Leo, alternatively titled Leo: Bloody Sweet, is a forthcoming action thriller movie in the Tamil language from India. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and written by Rathna Kumar and Deeraj Vaidy, it is being produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio, with Jagadish Palanisamy as the co-producer. The film features Vijay and Trisha in lead roles, supported by Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Mysskin. Here we have covered everything you need to know about the fees of Vijay for Leo and more.
Leo Cast Salary
Thalapathy Vijay is playing the main role in Leo for a massive salary of Rs 125 Crores. The South Indian superstar is among the highest paid Indian actors right now. Leo is said to be made on a budget of Rs 300 Crores and a huge part of that budget money is spent on the salary of cast members.
Trisha is playing the female lead in Leo and is getting a whopping sum of around Rs 5 Crores for her role. This makes her one of the highest paid actresses in the Tamil film industry. On the other hand, veteran actor Sanjay Dutt is also getting a huge sum of Rs 8 Crores for his role in Leo.
Priya Anand, famous for her role in Fukrey is also getting paid Rs 80 Lakhs as her salary for the film. Leo is a big budget film that is expected to be a full blown action drama.
As per Indian trade sources, Leo is poised to create a significant milestone in the Tamil film industry by generating a pre-release revenue of ₹422 crore (US$53 million) through the sale of various rights including satellite, digital, music, and theatrical rights. Notably, the film’s non-theatrical rights alone have contributed ₹246 crore (US$31 million) to this impressive figure. Furthermore, Phars Films acquired the overseas theatrical rights for ₹60 crore (US$7.5 million).