Top 10 Highest Paid South Indian Actresses

Priya Vishwakarma

Priya Vishwakarma

Mar 01,2024

From 'Baahubali 2' fame Anushka Shetty to 'Animal' actress Rashmika Mandanna – here is a list of the top 10 highest-paid South Indian actresses as per IMDb:

10. Mrunal Thakur

Mrunal Thakur who began her acting through TV and was best known for her role in the serial, 'Kumkum Bhagya' is the tenth highest-paid South Indian actress.

Remuneration: Rs 1 cr to Rs 3.5 cr per movie

9. Rakul Preet Singh

Actress who has worked in Tamil, Bollywood, and Kannada movies is the ninth highest-paid South Indian actress.

Remuneration: Rs 1.5 cr to Rs 3.5 cr per movie

8. Kajal Aggarwal

Kajal Aggarwal, who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films alongside Hindi language films, is at the eighth spot.

Remuneration: Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 4 crore per movie

7. Tamannaah Bhatia

Tamannaah Bhatia, famous for her performance in 'Baahubali: The Beginning', earns more than Rs 1.5 crore per film.

Remuneration: Rs 1.5 cr to Rs 5 cr per movie

6. Sai Pallavi

Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan, known professionally as Sai Pallavi, works in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.

Remuneration: Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore per movie

5. Pooja Hegde

Pooja Hegde, who has been seen in films like 'Mohenjo Daro', 'Radhe Shyam', 'Housefull 4', is at fifth position.

Remuneration: Rs 2.5 cr to Rs 7 cr per movie

4. Rashmika Mandanna

Rashmika Mandanna, who was recently seen in Ranbir Kapoor's film 'Animal', is the fourth highest-earning South Indian actress.

Remuneration: Rs 4 cr to Rs 6 cr per movie

3. Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Samantha Ruth Prabhu, famous for her song 'Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava', is at third spot.

Remuneration: Rs 3 crore to Rs 8 crore per movie

2. Anushka Shetty

'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' fame Anushka Shetty is the second highest-earning South Indian actress.

Remuneration: Rs 6 cr per movie

1. Nayanthara

Nayanthara, who was recently seen in Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan', is the highest-paid South Indian actress.

Remuneration: Rs 3 crore to Rs 12 crore per movie