Hyderabad: South India is home to the most popular celebrities in India. In recent times, South Indian films have been gaining ground over Bollywood films. Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Mammootty and Kamal Haasan, the South Indian film scene is rich in talent and stars at the same time.
It’s no secret that popularity gives stars the opportunity to earn a lot of money through movies, endorsements and other businesses. Who is the richest actor in South India? The richest man in South Indian cinema is not one of the above mentioned names, or a new star. He is not an actor who gets paid Rs 100 crore per film.
Nagarjuna aka Nagarjuna Akkineni is the richest man in South Indian cinema. He has been successful in Telugu cinema for the past three decades. He has also appeared in Hindi films and is reported to have a net worth of over 3000 crores through films and other businesses. According to a report by Zoom TV, his net worth in 2022 was over Rs 3010 crore.
63-year-old Nagarjuna gets paid between 9 crores and 20 crores per film. He spends about 2 crore rupees on advertisements and brand promotion. Apart from this he has many successful business ventures and investments. At one time he owned the Telugu entertainment channel Maa TV. But later it was sold to Star Network. He also owns a production house and studio called Annapurna Studio. He owns a convention center in Hyderabad Hi-Tech City. He also runs a media school in Hyderabad.
Nagarjuna is at the top of this list while other superstars with huge financials are following in this list. According to the report, Telugu star Venkatesh and Chiranjeevi are in the second and third positions with assets of 2200 crores and 1650 crores respectively. Chiranjeevi’s son Ramcharan is in the fourth position with a wealth of 1370 crores.
According to the Zoom report, Jr. NTR (450 crores), Dalapati Vijay (445 crores), Rajinikanth (430 crores), Kamal Haasan (388 crores), Mohanlal (376 crores) and Allu Arjun (350 crores) are on the list.
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