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RRR star SS Rajamouli, Pushpa maker Sukumar and more: Humongous fees charged by Tollywood's A-league directors will make your head spin

South Indian films are turning out to be a rage at the box office. Here's looking at hefty remunerations of directors like SS Rajamouli, Sukumar and more.

By Nikita Thakkar
Published: May 29 2022, 16:48 PM IST

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Baahubali Rajamouli! — Baahubali Rajamouli!

SS Rajamouli is one of the finest filmmakers of recent times. He has been the brain behind the most successful film ever - Baahubali. And now, with the stupendous success of RRR starring Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn, he has once again proved that he is a director par excellence. Well, this fine director charges a hefty amount too. SS Rajamouli is said to be the highest-paid director ever. Reportedly, his remuneration is said to be Rs 75 crore, and that too without the stake in profits. We are stumped.

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Sukumar in top league! — Image credit: Twitter

Sukumar in top league!

Sukumar who has made films like Pushpa, Rangasthalam and others is said to be one of the highest-paid directors in Tollywood. His remuneration for Pushpa was reportedly Rs 20 crore. Also Read - Salaar Cease Fire: Prabhas starrer Prashanth Neel film surpasses RRR in terms of number of screening locations in the US [Check List]

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Trivikram's hefty remuneration — Image credit: wikipedia.org

Trivikram's hefty remuneration

Trivikram Srinivas is also among the highest-paid directors with his remuneration reportedly ranging from Rs 20 to Rs 25 crore. He has directed hit films like Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo and others.

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Koratala Siva among the top! — Image credit: Twitter

Koratala Siva among the top!

Koratala Siva is not very far behind than others in terms of remuneration. As per reports, the Bharat Ane Nenu director reportedly earns something between Rs 18 crore to 20 crore per film. Also Read - Project K aka KaalChakra: Prabhas, Deepika Padukone starrer to create bigger storm in the US than RRR

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Heavy-budget Boyapati Srinu! — Image credit: wikipedia.org

Heavy-budget Boyapati Srinu!

Director Boyapati Srinu reportedly charges Rs 8 to Rs 10 crore per film. He is the king of mass films in which there is a lot of action, drama and more.