Of course, one cannot claim to have inside knowledge of the remunerations charged by top heroes in any industry.
While the income tax department could have some clue, there is no guarantee that the figure will be correct as they will know only what is given in white.
What is given in black money is not known to others barring the hero and the producer. But once in a while, news trickles out.
It is a known fact that Mahesh leads the pack when it comes to remuneration in Telugu.
Pawan Kalyan too gets a remuneration that is nearer to Mahesh.
Till recently, it was said that Mahesh was being given Rs 14 to Rs 16 crores as remuneration. Then the figure went up to Rs 18 crores.
Talk in industry is that Mahesh got huge remuneration for big films like Dookudu, Businessman and 1-Nenokkadine.
Pawan Kalyan too made similar money for Attarintiki Daaredi. Till then, Pawan mostly did films due to personal and professional obligations.
Then, there was a phase when he did not get good films. So, he has been behind Mahesh in terms of his remuneration.
Pawan apart, Mahesh is now all set to create a new record.
The hot gossip doing rounds in Film Nagar is that PVP Banner has offered Mahesh a whopping Rs 25 crores to do their film Brahmotsavam. The film will be directed by Srikanth Addala.
Wonder when Pawan Kalyan will match up to Mahesh’s record? Incidentally, Gabbar Singh 2 is almost his own project. Same is the case with Gopala Gopala.
Those in industry feel that if he gets the right producer and if Pawan okays the project, Pawan too has similar capacity.
