Mega hero Varun Tej is on cloud nine after he tasted two back to back hits with Fidaa and Tholi Prema. His performance and screen presence too have been widely appreciated from all the corners. The actor is busy with the shoot of Anil Ravipudi's F2 which also features Venkatesh in the other lead role. He wrapped up the shoot of space thriller Anthariksham 9000 kmph which will release during December this year.

Varun Tej charged Rs 2.5 crores per film and pinned many hopes on F2 and Anthariksham 9000 kmph. Now the actor is said to have hiked his fee and is charging Rs 5 crores for his upcoming films. He signed a film in the direction of Sagar Chandra which will roll next year. 14 Reels Plus will produce this big budget film which is an action thriller. The makers agreed to pay the quoted cheque as the actor is in huge demand currently.