Suriya

In Tamil cinema, Suriya is not as popular as his college mate Vijay (Rank 28), but his earnings are bigger because of his popularity in Telugu. So much so, that the better part of his earnings come from the rights to distribute his films in the Andhra Pradesh market. He is often compared to Kamal Haasan, the versatile actor who took on challenging roles and acted in masala flicks with equal panache.