Overview
- In an interview with Indiaglitz, filmmaker-actor Yugi Sethu said Kamal Haasan was paid ₹150 crore for Kalki 2898 AD and called him the highest‑paid actor in India.
- Sethu recounted that producer C. Aswani Dutt told him Haasan worked about 10 days, leading Sethu to characterize the rate as roughly $2 million per day.
- Reporting across outlets notes conflicting earlier estimates of Haasan’s fee, ranging from about ₹20 crore to over ₹100 crore, with no official figures released.
- Haasan appeared in a limited but pivotal role as Supreme Yaskin, and coverage points to an expanded presence planned for the sequel without revealing story details.
- Production activity on the sequel has begun, and the first film’s estimated ₹1,042–1,100 crore global gross provides context for intense interest in cast remuneration.