Reportedly, 'Leo' was made on a budget of Rs 300 crore, and Vijay, who plays the lead role, has been charged Rs 120 crore for his role in the film. After 'Leo', following Rajinikanth, Vijay becomes the highest-paid actor in Kollywood. The reports are doing the rounds on social media, and fans are elated as the actor, who, from his first remuneration of Rs 500 as a child artist in 'Vetri', has now become an actor earning more than Rs 100 crore.
Vijay is one of the most successful actors in Tamil cinema, and the actor is also known as a box office samrat or king. The actor's stardom increased after the 1990s, and his remuneration for films changed after 'Mersal' and 'Sarkar'. Vijay's previous collaboration with Lokesh Kanagaraj for 'Master' reportedly earned Rs 100 crore, and now with 'Leo' he has crossed the mark of Rs 100 crore.
'Leo' is an action drama, and the film features Vijay, Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Mysskin, Mansoor Ali Khan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Priya Anand, Mathew Thomas, Sandy, and Anurag Kashyap. The movie's music is composed by Anirudh Ravichander.