Tabu made her comeback in Telugu Film Industry after a long gap with Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde starrer family drama Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, which was released on 12th January and is doing superb collections at the box office. It is heard that Tabu was paid more than what she gets for a Hindi film. Tabu took home a fat pay cheque of Rs 3 crores for her 15 minutes role in the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo revealed a source. Though some of them called it a disappointing comeback for actress Tabu, whereas few are saying that Tabu’s presence made the film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo look fresh.
The producers of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo paid an amount of Rs 3 crores as remuneration for Tabu and surprisingly, Vijayahsnati too received the same amount as remuneration for Mahesh Babu starrer Sarileru Neekevvaru. Although Tabu’s role in Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is small compared to that of Vijayashanti’s role in Sarileru Neekevvaru, remuneration is the same for both.
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo is helmed by Trivikram Srinivas and is bankrolled by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under the banners of Geetha Arts and Haarika & Hassine Creations. The film also has Jayaram, Sushanth, Navdeep, Nivetha Pethuraj, Samuthirakani, Murali Sharma, Sunil, Sachin Khedekar, and Harsha Vardhan play pivotal roles.
Tabu is one of the most talented actresses of the Indian film Industry. She has won two National Film Awards for Best Actress and six Filmfare Awards, including a record four Critics Awards for Best Actress. In 2011, the Government of India awarded Tabu with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honor of the country.
On the work front, Tabu will be next seen in Hindi movie Jawaani Jaaneman, directed by Nitin Kakkar, starring Saif Ali Khan as a 40-year-old father and debutant Alaya Furniturewala as his daughter. The film is slated to release on 31st January 2020.