Was Anirudh paid Rs 10 crore for Jawan?

Anirudh Ravichander

is the superstar of the music industry down South. The movies that he gets attached to are considered a sureshot success. He recently made his Hindi debut in Shah Rukh Khan starrer

Jawan

. He composed the background score for the film and gained a lot of appreciation for his work. It is now being reported that he has become the highest paid musician in the country.

Besides Jawan, Anirudh composed music for his uncle Rajinikant’s latest film

Jailer

and Thalapathy Vijay’s recent release Leo: Bloody Sweet.

While Jailer is also considered an all time blockbuster, hopes from

Leo

are also very high. With his growing popularity and a lot of actors and directors mentioning how Aniruddh’s contribution is impactful on the overall success of the film, talks are doing the rounds about his pay package.

As per a report on News 18, Aniruddh’s take from Leo was Rs 8 crore and it is considered to be the highest ever earned by a music composer in the Tamil film industry. The report also suggests that for Jawan, Anirrudh’s pay package was Rs 10 crore. Despite his rising popularity and his asking price, the musician is in very high demand. He has been already locked in for Rajinikath’s 170th film and also for Jr NTR’s next.
Anirudh made his debut as a music composer in the film 3, directed by his cousin Aishwarya R Dhanush. Notably, his very first song, Why

This Kolaveri Di

, from the 2012 film became a global sensation, accumulating over 424 million views on YouTube. In a recent interview he had also mentioned that he created the song Hukum for the film Jailer after watching the film, as he felt the film could have one more song. And as it turns out, it was the most famous song of the film.