Top 10 Highest-paid Kannada actors and their whopping fees

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Yash

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Darshan Thoogudeepa

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Kichcha Sudeep

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Rishab Shetty

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Upendra

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Dhruva Sarja

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Shiva Rajkumar

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Rakshit Shetty

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Srii Murali

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Golden Star Ganesh

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