Kalyani Priyadarshan's Remuneration For Lokah: How Much Did Dulquer Salmaan Pay The Actress?

So, let's talk about Kalyani Priyadarshan's payday for Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra. It's kinda wild when you think about it. Right now, actresses like Rashmika or Mrunal are bagging crores even for smaller roles in pan-India films.

Meanwhile, Kalyani, who is literally carrying a whole superhero movie on her shoulders, apparently got a fee that doesn't even come close to what her counterparts in other languages make.

For her role as Malayalam cinema's first proper female superhero-a role she totally nailed, by the way-the word on the street is that she was paid somewhere between ₹80 lakh and ₹1.2 crore.

Now, let's put that in perspective. The film itself was made on a pretty tight budget of ₹30 crore (which is modest for a VFX-heavy superhero flick), and it went on to smash it at the box office, raking in over ₹100 crore globally!

Even the other actors' supposed fees make her pay look interesting. Her co-star Naslen, who's a rising star, likely got a cool ₹1-1.5 crore. And the villain, Sandy Master, probably got around ₹50 lakh.

So, while the movie is a huge hit and everyone's celebrating its success, it definitely makes you wonder if our leading lady got a slice of the pie that matches her massive contribution. She was the heart of the whole project, after all