Kangana Ranaut’s last release manikarnika; The Queen of Jhanshi has recived the rave reviws at the box-office. After enjoying success of the film the actress recently announced Jayalalithaa biopic, titled Thalaivi in Tamil and Jaya in Hindi, is said to be charging a whopping Rs 24 crore as her acting fee.

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According , a source close to the development reveals the fee of the Kangana for the film. The source said,  "Kangana is being paid to the tune of Rs 24 crore for the bilingual project, which will be made in Hindi and Tamil. The makers are sure that her star power will help reach a pan-India audience. Whenever Hindi artistes have done South movies, they have always shared screen space with a top star from the region. But the Manikarnika heroine will be leading from the front as the movie revolves around her character’s journey. The producers have already signed a contract with her.”

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Guess in that case, this is the biggest deal any actress has ever cracked in the Indian film industry. Talking about the film Kangana had said, “Jayalalithaaji is one of the biggest female success stories of this century. She was a superstar and went on to become an iconic politician, it’s a great concept for a mainstream film. I am honoured to be a part of this mega project.”

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South filmmaker AL Vijay directorial biopic has been written by Baahubali writer KV Vijayendra Prasad, who had also penned the actress’ last superhit film, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.