Maharaja
Maharaja Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Thriller |
| Release date | 14 June, 2024 |
| Running time | 2hr 22min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Vijay Sethupathi Anurag Kashyap Mamta Mohandas Natty (Natraj) Bharathiraja |
| Directed by | Nithilan Saminathan |
| Written by | Nithilan Saminathan |
| Dialogues by | Nithilan Saminathan Raam Murali |
| Produced by | Sudhan Sundaram Jagadish Palanisamy |
| Cinematography by | Dinesh Purushothaman |
| Edited by | Philomin Raj |
| Music by | B Ajaneesh Loknath |
| Production Designer | V. Selvakumar |
| Production Company | Passion Studios The Route |
| Distributor | NVR Cinemas Simbaaaa Productions |
Maharaja Movie Cast & Characters:
- Vijay Sethupathi as Maharaja
- Anurag Kashyap as Selvam
- Sachana Namidass as Jyothi
- Mamta Mohandas as Aasifa
- Natarajan Subramaniam as Inspector S. Varadharajan
- Abhirami as Kokila
- Divya Bharathi as Selvi, Maharaja’s wife
- Singampuli as Nallasivam
- Aruldoss as Sub-inspector R. K. Perumalsamy
- Munishkanth as Constable Kuzhandhaivelu
- Vinod Sagar as Sabari
- Manikandan as Dhana
- Kaalaiyan as Councillor Karunakaran
- Kalki as a Thief who steals TVS 50
- P. L. Thenappan as Salon owner
- Saravana Subbiah as an Inspector
- Vetrivel Raja as a Constable
- Bharathiraja as Gopal Thatha
- Mohan Raman as Doctor Uncle
- Poovaiyar as a boy in Salon
- Lizzie Antony as a victim of robbery
- Poster Nandakumar as School Correspondent
- Sangeetha V as Varadharajan’s wife
- Supergood Subramani as Selvam’s neighbour
- Mullai Arasi as a thief’s wife
- Baby Shynika as Selvam’s daughter
Storyline:
A barber`s life revolves only around two aspects: his duty to do his job and his daughter, a budding sports champ. One day, Maharaja finds himself in a police station to file an FIR because Lakshmi, their dustbin, has been stolen. What is actually going on and where does this story lead?
Maharaja Movie Tracklist:
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Thayee Thayee” | Vairamuthu | Sid Sriram | 3:08 |
| 2. | “Raja Paya Onnu” | Vairamuthu | Jithin Raj, Harshika Devanath | 4:05 |
Maharaja Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₹20 crore |
| Opening Day Collection | ₹4.7 crore (US$560,000) |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹113 crore (estimated) |
About Maharaja Movie:
Maharaja is a Tamil crime drama film directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, who co-wrote the dialogues with Raam Murali. Passion Studios, The Route and Think Studios jointly produce it. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi in the title role, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli and Bharathiraja.
The film was officially announced in February 2023 under the tentative title VJS50, as it is Sethupathi’s 50th film as the lead actor. Principal photography commenced the same month, predominantly taking place in Chennai throughout a single schedule.
The official title was announced in July, coinciding with the filming being wrapped and Think Studios by joining as co-producers. The film has music composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, cinematography handled by Dinesh Purushothaman, and editing by Philomin Raj.
Maharaja was released worldwide on 14 June 2024 to positive reviews. It had the highest opening weekend for a Tamil film in 2024 and emerged as the year’s third highest-grossing Tamil film.
The digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix and the satellite rights by Star Vijay. The film premiered on Netflix from 12 July 2024.