10 Highest-Paid South Indian Actresses

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Secret #1: Samantha Ruth Prabhu

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#2: Nayanthara

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#3:Rashmika Mandanna

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#4: Anushka Shetty

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#5: Pooja Hegde

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#6: Keerthy Suresh

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#7: Tamannaah Bhatia

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#8: Trisha Krishnan

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#9: Sai Pallavi

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#10: Kajal Aggarwal

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