Highest paid female actors in South Indian

By Afiur
January 07, 2026

Sai Pallavi

This young, 'natural beauty' who works in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films was charging Rs 5 crore per film. However, her fee, as per TOI, for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana trilogy is Rs 18-20 cr.Source:

Rashmika Mandanna

This 'National Crush' has been a part of back-to-back hits like Animal, Pushpa 2, and Chhaava. Rashmika reportedly got Rs 10 crores for Pushpa 2 and Rs 4 crores for Chhaava, and Rs 13 crores for Salma

Nayanthara

She reportedly charged around Rs 10 crore for her Hindi debut film Jawan, while she received Rs 25 crore for her Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale.Source: Instagram

Trisha Krishnan

With Films like Ponniyin Selvan and Leo, she is reportedly charging around Rs 12 crore for her upcoming film Vishwambhara.Source: Instagram

Anushka Shetty

One of the highest-paid actors in Telugu cinema, Anushka earns around Rs 6 crore per film.Source: Instagram

Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Samantha charges between Rs 3–8 crore for a movie.Source: Instagram

Janhvi Kapoor

She debuted in South Indian cinema with Devara, for which she charged Rs 5 crores. Janhvi recently signed her second Telugu film with Ram Charan, and will reportedly charge Rs 6 crores as the fee.Sour

Tamannaah Bhatia

This Baahubali and Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy fame actor gets Rs 4-5 crores per movie.Source: Instagram

Rakul Preet Singh

Rakul has worked in many Tamil and Telugu films and charges Rs 2 to 5 crores per movie.Source: Instagram

Pooja Hegde

This star charges Rs 2.5-7 crores, ensuring her a spt among the highest-paid actresses in South Indian cinema.Source: Instagram

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