Ustaad Bhagat Singh: Truth Behind Power Star Pawan Kalyan's Rs 170 Crore Remuneration For 'Theri' Remake

Pawan Kayan's Mindblowing Remuneration of Rs 170 Crore: One of the much-hyped upcoming films of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan, who is also the deputy CM of Andhra Pradesh, is 'Ustaad Bhagat Singh.' Directed by Harish Shankar in his second collaboration with the mega actor after 'Gabbar Singh,' a remake of Dabangg. The hot news about Pawan Kalyan's humongous remuneration for the movie is going viral.

Ustaad Bhagat Singh is on the floors currently, and the actor-politician is scheduling his programs to ensure that his schedule doesn't clash with his political commitments. The movie is based on Theri, a superhit Tamil film written and directed by Atlee. After Ustaad Bhagat Singh was announced, fans opposed the idea of remaking it. However, director Harish Shankar let out a clarification that so much has been tweaked from the original to give it a fresh feeling.

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The production house helmed by Yalamanchali Ravi Shankar and Naveen Yerneni has several mega blockbusters to their credit including Allu Arjun's epic Pushpa 2: The Rule. The filmmakers made their Kollywood debut with Ajith and Adhik Ravichandran's Good Bad Ugly movie, which is now on the verge of breaking over with more than Rs 300 Crore as a target. The producers are known for setting epic collaborations and for shelling out an insane amount of money for specifications.

As per the latest buzz, Pawan Kalyan, who said that he does films for money and survival is going to dethrone Allu Arjun and Mahesh Babu from the highest-paid actors throne, with his latest hiked remuneration of Rs 170 Crore. They are willing to pay such a big chunk of the film's budget for Pawan Kalyan to act in a remake film.

Ustaad Bhagat Singh Cast
The movie stars Pawan Kalyan as Bhagat Singh IPS in the titular role. Sreeleela is the first female lead. In addition, the cast includes Ashutosh Rana, Nawab Shah, BS Avinash, Gauthami, Chammak Chandra, Giri, Naga Mahesh, Narra Srinu, and Temper Vamsi among others in key roles.

Ustaad Bhagat Singh Crew
Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar are producing the film under the Mythri Movie Makers banners. They are reportedly spending about Rs 150 Crore. Devi Sri Prasad is on board to compose the film's entire background score and tunes. Ayananka Bose and Chota K Prasad are working as the cinematographer and editor of Ustaad Bhagat Singh.