“
Jaguar
,” the most anticipated film of 2016 is the launch pad of
Nikhil Kumar
, son of Karnataka’s ex-CM,
HD Kumaraswamy
. The film has been running in the theatres with mixed reviews. Initially, it was said that the film was shot on a budget of Rs. 65 Cr. However, when the remuneration details are collected, it seems to be just Rs. 40 Cr. “K V Vijayendra Prasad,” the writer of the film charged Rs. 3 Cr and “
Mahadev
” was also paid with a crore. Similarly, music director, “
S Thaman
” got the remuneration of Rs. 1 Cr and the cinematographer too got the same amount.
Tamannaah Bhatia
is said to be the highest paid star in the film with Rs. 1.5 Cr. She charged a whopping amount just for a special song.
Jagapati Babu
was paid Rs 1 Cr and
Ramya Krishnan
received Rs. 50 Lakhs.
Rao Ramesh
was said to have received Rs. 25 Lakhs. “
Brahmanandam
” and
Sampath Raj
were paid less than a crore and the heroine too. It is heard that high-end cameras and the exotic locales swallowed some crores. The pre-production and the post-production work cost a bomb, says a report. However, the film that released in both Kannada and Telugu is running with mixed reviews. In fact, Tollywood audiences are not impressed with the film, says a report.