7 Crores for doing the Title of Saibaba :: Record Remuneration for Dileep

whose popularity in Malayalam cinema is eclipsed only by Mohanlal andMammootty, is creating history of sort by acting in a non-Malayalam film, namely “Sai Baba”, a big-budget film in Telugu.

Dileep has been offered a fabulous sum of seven crore rupees for acting in “Sai Baba”. This is believed to be the largest sum ever received by a Mollywood star for acting in a Telugu cinema. For a change, Dileep is shifting a gear and acting in a spiritual role, far removed from his usual light and humorous roles in Malayalam films which brought him fame and popularity.

Dileep will enact the life of Sai Baba from the age of 20 to 85. This is the firsttime that he is acting in a film from outside Kerala which makes his compensation all the more incredulous.The film in Telugu will be dubbed into other languages later. “Sai Baba” is being directed by Kodi Ramakrishnan and it is expected that the movie will becompleted in three months.