Actress Rashmika Mandanna has become one of the highest paid actresses in the Kannada film industry. With back-to-back hits, the actress who has been charging Rs 40 lakh for a film, increased salary between Rs 60 to 80 lakh.
The Geeta Govindam actress reportedly have charged Rs 64 lakh for her upcoming Kannada film, Pogaru.
Recently, during the promotion of her upcoming movie 'Dear Comrade', she was asked about the hike in salary. Rashmika took it all calmly and responded like a boss. She said that it was natural to ask for an increase in salary. She explained that she has been in the industry for a couple of years now and her growth in the industry also includes a hike in remuneration.
She, then also asked the reporter back as if he wouldn't ask for promotions and better salary and stated that she has the right to ask for it and won't work for a lesser amount.
Directed by Bharat Kamma, Dear Comrade marks the second collaboration of Rashmika and Vijay Deverakonda after Geetha Govindam. The multilingual film will release in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu on July 26.