Is Nayantara highest paid actress?

Dusky actress Nayantara outwits her arch rivals from Anushka to Kaajal and Tammanah to Shruti Haasan, has she reportedly pocketed Rs 3.5 crore for upcoming film with actor Balakrishna.

Producer C Kalyan didn’t mind digging deep into his pockets since he wanted to a heady combination for his untitled big-budget film. “Nayantara is very tough negotiator and demanded fancy price and got it too,’ says a source, close to the unit.

Even though, her rivals are charging anywhere between Rs 1.5 to 2.5 cr per film, but ‘Mayuri’ actress trounced them all with one stroke. “No doubt, she is the highest paid actress in T-town and it will take some time for other actresses to catch up with her fancy price’ the source adds.

Actually, Nayantara’s last Telugu release ‘Babu Bangaram’ was a damp squib, but her combination with Nandamuri star Balakrishna was a winner, so producer had to cough off, to re-unite the successful pairing.