Madharaasi, the psychological action thriller featuring Sivakarthikeyan and Vidyut Jammwal at loggerheads, has already garnered a lot of attention. For the unversed, the film was released on September 5, 2025. In the movie, Sivakarthikeyan played the role of ‘Raghu Ram’, who is the protagonist; Vidyut portrayed ‘Virat’, the antagonist; and Rukmini Vasanth played the role of Raghu’s love interest, ‘Malathy’. Now that the action thriller has hit the big screens, the audience has been eagerly waiting to know how much the cast earned from the movie.
Sivakarthikeyan’s whopping paycheck for Madharaasi
Over the years, Sivakarthikeyan has established himself both as a romantic and an action hero. In 2021, the action comedy, Doctor, starring Sivakarthikeyan, became the highest-grossing film of his career. Madharaasi marked a glorifying return to big screens for Sivakarthikeyan after his last project, Amaran, co-starring Sai Pallavi. According to Filmibeat, the actor reportedly earned Rs. 30 crore for his role, ‘Major Mukund Varadharajan’ in Amaran.
