Whenever a Bollywood actor/actress signs a South Indian project, they are definitely going to get the biggest paycheque of her career. This has been the norm for the past few decades. For some reason, Bollywood artists who don’t know the language and couldn’t give apt expressions will get paid more than South actors who can actually perform.
With the ‘Pan-India’ cinema becoming a trend in Tollywood, a lot of star heroes are keen on working with Bollywood stars as they may improve the film’s chances of performing in the North. We have seen Shraddha Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and others working with Prabhas. Kiara Advani and Alia Bhatt too have worked in movies like ‘Bharat Ane Nenu’ and ‘RRR’ respectively. Ajay Devgn did ‘RRR’ and many others. As we know, all of them were paid huge amounts to work in these projects.
Currently, Arjun Rampal is playing the negative role in ‘Bhagavanth Kesari’ while Emraan Hashmi is the villain in ‘OG’. Apart from them, Saif Ali Khan is the antagonist in NTR’s ‘Devara’ while Bollywood beauty Janhvi Kapoor is the heroine in the same film. Kiara is doing ‘Game Changer’ while we know how Mrunal is busy working on Telugu projects like ‘Hi Nanna’ with Nani and Vijay Deverakonda’s film.
As per reports, Saif is getting 14 crores in remuneration which is on par with some of the mid-level heroes in Tollywood. There is news of Janhvi getting 4 crores for ‘Devara’ as well and it is expected to be the highest remuneration for a heroine in the Telugu industry till date. Even Mrunal Thakur is getting more than 3 crores for her Telugu projects each and the latest update claims that Sanjay Dutt is being offered 10 crores for playing the villain in Ram and Puri’s ‘Double Ismart’. Do you think they deserve these huge paycheques?
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Ram’s Honest Take on Andhra King Taluka Collections
Ram Pothineni, who recently wrapped up the USA promotions of Andhra King Taluka with co-star Bhagyashri Borse, is now back in Hyderabad and participated in the Thank You Meet.
Director Mahesh Babu P expressed gratitude to the audience for the positive response and shared confidence that the film will continue to grow with strong word of mouth.
Producer Mythri Ravi admitted that while the movie is receiving good feedback, the box-office numbers are not as expected.
“Releasing in November was a big disadvantage. We truly believe the collections will rise from next weekend. If films like this don’t get support, even we will be forced to stick to commercial mass entertainers. Ram worked extremely hard, and every actor delivered a brilliant performance,” he said.
Ram Pothineni also addressed the situation with honesty:
“Many are shocked by the collections, but we actually expected this. This is a film made to emotionally connect with people. Due to various circumstances, we had to release during a dead season. I promoted this movie more than ever because I share a personal bond with the story. We’ve seen many emotions in cinema, but this one explores an untouched emotion — the bond between a star and a fan. At its heart, it’s a human story made with sincerity.”
Ram added that while some feel the team must push harder, he firmly believes in the audience:
“Some are saying ‘TFI has failed’, but I don’t believe TFI will ever fail anyone.”
He also appreciated Bhagyashri Borse, calling her “a rare talent who combines glamour with strong acting.”
With the lead pair back in the city, the team confirmed that promotions will now intensify in the coming days.
