In the last few years we have witnessed an increase in the popularity of South Indian cinema. Specifically Tamil cinema has been dominating box office numbers and people are increasingly admiring South Indian actors and their performances. Be it Rajinikanths Jailer or Vijays Leo the performances of these actors have been widely acclaimed. Apart from gaining name and fame these actors have also raked in substantial earnings. However do you know who is the richest Tamil actor? If not then keep scrolling and reading. While many may think that the richest Tamil actor must be Rajinikanth due to the immense name and respect he has earned their assumption would be quite wrong. Another name that often comes up in this discussion is Vijay. Despite having a net worth of Rs 445 crore Vijay is also not the richest Tamil actor! Then who is? The richest Tamil actor is none other than Kamal Haasan! Richest Tamil Actor Is.... Kamal Haasan has an estimated net worth of Rs 450 crore as per Times of India. The actor has been captivating the hearts of audiences since his debut as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma. Haasans breakthrough role came in the 1975 drama Apoorva Raagangal where he played a rebellious youth who falls in love with an older woman. Over the last six decades Haasan has worked in over 230 films predominantly in the Tamil language. Apart from Tamil Haasan has also worked in various languages including Malayalam Hindi Telugu Kannada and Bengali cinema. Next to Kamal Haasan the second-richest actor in Tamil cinema is Thalapathy Vijay whose net worth is Rs 445 crore according to Times of India. Next on the list is Rajinikanth who reportedly boasts an impressive net worth of Rs 430 crore. As per the Economic Times Thalaiva received a whopping Rs 210 crore (Rs 110 crore as remuneration and Rs 100 crore on a profit-sharing basis) for Nelson Dilipkumar’s Jailer. In addition to an extended cameo in Lal Salaam Rajinikanth also featured in the major project Vettaiyan directed by T. J. Gnanavel.