Actor Vijay’s salary for ‘Varisu’ is more than half of film’s total budget, highest remuneration in his career

The fans were eagerly waiting for Ilayathapathy Vijay’s ‘Varisu’. The film will be released tomorrow. The actor’s remuneration for the 66th film of his career has become a topic of discussion.

Filmibeat reports that Vijay received a salary of Rs 105 crore for the film, which is being released simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. Apart from this, Rs 19 crore has also been accepted as the GST of the film. Reports state that the total budget of ‘Varisu’ is Rs 200 crore. More than half of this has been spent on Vijay's salary. According to reports, this is the highest salary in Vijay's career. Heroine Rashmika Mandana's remuneration is Rs 4 crore. Prakash Raj, the main villain of the film, is paid Rs 1 crore.

The film is also made in Hindi. ‘Varisu’ is directed by Vamshi Paidipally. This is the first Tamil film of famous Telugu director Vamshi Paidipally and also the first Telugu film of Vijay. The actor plays the role of Vijay Rajendran, who becomes the owner of a multi-million-dollar business empire after the death of his foster father. The other actors are Sarath Kumar, SJ Surya, Prabhu, Jayasudha, Khushbu, Srikanth, Shyam, Sangeeta Krish, Samyukta and Yogi Babu.

All the songs of the film which were released are already superhits. S Thaman is the music director. The song sung by actor STR will be the highlight of ‘Varisu’. The film is produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations.