In Pictures | Highest-paid South Indian actresses

From Nayanthara, Anushka Shetty to Pooja Hegde, we take a look at the highest-paid female actors in South India.

‘Baahubali’ star Anushka Shetty is one of the highest paid stars in South Indian cinema. She reportedly charges Rs 3 - 3.5 crore per film. Credit: Instagram/anushkashettyofficial

Lady Superstar Nayanthara reportedly charges Rs 2.5 - 3 crore per film. Credit: Instagram/wikkiofficial

Samantha Akkineni, who is making her OTT debut with 'Family Man 2', charges Rs 1.8 - 2.3 crore per film. Credit: Instagram/samantharuthprabhuoffl

After quite a few blockbusters in her kitty, Pooja Hegde is one of the most wanted stars in Southern cinema. Pooja charges approximately Rs 2 crore per film. Credit: Instagram/hegdepooja

Actress Kajal Aggarwal, who keeps shuttling between Telugu and Tamil cinema, is getting Rs 1.8 crore as remuneration her films. Credit: Instagram/kajalaggarwalofficial

Multi-talented Shruti Haasan is said to have hiked her remuneration and she reportedly charges Rs 1.7 crore. She will be seen next in Prabhas’ ‘Saalar’. Credit: Instagram/shrutzhaasan

Actress Rakul Preet Singh is reportedly getting Rs 1.5 crore as remuneration. Credit: Instagram/rakulpreet

Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who impressed all with her roles in 'Geetha Govindam', 'Dear Comrade' and 'Sulthan', is reportedly receiving Rs 1.25 – 1.4 crore as remuneration. Rashmika will be seen playing the female lead in Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’. Credit: Instagram/rashmika_mandanna

Another leading actress from south Indian cinema, Tamannaah gets anything between Rs 1 to 1.3 crore per film. Credit: Instagram/tamannaahspeaks

Hansika Motwani, who has been away from the limelight for a while now, is still flooded with movie offers and producers are willing to pay in crores to cast her in their films. Credit: Instagram/ihansika