Coolie has amassed a humongous ₹550 crore worldwide from its pre-release business and is expected to shatter several box-officer records as it hits theatres on August 14.
Boasting of a star-studded ensemble cast, Coolie with a ₹350 crore budget has several numero uno actors from various film industries, including Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Nagarjuna, Sathyaraj, Upendra, Shruthi Haasan, Pooja Hegde and Soubin Shahir. Here is a look at the salaries of the major actors in the movie.
Rajinikanth
Rajinikanth has reportedly been paid ₹200 crore for the ₹350 crore budget movie Coolie. His original fee was ₹150 crore, but the producers added another ₹50 crore to his kitty with the movie bagging record pre-release business.
Aamir Khan
Bollywood's Mr Perfect Aamir Khan appears in a key guest role in Coolie that lasts around 15 minutes. His cameo as Dahaa the gangster has reportedly earned Aamir ₹20 crore. However, some reports claimed that the actor did not accept any remuneration.
Nagarjuna
Telugu superstar Nagarjuna has earned ₹10 crore for his role as Simon in Coolie.
Sathyaraj
Actor Sathyaraj took home ₹5 crore for his Coolie role as Rajasekhar.
Shruthi Haasan
Shruthi Haasan got a rumuneration of ₹4 crore for the role of Preethi in Coolie.
Upendra
Kannada actor Upendra was paid ₹4 crore for the role of Kaleesha in Coolie.
Pooja Hegde
Pooja Hegde, who made international headlines for her Monica song after getting a nod from Hollywood actress Monica Bellucci, was paid ₹3 crore for her stellar performance.
Soubin Shahir
Manjummel Boys actor Soubin Shahir appears as Dayal in Coolie. He was paid ₹1 crore.
Besides the cast, the crew also earned a whopping remuneration. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj was paid ₹50 crore helming Coolie while music composer Anirudh Ravichander got a sum of ₹15 crore.