After Vidaamuyarchi, Ajith Kumar, aka Thala Ajith, will be coming up next with Good Bad Ugly. It is touted to be the biggest film in Ajith’s career and expectations are sky high. Due to the high budget, there’s immense pressure on the makers to recover as much money as possible as it’ll keep them in a safe position. Amid this, let’s take a look at the cost of production involved and the remuneration of the Kollywood superstar.
Most expensive film of Ajith Kumar!
Ajith is one of the biggest superstars of the Tamil film industry and it’s no surprise that the makers are betting huge money on him. Reportedly, Vidaamuyarchi is the most expensive film in his career and its budget is in the range of 180-200 crores. Out of this, a chunk of money has gone into the salary of the actor.
Up next, his Good Bad Ugly is ready to hit theatres and it is learned, that it has left behind Vidaamuyarchi by a huge margin in the overall cost. Reportedly, the budget of Ajith’s next is a whopping 300 crores. This is a crazy sum but official confirmation is awaited.
Ajith Kumar’s record remuneration for Good Bad Ugly
After Thalapathy Vijay and Rajinikanth, Ajith Kumar is the third Kollywood actor to charge well above 100 crores for each film. For Vidaamuyarchi, he received a huge sum as a salary and now, if the latest rumors are to be believed, he has got his biggest paycheck ever for Good Bad Ugly.
While there’s no confirmation about the same, Thala Ajith has reportedly received a staggering remuneration of 150 crores. Yes, you read that right! And if calculated, it’s 50% of the total film’s budget. Insane!
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