Irumudi Model: Pan-India Hero Takes No Upfront Salary?

M9.news reports that Telugu cinema’s Tier-1 heroes are going all out on pan-India projects, and the scale of their upcoming films shows how much the industry has changed. Mahesh Babu is working on Varanasi, Allu Arjun has Raaka and AA23 in his lineup, while NTR is busy with Dragon. Prabhas, meanwhile. This independent brief is based on the publisher's feed listing; see the source credited below for the full report.

At a glance

• M9.news reports that Telugu cinema’s Tier-1 heroes are going all out on pan-India projects, and the scale of their upcoming films shows how much the industry has changed.
• Mahesh Babu is working on Varanasi, Allu Arjun has Raaka and AA23 in his lineup, while NTR is busy with Dragon.