Tamil producers are currently going through many tough challenges to lock big projects, as the big stars are quoting very high remuneration, and the reason for this is the Telugu producers, who have raised the bar for the Tamil heroes with their offers.
A few years back, the Tamil stars were not demanding such huge remuneration, but it has taken a complete turnaround recently. Telugu producers played a crucial role in this change.
To lock a project with Vijay under Vamsi Paidipally’s direction for Varasudu, Dil Raju has offered the first-ever 100 Cr remuneration for Vijay and taken his range to a whole new level. Vijay received a record remuneration of 105 Cr without GST for the film, and if we include the GST, the remuneration is 125 Cr.
Vijay continuously raised his remuneration for the next films as well. Next comes the team of Mythri movie makers, which offered a record remuneration to Ajith in order to lock a film with him. The inside buzz suggests that a massive amount of around 150 Cr remuneration was given to the star for Good Bad Ugly.
Now, Ajith is demanding more than that for his next films, whereas the Kollywood producers are finding it difficult to give such a huge amount, as the OTT market is seeing a big decline.
Varisu and Good Bad Ugly, these two films have played a crucial role in Tamil star heroes increasing their remuneration. While Vijay is already taking very big remuneration now, producers are also facing the heat with his film, Jana Nayagan’s business, and after this, the actor did not sign any new film due to political commitments.
Whereas Ajith is demanding huge remuneration, the Tamil producers are failing to set big projects and facing tough challenges because of Telugu producers.
