Rajinikanth's latest film Jailer has collected over Rs 600 crore nett worldwide. The producers recently gave the star a cheque from the profits made on the film
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- Rajinikanth`s film Jailer is inching closer to Rs 650 cr gross worldwide
- The makers handed over a cheque to Rajinikanth from the profit share
- With the success of the film, the superstar has become highest paid actor of India
Rajinikanth's film 'Jailer' was released in theatres in the Independence Day weekend and witnessed a strong opening with ardent fans of the superstar watching the film on the first day. The film has collected over Rs 300 crore nett in India in 200 days and the film is reported inching closer to Rs 650crore gross worldwide.
After the resounding success of the film, Sun Pictures Producer Kalanithi Maran met Rajinikanth and gave him a cheque from the profit share. The actor, apart from the fees was also in profit share agreement with the producers. The official account of Sun Pictures shared the priceless moment on X and wrote: “Mr. Kalanithi Maran met Superstar Rajinikanth and handed over a cheque, celebrating the historic success of Jailer." The picture has been going viral on social media.
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Soon after, on Thursday, film trade analyst Manobala Vijayabalan took to Twitter and claimed that with the success of Jailer, Rajinikanth has become the highest paid actor of India. Sharing the photo shared by Sun Picture, Manobala wrote, "Info coming in that, the envelope handed over by Kalanithi Maran to superstar Rajinikanth contains a single cheque amounting ₹100 crore from City Union Bank, Mandaveli branch, Chennai. This is a Jailer profit sharing cheque, which is up and above the already paid remuneration [ ₹110 crore] of the superstar for the movie. Total – ₹210 crore. Making superstar Rajinikanth the highest paid actor in India.”
Info coming in that, the envelope handed over by Kalanithi Maran to superstar #rajinikanth contains a single cheque amounting ₹1⃣0⃣0⃣ cr from City Union Bank, Mandaveli branch, Chennai.
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) August 31, 2023
This is a #Jailer profit sharing cheque which is up & above the already paid… pic.twitter.com/I6TF6p4SvL
In another tweet, Manobala Vijayabalan compared Jailer's success with the box office failure of director Nelson Dilipkumar's 2022 film 'Beast' that starred Vijay. He wrote, "Yet another day. Yet another proof that Beast is disaster. No cheque was given after Beast release to Vijay. But, superstar Rajinikanth received profit sharing cheque of ₹100 crores for Jailer. Real SUCCESS speaks for itself. At the same time, Nelson too proved how much capable he is with a fantastic comeback film. Same director, different results."
Yet another day,
— Manobala Vijayabalan (@ManobalaV) August 31, 2023
Yet another proof that #Beast is disaster.
No cheque was given after Beast release to Joseph Vijay.
But,
Superstar #Rajinikanth received profit sharing cheque of ₹100 crores for #Jailer.
The facts of real SUCESS speaks for itself.
At the same time, Nelson… pic.twitter.com/p3Jn0Du6go
'Jailer' was released in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu nd Hindi languages across the world on August 10. In India alone, the film opened at Rs 48.35 cr nett in all languages. Apart from Rajinikanth, Jailer also features Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Vasanth Ravi and Tamannaah Bhatia in pivotal roles. Veteran actors Shiva Rajkumar, Mohanlal and Jackie Shroff also appear in the film.
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