We know that leading actors and actresses get paid in crores for their films in the south. Now it looks like comedians are also charging that much! This Telugu comedian who is extremely popular - and in practically every Telugu film that releases - is said to have hiked his price from lakhs to the one crore mark.
Brahmanandam entered the Guinness World Records for acting in 754 Telugu films in 20 years in 2007. The 59-year-old Brahmanandam is a comedian who is loved by all in the Telugu film industry and the audience too. He has worked with all the top stars more than once because they think of him as lucky. Today, even people in the Tamil film industry are casting him in their film in case they are releasing the dubbed version in Telugu.
Now, the buzz is that the actor wants Rs 1 crore per film because he is so much in demand. Brahmanandam was part of the hit Telugu films Race Gurram and Yevadu in 2014 and his lucky streak is on a high. Since there’s no replacement for him, the comedian has entered the Rs 1 crore club!