Jailer is an upcoming action comedy film in the Tamil language from India. It is written and directed by Nelson and produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. The movie features Rajinikanth in the lead role, along with Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Ramya Krishnan, Vinayakan, Mirnaa Menon, and Tamannaah Bhatia. Here we have covered everything you need to know the fees of Rajinikanth and other actors for the film Jailer in detail.
Jailer Cast Salary
Rajinikanth is playing the Jailer Muthuvel Pandian in the film Jailer for a whopping salary of Rs 70 Crores. However, he has taken a big paycut as he usually charges around Rs 100-125 Crores for a South Indian film. The Thalaivar of Indian cinema has taken a step back for the Jailer. This is Rajinikanth’s 169th film. The 72 year old actor is still one of the highest paid Indian actors.
Mohanlal, known for his influential work in the Malayalam film industry is playing a major role in Jailer for a huge salary of around Rs 8 Crores. Jailer has a star studded cast and a huge chunk of the budget of the film is spent on the salary of cast members.
Veteran Bollywood actor, Jackie Shroff is also playing a key role in Jailer and for that he is charging around a huge salary of Rs 4 Crores. Another veteran Shiva Rajkumar has charged Rs 2 Crores for his role in the film Jailer.
Ramya Krishnan, who is famous for her iconic role in Baahubali is getting paid Rs 80 Lakhs as her salary for the film. Tamannaah Bhatia plays the main female lead in the film for a significant salary of Rs 3 Crores.
Jailer is releasing in the theatres on 10th August 2023. The film will face tough competition at the box office from Bhola Shankar, Gadar 2 and OMG 2.