Telugu
TV
Actors
Remuneration:
The
Telugu
Television
industry
is
huge
and
deep.
There
are
thousands
of
on-screen
celebrity
actors,
actresses
as
well
as
behind
the
camera
technicians,
who
sustain
on
the
humongous
work
that
the
industry
is
providing
them
with.
Although
the
range
of
television
actors
is
incomparable
with
the
film
actors,
the
craze,
their
stardom
and
popularity
among
Telugu
households
is
beyond
comprehension.
Take
a
look
at
the
remuneration
details
of
the
Telugu
serials'
male
lead
actors
that
were
curated
from
the
online
sources
(approximate)
here.
Nirupam
Paritala
The
Doctor
Babu
of
the
two
Telugu-speaking
states,
Nirupam
Paritala
is
one
of
the
highest-paid
actors
of
the
small
screen
industry.
He
takes
home
Rs
40,000
per
day
and
the
craze
Karthika
Deepam
serial
brought
him
is
unmatched.
Sriram
aka
Arya
Vardhan
Actor
Sriram,
who
plays
Arya
Vardhan
in
Prema
Yentha
Madhuram
serial
gets
a
pay
cheque
for
Rs
40,000
per
day.
He
is
a
producer
and
presenter
for
several
other
serials.
Etv
Prabhakar
Prabhakar,
who
was
around
since
early
90's,
the
time
when
small
screen
was
revolutionzed
with
the
inception
of
ETV,
he
has
been
continuing
to
rule
the
Telugu
TV
industry.
He
takes
home
about
Rs
40,000
per
day.
He
is
also
a
producer
of
serials
and
shows.
Indraneel
Varma
The
Chakravakam
and
Mogilirekulu
serials
have
a
special
place
in
the
history
of
Telugu
serials.
Both
these
serials
starred
Indraneel
Varma
as
the
male
lead.
The
actor
charged
Rs
30,000
per
day
for
Gruha
Lakshmi
serial.
Sai
Kiran
Actor
Sai
Kiran,
who
shifted
to
Telugu
TV,
is
now
one
of
the
most-wanted
actors
in
the
small
screen
industry.
The
actor
was
part
of
20
serials
and
is
taking
about
Rs
35,000
per
day.
Mukesh
Gowda
The
infamous
Rishi
Sir
of
Guppedanth
Manasu,
Mukesh
Gowda
started
his
Telugu
serial
journey
with
Rs
15,000
as
remuneration
per
day
for
the
same
serial.
He
is
now
earning
Rs
22,000
for
a
day.
Amardeep
Chowdary
The
docile
and
husband-material
Rama
of
Janaki
Kalaganaledu
serial,
Amardeep
Chowdhary
is
one
of
the
rising
stars.
He
is
also
getting
opportunities
in
fils
and
for
his
per
day
callsheet,
the
actor,
who
got
married
to
another
serial
actress
Tejaswini
Gowda,
charges
about
Rs
20,000.
It
is
said
that
Amar
has
been
charging
differently
for
each
production.
He
started
off
with
Rs
8000
per
day
for
Siri
Siri
Muvvalu
serial.
Maanas
Nagulapalli
Maanas,
who
was
initially
a
child
artist
in
Telugu
films
took
over
the
small
screen
space
as
a
lead
actor.
He
was
given
a
remuneration
of
Rs
10
K
to
Rs
15
k
per
day
initially
but
after
Bigg
Boss
Telugu,
he
started
quoting
Rs
25,000
per
day.
Arjun
Ambati
The
popular
actor
charges
somewhere
between
Rs
15000
and
Rs
20,000
per
day.
For
now
he
is
taking
part
in
the
events
and
game
shows
organized
on
various
entertainment
channels.
He
is
not
part
of
any
new
serials
after
Devatha.
Suneel
Puranik
aka
Namboodri
in
Naga
Panchami
Suneel,
who
plays
the
character
of
Namboodri
Swamiji
in
the
serial
Naga
Panchami
is
a
senior
actor.
He
is
quoting
Rs
25,000
per
day
as
compensation.
Niranjan
aka
Yash
in
Yenneno
Janmala
Bandham
Nirajan,
a
Kannada
and
Telugu
actor
is
getting
paid
Rs
20,000
per
day.
Gagan
Chinnappa
aka
Krishna
Mukunda
Murari
Popular
Kannada
actor
Gagan
Chinnappa
is
charging
Rs
20,000.
In
addition
to
the
above,
Siva
Kumar
and
Chandu
Gowda
of
Vadinamma
serial
are
taking
home
Rs
15,000
each.
Ravi
Krishna,
who
played
a
key
role
in
Virupaksha
movie
earns
Rs
20,000.