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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Maharaja is a barber by profession in [[K. K. Nagar, Chennai|K. K. Nagar]], living with his teenage daugher Jyothi. He lost his wife during a fatal accident, in which toddler Jyothi was saved by a dustbin, which Maharaja also takes with back home. One day, he files an FIR at the police station because the dustbin, which he later named "Lakshmi", was robbed. As the police officers refuses by thinking it is a joke, Maharaja does not budge from the station. They begin to take the case serious once he bribes the Inspector of giving lakhs of rupees if they find the culprit. Believing that Maharaja has put an important document or large sum of money in it, the police begin their investigations.
Maharaja is a barber by profession in [[K. K. Nagar, Chennai|K. K. Nagar]], living with his teenage daugher Jyothi. He lost his wife during a fatal accident, in which toddler Jyothi was saved by a dustbin, which Maharaja takes back home . One day, he files an FIR at the police station because the dustbin, which he later named "Lakshmi", was robbed. As the police officers refuses by thinking it is a joke, Maharaja does not budge from the station. They begin to take the case serious once he bribes the Inspector of giving lakhs of rupees if they find the culprit. Believing that Maharaja has put an important document or large sum of money in it, the police begin their investigations.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==

Revision as of 10:53, 15 June 2024

Maharaja
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNithilan Saminathan
Written byNithilan Saminathan
Raam Murali (dialogues)
Based onOldboy
by Park Chan-wook[1]
Produced bySudhan Sundaram
Jagadish Palanisamy
Starring
CinematographyDinesh Purushothaman
Edited byPhilomin Raj
Music byB. Ajaneesh Loknath
Production
companies
Passion Studios
The Route
Think Studios
Distributed bysee below
Release date
14 June 2024
Running time
142 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetest. ₹20–30 crore[3][4]
Box officeest. ₹10 crore[5][6][7]

Maharaja (transl. Great King) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[8] directed by Nithilan Saminathan, who co-wrote the dialogues with Raam Murali. It is jointly produced by Passion Studios, The Route and Think Studios. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi, alongside Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli and Bharathiraja. It follows the titular barber, who tells the police that his "Lakshmi" is missing after a home robbery, leaving them confused over whether it is a person or object.

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 and was predominantly shot in Chennai. The official title was announced that July, after filming wrapped. 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 in theatres to positive reviews from critics, who praised Sethupathi's performance, the writing, climax and social message, while the excessive violence received criticism.

Plot

Maharaja is a barber by profession in K. K. Nagar, living with his teenage daugher Jyothi. He lost his wife during a fatal accident, in which toddler Jyothi was saved by a dustbin, which Maharaja takes back home . One day, he files an FIR at the police station because the dustbin, which he later named "Lakshmi", was robbed. As the police officers refuses by thinking it is a joke, Maharaja does not budge from the station. They begin to take the case serious once he bribes the Inspector of giving lakhs of rupees if they find the culprit. Believing that Maharaja has put an important document or large sum of money in it, the police begin their investigations.

Cast

Production

On 1 February 2023, Vijay Sethupathi was announced to collaborate with Kurangu Bommai (2017) director Nithilan Saminathan for his 50th film as a lead actor and the director's second directorial.[9] Tentatively titled VJS50, principal photography began shortly after a muhurat puja held the same day at a film studio in Chennai with the presence of the film's cast and crew.[10] The project was funded by Sudhan Sundaram's Passion Studios and Jagadish Palanisamy's The Route. In early April, Sundaram stated that fifty of eighty-five filming days were completed, and only ten days were remaining for Sethupathi.[11] On 12 July, in addition to the principal photography wrapping, the film's official title, Maharaja, was announced by the production houses.[12] Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas and Natarajan Subramaniam were announced to play the lead roles alongside Sethupathi, while Divya Bharathi, Abhirami, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Singampuli, Bharathiraja, Vinod Sagar and P. L. Thenappan would appear in the supporting roles.[13] Dubbing works were completed by 31 December 2023.[14]

Music

Maharaja
Soundtrack album by
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Released7 June 2024
RecordedFebruary–July 2023
StudioSound Town Studio, Chennai
RM Studio, Chennai
Abbs Studios, Bangalore
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length3:08
LanguageTamil
LabelJunglee Music
ProducerB. Ajaneesh Loknath
B. Ajaneesh Loknath chronology
Yuva
(2024) 		Maharaja
(2024) 		Vaamana
(2024)
Singles from Maharaja
  1. "Thayee Thayee"
    Released: 7 June 2024

The music and background score is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, in his first collaboration with Sethupathi; second with Saminathan after Kurangu Bommai.[15] As well as in his third Tamil film after that film and Nimir (2018).[16] Junglee Music acquired the audio rights of the film.[17][18] The only single "Thayee Thayee", sung by Sid Sriram and written by Vairamuthu, was released on 7 June 2024.[19]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thayee Thayee"VairamuthuSid Sriram3:08
Total length:3:08

Release

Theatrical

Maharaja was theatrically released on 14 June 2024 in theatres.[20] Apart from its original Tamil language, it was also dubbed and released in the Telugu.[21] A press screening was held two days prior to the release, 12 June.[22] It was initially planned by the makers to release in May 2024, but was later shifted to June due to unspecified reasons.[23] The film will have its Los Angeles Premiere on 28 June 2024, as it was selected as one of the closing night selections at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.[24]

Distribution

NVR Cinemas bought the distribution rights of the film for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[25][26] Tentkotta, which would distribute in association with Simbaaaa Productions, acquired the distribution rights for the United States and Australia,[27][28] and Ahimsa Entertainment did so for the UK.[29] United Indian Exporters acquired the overseas distribution rights of the film,[30] and released the film themselves in Sri Lanka and Germany and in the company of X Gen Studios in Singapore.[31][32]

Home media

The digital streaming rights were acquired by Netflix and the satellite rights by Star Vijay.[33][34]

Reception

Critical response

Maharaja received positive reviews from critics, who praised Sethupathi's performance, the writing, climax and social message, while the excessive violence received criticism.[35][36]

Only Kollywood gave 4.5/5 stars and wrote "Maharaja is one of those films that gets every department right, and when a film does that, it ought to be celebrated. Right in the sixth month of the year, we have got a film that has beaten every other film out there so far, and will be a tough one to beat in the days to come as well. Brilliant, from top to toe."[37] Arjun Menon of Rediff gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Maharaja is a surprisingly novel outing, rejuvenating the tired tropes of revenge films with a morally challenging revelation in the final hour, that compensates for the little contrivances in the writing."[38] Manikandan KR of Times Now gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Maharaja is a fairly good revenge/investigative drama that primarily works because of fine performances from its entire cast and some exceptional work by its stuntmen and stunt choreographer."[39]

Goutham S of Pinkvilla gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Vijay Sethupathi stands out in the action-packed revenge flick with a well-written screenplay by Nithilan Swaminathan"[40] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Vijay Sethupathi is wonderful in his 50th film, and he has well-written role at his disposal."[41] Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Maharaja is a film that feeds you information in every frame and second, so losing a grip on it might leave you unable to understand when the knots are tied."[42] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "Maharaja is yet another sign of the serious filmmaker Nithilan is, and shows us how a good writer can convert even a dated idea into a gripping big-screen experience."[43] Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "Director Nithilan Swaminathan and Vijay Sethupathi have delivered a film that’s definitely worthy of your time." [44]

Swathi P Ajith of Onmanorama wrote "Maharaja is undoubtedly a thrilling revenge drama that deserves to be watched in theatres."[45] Janani. K of India Today gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Maharaja has a lot going on. Sadly, the hits and misses are not proportional, with the latter having the upper hand. These good moments get buried under dark humour, which hardly works, and many other shortcomings."[46] B. V. S. Prakash of Deccan Chronicle gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Director Nithilan deserves a pat since he makes the girl victim stronger and determined who wants to meet scrupulous characters and question them for their heinous act face-to-face and throws up another twist in the end."[47] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of The Indian Express gave 2/5 stars and wrote "The overarching problem with Maharaja is its ‘wannabe’ nature to come across as a gritty, dark, and emotional rollercoaster. It is more concerned about how it wants to come across than what it really is."[48]

In response to the positive reviews, the film, which had a limited release at the Telugu states, had its shows increased there on the second day after the release, with extra screens being added after each passing show.[49]

Box office

Maharaja grossed ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) worldwide on its opening day, which was the highest first day gross for Sethupathi as the lead,[5] with over ₹4.5 crore (US$540,000) from India.[7] The film surpassed Garudan to become the third biggest opening for a Tamil film in 2024, behind Captain Miller and Aranmanai 4.[50]

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