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South actor Thalapathy Vijay has achieved another milestone. He has charged a huge fee for his upcoming film 'Thalapathy 69'. The amount of fee he is being charged for this film is the highest ever paid to any Indian actor.
How much fees has Thalapathy Vijay charged?
According to the report, Thalapathy Vijay has charged Rs 275 crore for 'Thalapathy 69'. Thalapathy Vijay's previous films did wonders at the box office. According to media reports, 'Leo', released in the year 2023, did a business of more than Rs 605 crore worldwide. Apart from this, his recent release 'GOAT' is making a splash in theaters.
Thalapathy broke his own record
Let us tell you that he was charged Rs 200 crore for the recently released film 'GOAT'. After this, he joined the list of highest paid actors in the Indian film industry. Now he has broken his own record by charging more than Rs 275 crore for his upcoming film.
Thalapathi has also left behind actors like Shahrukh Khan and Rajinikanth. Let us tell you that Shahrukh Khan charges Rs 150 to 250 crores for a film and Rajinikanth charges Rs 150 to 200 crores.
'Thalapathy 69' will be Vijay's last film
Vijay has recently announced that he will retire from the film industry after this film. His retirement has been announced by releasing a video by his production house. Vijay's journey is shown in this video. Let us tell you that Vijay is going to work with director H Vinod for the first time in 'Thalapathy 69'.
Why did Vijay decide to retire?
According to reports, Vijay now wants to focus on his political career as well. Let us tell you that before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the actor had formed his own party named 'Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam'. Recently he also launched the party flag. Thalapathy's party will also contest the 2026 assembly elections.
Thalapathy Vijay's 'GOAT' status at the box office?
Vijay's 'GOAT' has earned more than Rs 190 crore at the box office. It has been just a week since the film was released. It will be interesting to see whether this film, made on a budget of around Rs 400 crore, maintains its pace at the box office or not.