Arya, paid Rs 2 crore to play villain

It is Arya’s big day as he is making his debut as villain in Allu Arjun’s Telugu filmVarudu directed by hit maker Gunasekhar. If the film, releasing today, clicks Arya will have a new market in Tollywood.
The market buzz is that Arya was paid 2 crores to play the bad guy. The producers were forced to cough up the amount as Arya is a top Kollywood hero. But Arya says:” I took up the villain role because it has equal footage to that of the hero’s character and it looks interesting.”
Varudu is releasing big worldwide including four screens in Chennai. Adding to the suspense the actress who is playing heroine has been kept a closely guarded secret.
No photograph of her has been released to the media and her name has been kept under the wraps.