Very Costly Heroines in South India- Nayan Thara And Ileana

Nayanthara and Ileana are the highest paid actresses in the south while Priyanka Chopra tops the Indian list in getting paid for a film.
It is reported that Nayanthara and Ileana are the highly paid actress in Tamil and Telugu films who command an amount of Rs. 1.5 Crore per film. It was Ileana who was reigning in the top but after Nayanthara’s return to films after her break-up with her boyfriend Prabhu Deva, she has reached the sum that is paid only to Ileana in the south.Anushka and Kajal Agarwal are also been paid over one Crore per film, it is reported. Sources from industry trade also say that Trisha gets around 1.2 Crore per film at par with Anushka who is elevated to the status of the most popular actress in both Tollywood and Kollywood.Tamannah is another raising star in Tollywood who is also touching the magic number one Crore per film. Taapsse is no less behind her who is gaining popularity film by film. Another actress, who is fast raising is Amala  Paul, but her salary is not so high as those of Kajal or Tamannah!

After Kollywood and Tollywood, it is the Sandalwood – Kannada cinema – that is paying the high salaries to actresses. Divya Spandana tops with Rs. 40 Lakhs, and Priya Mani gets Rs. 30 Lakhs. It is reported that Nayanthara has signed a Kannada film ‘Super’ accepting Rs. 50 Lakhs. This is the highest amount paid for an actress for a Kannada film.

    But, Mollywood actresses are languishing at the bottom with respect to getting paid for films. The highest amount paid for an actress is just Rs. 17 Lakhs, which is paid to Kavya Madhavan. Mamta Mohandas is paid Rs. 15 Lakhs, the second highest. 

    Priyanka Chopra tops the list of countries actresses with an amount of Rs. 9 Crore per film. She recently signed film ‘Zanjeer’ accepting this amount. Kareena Kapoor (Rs. 6 Crore), Katrina Kaif (Rs. 3 Crore), Deepika Padukone (Rs. 2.5 Crore) and Vidya Balan (Rs. 1.5 Crore) are the other top stars who are getting