India, April 26 -- Every now and then one hears of A-list actors taking on co-producer roles, which, in essence, means that they've not taken much by way of remuneration, but will take a pre-decided cut from the film's theatrical and post-theatrical business. Most recently, the buzz in industry circles was that Kiccha Sudeep has been doing exactly that, with unconfirmed reports stating that the actor took home the theatrical profit, while the producer got the post-theatrical rights.

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