Allu Arjun starrer A6 to be second most expensive film of Indian cinema with budget of Rs 800 crore

Allu Arjun collaborates with Atlee for new project

Tollywood actor Allu Arjun is celebrating his 43rd birthday, and his fans are expecting exciting announcements about his upcoming projects. However, he has increased his fans’ excitement with his recent collaboration with director Atlee for an upcoming project, A6.

The upcoming project will reportedly be made on a budget of Rs 800 crore. Additionally, A6 is said to be the second most expensive Indian film ever, just after SS Rajamouli’s SSMB29 with Mahesh Babu.

The highly anticipated collaboration between Allu Arjun and Atlee has been officially confirmed, generating immense excitement. Although details about the cast and plot remain under wraps, the buzz surrounding the project, dubbed A6, is already electric.

The rumors of the upcoming project first sparked after the actor and the director were spotted together for a meeting in Mumbai.

Meanwhile, a source close to Pinkvilla has revealed that the actor will receive a huge paycheque of Rs 175 crore for his project.

The source said, “Allu Arjun is being paid a whopping amount of Rs 175 crore approx. along with a backend deal of 15 per cent stake in profits for a project being backed by production giant Sun Pictures, while Atlee will take away Rs 100 crore fees for his 6th film of the career, thus underscoring his brand value and box-office pull."

The project, valued at Rs 800 crore, will allocate Rs 200 crore for production costs and Rs 250 crore for creating a massive visual effects (VFX) setup.

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The source added, “The makers of the film are leaving no stone unturned to position it as a pan-Indian spectacle with global appeal, and with Atlee at the helm + fresh off the Jawan success- the expectations are pretty sky-high.”

Production house Sun Pictures has recently dropped a hint about the biggest collab on Allu Arjun’s birthday and tweeted, “Where Mass meets Magic Magnum Opus update Tomorrow at 11 AM." The shooting of A6 is expected to kick off by August 2025.

Besides this, Allu Arjun has a few more exciting projects in his pipeline, including Trivikram, which will start in 2026.