Megastar Chiranjeevi’s remuneration for MEK!

Who wants to be a Millionaire? became a great quiz format that involves many common people accomplishing their dreams and crossing the hurdles of monetary problems with the help of knowledge. The format became a smash hit in Hindi, Kaun Banega Crorepati with Amitabh Bachchan as the host.After many years, the format was introduced with slight changes in different languages. Among the regional versions, only Telugu version, Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu was able to repeat the success of the Hindi version in India. Akkineni Nagarjuna kick started the success story with his spirited hosting style and catchphrases.

Many youngsters use the catchphrases like “Chinna break Chitikelo vacchesthanu” ( will be back after a small break) and “Nenu mee Nagarjuna”. These were used in many films as well for parody. After successfully hosting for three seasons King Nagarjuna handed over the baton to Megastar Chiranjeevi for the fourth season.The latest promos of the show with Boss Chiranjeevi as host have created sensation among the telugu households. According to the schedule, Megastar will shoot 4 episodes per call sheet or per day. He will also receive 10 lakhs per episode as remuneration for hosting. The program will start airing new season from December 2nd. Here’s wishing for its success.