Top 5 highest paid actors in Sandalwood in 2018

Kannada film industry is one of the biggest industries in India, which produces more than 100 movies in a year. Every year a lot of actors make their debuts in Sandalwood and get popular. But some of the actors became extremely popular and attain superstardom by producing many movies. Here are the top 5 highest actors in Sandalwood.

Puneeth Rajkumar who is the son of famous actor Dr. Rajkumar is the second highest paid actor in Sandalwood. He is an actor, producer, anchor and playback singer in Sandalwood. Puneeth Rajkumar is one of the highest demanding actors in Sandalwood, who started his career as a child artist and made his debut in the lead role from the movie ‘Appu’. He is also a National Film Award winner, which gives him more weight for his acting. He started his acting career in 2002 and now he is charging around Rs 5 crores per project. He is known for his movies like ‘Rajakumara’, ‘Hudugaru’ and ‘Doddamane Huduga’.

Darshna is one of the biggest stars in Sandalwood, considering his fan following. He is the son of an all-time great actor Thoogudeepa Srinivas. Darshna came to the industry with a lot of struggle and created his benchmark in Sandalwood. He started his career in TV serials and made his big screen debut from the movie ‘Majestic’ which became a super hit. He is not only an actor but also a producer and distributor, he is also an animal lover who has rare pets on his farm. Darshna charges Rs 4 crores per project in Sandalwood reportedly. His well-known films are ‘Saarathi’, ‘Kriya’, ‘Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna’, and ‘Suntaragaali’. Now, Darshan is one of the busy stars in Sandalwood who is occupied with many movies like ‘Yajamana’, ‘Kurukshetra’ and other movies.

Upendra is the best multi-talented actor in Sandalwood, who is an actor, director, writer, singer, and producer. He is amongst the top 5 highest paid actors, with around Rs 3.5-4 crores per movie. He started his career as an assistant director under director Kashinath and made his debut from the movie ‘Tarle Nan Maga’, he is one the best director who had made movies in different genres like comedy, horror, suspense, thriller, and other genera. Upendra has a specialty of mixing up different genres and making a movie. ‘Upendra’, ‘A’, ‘Super’, ‘Raktha Kanneeru’, ‘H20’, ‘Hollywood’, are the best movies of his career.

Hatrick hero Shivarajkumar is an energetic actor in Sandalwood, who is a very busy actor even after crossing the 50 year old mark. He is the elder son of superstar actor, Dr. Rajkumar. After his acting classes, he made his debut from the movie ‘Anand’. Shivarajkumar has acted in more than 125 movies in his career and he charges 3-4 crores per project. Shivarajkumar who is the biggest star in Sandalwood, but still charges less for his movies and works for the people who is in the loss. ‘Anand’, ‘Om’, ‘A.K 47’, ‘Bajrangi’, ‘Mufti’, are the best movies in Shivarajkumar’s career.