Highest paid Kannada actors
by IndiawoodBizz | created - 25 Jan 2021 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Yash
Actor | K.G.F: Chapter 1
Born on 8th January 1986, Yash started his acting career in theatre. He made his television debut with the Kannada show Nanda Gokula which was extremely successful and worked in various other TV shows after that. He made his big screen debut with Moginna Manasu and headlined many superhits like ...
Remuneration : 60cr to 100cr per movie
2. Darshan Thoogudeep
Actor | Saarathi
Darshan was born in Ponnampet, Kodagu, Karnatka, India. His Father Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Actor and His Mother Meena. He has a brother named Dinakar Thogudeepa, Film director, screenwriter & Producer and a sister named Divya. Darshan married to Vijaya Lakshmi in 2000. The couple blessed with a son ...
Remuneration : 20cr to 25cr per movie
3. Sudeep
Actor | Eega
Sudeep is an Indian film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playback singer, anchor, and cricketer who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada for three consecutive years for his films Huchcha (2001), Nandhi (2002) and Swathi Muthu (2003). Since ...
Remuneration : 10cr to 25cr per movie
4. Puneeth Rajkumar
Actor | Hudugaru
Puneeth Rajkumar colloquially known as Appu, King Appu, and Power Star was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, philanthropist, and producer who worked in Kannada films.
At the age of six months, Rajkumar was seen on the big screen as a child artist in the thriller Premada Kanike ...
Remuneration : 15cr per movie
5. Rishab Shetty
Actor | Kantara
2022 was a banner year for Rishab Shetty, with his critically-acclaimed Kantara (2022). His father is an astrologer, and his mother is a homemaker. Born as Prashant Shetty, he later adopted the name Rishab Shetty for his screen persona.
After completing his schooling in Kundapura, Shetty decided to ...
Remuneration : 15cr per movie
6. Upendra
Actor | Upendra
Upendra Rao, popularly known by his stage name Upendra is an Indian actor, producer, filmmaker, screenwriter, and politician who majorly works in the Kannada and Telugu film industries.
Rao started his career with his debut as a writer and an assistant director to Kashinath (an actor and film ...
Remuneration : 10cr to 15cr per movie
7. Dhruva Sarja
Actor | Bahaddur
Dhruva Sarja was born on October 6, 1988 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He is an actor, known for Bahaddur (2014), Martin and Bharjari (2017).
Remuneration : 10cr per movie
8. Shivarajkumar
Actor | Om
Shiva Rajkumar is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who works in the Kannada entertainment industry. He was born in Madras (now Chennai) and is the first of five children of legendary actor and Kannada matinee idol Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar.
Rajkumar did his ...
Remuneration : 8cr per movie
9. Rakshit Shetty
Actor | Ulidavaru Kandanthe
Rakshit Shetty is an Indian actor, writer, producer, and filmmaker who is also the recipient of two Filmfare awards.
Shetty studied in Udupi and completed his graduation at N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala, in Electronics and Communications Engineering. He ventured into the movie ...
Remuneration : 5cr to 10cr per movie
10. Sri Murali
Actor | Ugramm
He debuted film industry with Chandra Chakori in 2003, which was a sensational hit. He later acted in Kanti, Yashwant, Preethigaagi, and others. In Minchina Ota, he acted with his brother - Vijay Raghavendra produced by his father. He also takes care of production responsibilities of his family ...
Remuneration : 7cr per movie
11. Rashmika Mandanna
Actress | Animal
Rashmika Mandanna (Born on 5th April 1996) is an Indian actress who has and is working in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu & Hindi films and is rightly been called, 'Pan-India Actress'. She enjoys a huge fanbase across the nation and has been bestowed with the title, 'National Crush of India'.
Rashmika's ...
Remuneration : 3cr to 6cr per movie
12. Ganesh
Actor | Gaalipata
Ganesh sprouts from the suburbs of Bangalore, a town called Nelamangala. He has a Diploma in Electronics. Started as a TV artist for a popular Kannada TV show called "Comedy Time" in Udaya TV, gained popularity and won people's heart from then. He also acted in Kannada TV serials. On the big screen...
Remuneration : 3cr to 5cr per movie
13. Nikhil Gowda
Actor | Jaguar
Nikhil Kumar (also known as Nikhil Gowda and Nikhil Kumaraswamy) is an Indian film actor and businessman, who mainly works in Kannada and Telugu film industry. He made his debut with Kannada-Telugu bilingual movie Jaguar (2016)
Nikhil Gowda is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. ...
Remuneration : 3cr to 4cr per movie
14. Duniya Vijay
Actor | Duniya
Duniya Vijay was born on January 20, 1974 in Anekal, Karnataka, India. He is an actor and director, known for Duniya (2007), Salaga (2021) and Bheema. He has been married to Keerthi Pattadi since 2016. He was previously married to Nagarathna .
Remuneration : 2cr to 3cr per movie
15. Srinidhi Shetty
Actress | K.G.F: Chapter 2
Srinidhi Shetty is an Indian actress and model predominantly working in the Kannada film Industry. She is the winner of numerous pageants and titles.
She belongs to a Mangalorean family of native Tulu speakers from the Indian community called Bunt.
Shetty studied at Sri Narayana Guru English Medium ...
Remuneration : 1cr to 3cr per movie
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