Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 fee report pegs his salary at ₹110 crore

Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 opened in theatres on October 15, and the first wave of audience reaction is full of love for his screen presence, Nelson Dilipkumar’s humour and the film’s mass highs. While fans are busy with the action on screen, a second conversation has started off screen: the reported salaries of the people who made it.

An NDTV report, which cites Filmibeat Tamil, puts Rajinikanth’s payday for playing Tiger Muthuvel Pandian at Rs 110 crore. If the film performs exceptionally well, a profit-sharing arrangement could reportedly lift his total earnings to Rs 180 crore.

The reported pay cheques at the top

The reported figures give a sense of how much the sequel is spending on its biggest names.

• Rajinikanth: Rs 110 crore reported, with a possible climb to Rs 180 crore through profit share
• Nelson Dilipkumar (director): Rs 35 crore reported
• Mohanlal: Rs 30 crore reported for returning as Mathew
• Anirudh Ravichander (music): Rs 20 crore reported
• Vidya Balan: Rs 6 crore reported
• Suraj Venjaramoodu: Rs 1 crore reported

Hrithik Roshan’s reported fee is around Rs 25 crore for this film, even though his usual remuneration is said to range from Rs 80 crore to Rs 110 crore. Vijay Sethupathi’s usual range is reportedly Rs 15 crore to Rs 25 crore, but his exact Jailer 2 fee has not been shared. S. J. Suryah reportedly charges Rs 3 crore to Rs 10 crore depending on the project.

Why the arithmetic matters

The reported budget sits between Rs 240 crore and Rs 300 crore, including cast salaries. Production costs excluding the lead actors’ fees are said to be below Rs 100 crore. That structure tells a familiar story: a large share of the financial risk is concentrated in star power.

For an action entertainer built on Rajinikanth’s presence, that is both the draw and the risk. The film gets a huge opening pull, but it also needs sustained business to justify the investment. The first Jailer was a blockbuster, so the sequel is being measured against a high bar.

What to watch next

None of these figures has been officially confirmed by the makers. Treat them as indicative reporting rather than audited numbers. The better scorecard is the box office: opening weekend, weekday holds and the final lifetime run will show whether the economics work.

For Hindi film fans, Jailer 2 is also a reminder of how Indian cinema is becoming one wider casting pool. A Tamil sequel now carries a Malayalam legend in Mohanlal, a Hindi star in Vidya Balan and a pan-Indian heavyweight in Hrithik Roshan. The salaries simply reflect that crossover clout.

Source: The Times of India