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Ordinary face-ordinary stature, yet Rajinikanth-Prabhas are behind this superstar, paid more tax than Amitabh-Akshay Kumar

Whenever it comes to South superstars, some names like Rajinikanth, Prabhas and Jr NTR come to people’s mind. But there is also a star in the South film world who rules the acting world even with an ordinary face and ordinary stature. Not only this, this superstar has also become the second highest tax paying celebrity this year, leaving behind giants like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar. Only Shahrukh Khan has paid more tax than this superstar. We are talking about South superstar Thalapathy Vijay. Born on 22 June 1974 to South film writer and director SA Chandrashekhar, Thalapathy Vijay’s real name is Joseph Vijay Chandrashekhar. In the financial year 2024, Thalapathy Vijay has paid the highest tax after Shahrukh Khan. With this, Thalapathy Vijay’s name is second among the stars who pay the highest tax. Not only this, Thalapathy Vijay has also left behind big stars like Prabhas and Rajinikanth in this matter. Thalapathy Vijay is considered the most expensive hero of Tamil cinema.

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Thalapathy Vijay is not only a South superstar but also the most expensive actor. Thalapathy Vijay has worked in more than 76 films so far. Many of these films have earned more than 100 crores. Despite doing films in Tamil language, Thalapathy Vijay is seen as a global celebrity. Thalapathy Vijay started his career as a child artist. After working as a child artist in about half a dozen films, Thalapathy Vijay started working as a hero. Thalapathy Vijay became a superstar in no time. Today Thalapathy Vijay is counted among the most expensive stars of South cinema.

Left Prabhas and Rajinikanth behind
According to Fortune India’s Starcast List, Thalapathy Vijay is the second highest tax paying star in the year 2024. Thalapathy Vijay has paid a tax of Rs 80 crore this year. After Shahrukh Khan, he is the second highest tax paying star. Shahrukh Khan is at the top of the list of celebrities who pay the highest tax with a tax of Rs 92 crore. After this, Vijay Thalapathy also paid a tax of Rs 80 crore. At the same time, the names of South’s Prabhas and Rajinikanth were also out of the top-10 of this list.