The South Indian Film industry has been expanding! These film industries have recently garnered quite a lot of attention nationwide and globally. Forbes 2019 Celebrity 100 list had 13 South Indian stars! Take a look at these top 10 highest-paid South Indian actors here!

1. Rajnikanth – ₹100 crores

Rank: 13

Rajnikanth went up a spot since the last Forbes list. According to GQ reports the actor made 100 cores that year and surpassed B-town stars like Ajay Devgan (₹94 crores), Alia Bhatt (₹54.21 crores), and even Deepika Padukone(₹48 crores).

2. AR Rahman – ₹94.8 crores

Rank: 16

The musician released quite a few soundtracks that year. GQ reports show that while these songs weren’t a commercial success, he did go on tour to the US and Canada that earned him this rank.

3. Mohanlal – ₹64.5 crores

Rank: 27

Mohanlal, according to GQ reports, made ₹64.5 crores on his 5 releases. His most successful venture of them all was Lucifer. Not only did it earn him some dough, but also the Padma Bhushan award.

4. Prabhas – ₹35 crores

Rank: 44

Prabhas made his Bollywood debut in 2019 with his movie Saaho. According to GQ reports, it ranked 2nd in terms of highest-grossing movies of 2019 and made around 130 crores opening day collection.

5. Vijay – ₹30 crores

Rank: 47

Vijay’s movie, Bigil was released in 2019 which made more than 300 crores. GQ reports show that despite the low ranking he surpassed quite a few Bollywood A-listers including John Abraham, Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor among others.

6. Ajith Kumar – ₹40.5 crores

Rank: 52

Ajith Kumar had just one movie release in 2018. Viswasam turned to be a huge success. GQ reports show that the actor made ₹40.5 crores on just this movie alone.

7. Mahesh Babu – ₹35 crores

Rank: 54

This actor’s movie, Maharshi did well at the box office. Even though he ranked low he beat celebrities including Tiger Shroff, Shahid Kapoor, and Varun Dhawan.

8. S. Shankar – ₹31.5 crores

Rank: 55 Shankar Shanmugham

GQ reports show that the filmmaker made ₹31.5 crores that year which earned him the 55th rank.

9. Kamal Haasan – ₹34 crores

Rank: 56

Kamal Haasan didn’t have any film released that year but made his money by hosting the Tamil version of the show Bigg Boss and also his political career.

10. Mammoothy – ₹33.5 crores

Rank: 62

This superstar had 7 releases in that year which easily kept him on the Forbes list!

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