on his first film, Akkada Abbai Ikkada Ammayi, in 1996. Pawan Kalyan is the brother of the legendary Telugu actor, Chiranjeevi.
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He is the Akshay Kumar of South Indian Cinema because of his good sense of humor. Pawan Kalyan worked in films like Gokulamlo Seetha, Suswagatam, Tammudu, Badri, Kushi, Jalsa, and Gabbar Singh. He charges 18 to 22 crores for a film.
6. Mahesh Babu (18 to 25 crores): Top South Indian Actors
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to prominent Telugu Cinema Actor Krishna Ghattamaneni and Smt. Indira Devi on August 9, 1975. He is the younger brother of actor turn producer Ramesh Babu Ghattamaneni. Mahesh has won eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Awards, three CineMAA Awards, three South Indian International Movie Awards.
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He also has one International Indian Film Academy Award. His wife is the former Miss India, Namrata Shirodkar. One of the most handsome actors, he is one of the few actors who has never worked in a remake film in his career.
5. Suriya (20 to 25 crores)
Suriya his real name is Saravanan. The famous director Mani Ratnam gave him the screen name Suriya to avoid confusion with another actor by the same name. He is famous for his strong portrayal of a strict and Courageous police inspector Singham. (Rohit Shetty’s Singham was a South Indian Remake of this film). Singham considered as the best south Indian movie on a Police inspector. He is the Son of the legendary Tamil actor, Sivakumar.
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4. Ajith Kumar (20 to 25 crores): Top South Indian Actors
Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who has worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He is one of the leading actors in the Tamil Cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai (1995).
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Ajith has acted in some notable films like The Godfather – Varalaaru, Citizen, Villain, etc. He likes to do his own stunts, because of that he is prone to injury. He is part of some best south Indian movies such as Billa and Vedalam.
3. Vijay (25 to 30 crores)
Vijay known as Thalapathy, commander in Tamil cinema. He is the son of famous Tamil film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar. To date, he has acted in 61 movies as a lead actor and has won 50 awards including notable three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, one Cosmopolitan Award, one India today Award among others. Vijay got 30 crores for Puli a Tamil film.
2. Kamal Hassan (25 to 30 crores): Top South Indian Actors
Kamal Hassan not only an actor but also a good director, Indian politician, dancer, film director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, and lyricist who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He is famous for performing diverse roles in films like Apoorva Sahodarargal, Dasavatharam, etc.
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Kamal is part of some Best south Indian movies like Nayakan and Anbe Sivam. He is the recipient of many awards such as Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier) in 2016. His Upcoming movies are Vishwaroopam 2 and Sabaash Naidu.
1. Rajinikanth (50 to 60 crores)
Megastar Rajinikanth has topped the list of highest-paid actors in the Tamil industry. He is one of the Top south Indian actors. Rajinikanth has the highest number of followers in the Tamil Film industry. Apart from Tamil he has as also worked in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, and American movies. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2016 for his contributions to the arts. Charging in the range of INR 50 crores to INR 60 crores per film, Rajinikanth is the undisputed No. 1. for the highest-paid south Indian actor.
