Rajinikanth becomes highest-paid actor in India with `Jailer`

Rajinikanth's latest release, "Jailer", continues to dominate the box office. Since its worldwide debut on August 10, the film has amassed over Rs 328 crore net in India within 22 days and is steadily progressing towards crossing Rs 650 crore worldwide.

Celebrating the film's immense success, renowned film trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to make a significant announcement: Rajinikanth is now India's highest-paid actor.

In a tweet accompanied by a photo of Sun Group's Kalanithi Maran alongside Rajinikanth, Manobala shared, "Information has emerged that the envelope presented by Kalanithi Maran to superstar Rajinikanth contains a single cheque worth Rs 100 crore from City Union Bank, Mandaveli branch, Chennai. This is a profit-sharing cheque for 'Jailer', in addition to the superstar's already paid remuneration of Rs110 crore for the movie, resulting in a total of Rs 210 crore. This milestone secures superstar Rajinikanth's position as the highest-paid actor in India."

In another tweet, Manobala Vijayabalan contrasted the triumph of "Jailer" with the box office disappointment of director Nelson Dilipkumar's "Beast", starring Vijay. He commented, "Yet another day. Yet another proof that 'Beast' is a disaster. No cheque was given after 'Beast's' release to Vijay. But superstar Rajinikanth received a profit-sharing cheque of ₹100 crores for 'Jailer'."

"Real success speaks for itself. At the same time, Nelson too proved how capable he is with a fantastic comeback film. Same director, different results," he added.

"Beast" is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by Nelson, starring Vijay, Pooja Hegde, and Selvaraghavan. It tells the story of an ex-RAW agent's mission to rescue hostages held in a shopping mall by terrorists.

Till August 31, the Rajinikanth film had reportedly earned Rs 2.4 crore nett, bringing its total Indian earnings in all languages to Rs 328.2 crore nett, as per early estimates.

"Jailer" features an ensemble cast, including Rajinikanth, Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi, and Tamannaah Bhatia in pivotal roles. Veteran actors Shiva Rajkumar, Mohanlal, and Jackie Shroff also make appearances in the film, produced by Sun Pictures.

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