Vijay Gurunath Sethupathi Kalimuthu, credited as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He has also worked in Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi Films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Award, two Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Vijay is known for choosing his scripts wisely and hardly goes wrong when it comes to delivering content-driven films. Even this time, the actor seems to have locked in a solid film, as reviews have been favourable so far. Apart from critics’ reviews, the ticket-buying audience is also giving the content a thumbs up. Celebrating the 50th film of Vijay Sethupathi,
Maharaja is out in theatres all across the globe and considering the loyal fan base of Sethupathi, the film was expected to take a good start at the Indian box office, and that’s exactly what happened. In fact, in 2024, the film clocked the third biggest opening for Kollywood after Dhanush’s Captain Miller and Tamannaah Bhatia-Raashii Khanna’s Aranmanai 4. Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, ‘Maharaja’ features Vijay Sethupathi, Natty, Anurag Kashyap, Bharathiraja, Abhirami, Mamta Mohandas, Singampuli, Aruldoss, and Munishkanth, among others, while the film’s music is composed by Ajneesh Loknath.
On Friday, the film recorded 43 percent occupancy in the night shows, signalling acceptance in the audience as word of mouth spread. The start of Rs 4.50 crore has set the film up to make the most of the long weekend. Maharaja would hope to record stronger totals on Saturday and Sunday and then enjoy the Monday holiday on account of Bakri Eid. The film hopes to cross the Rs 20 crore mark in the first three days. As of now, the second day of the film is projected to be nearly Rs 8 crore. According to Koi Moi, Maharaja is the third-biggest Tamil opener of the year, right behind Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashii Khanna’s Aranmanai 4 (Rs 4.65 crores) and Dhanush’s Captain Miller, which made Rs 8.80 crore on day one.
In Maharaja, Vijay Sethupathi plays the role of a single father who is desperate to get back a stolen dustbin, but there is a lot more to his complaint than what meets the eye. Released on a decent number of screens yesterday, Maharaja ended its opening day on a good note.
Even though the official number is yet to come, it is known that the film did pretty well on its first day. With this, it has marked the third-biggest opening for Tamil films in 2024.
