Maharaja 2024: Plot, trailer cast and crew, censor, runtime and more

Maharaja is an upcoming Tamil film starring actor Vijay Sethupathi in the lead role. It marks the actor’s 50th outing in the film industry. Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, Maharaja is an action drama that is set to release on June 14. Here is some more information on the film.

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Plot

The action drama features Vijay Sethupathi playing the lead titular role. Directed by Nithilan Saminathan, the plot revolves around a hairdresser who goes to a police station to lodge a complaint. While he says that Lakshmi has gone missing from his house, the police officials are left confused about who or what Lakshmi is. The rest of the film deals with how the case proceeds and what Maharaja’s true intentions are.

Trailer

The trailer of the film was released recently by the makers. While the trailer features several action blocks and violent scenes, the first one provides a little more context for the story. We see Vijay Sethupathi as a hairdresser who goes to a police station to file a complaint about something that has gone missing. The police seem confused about what was stolen, and we get to know that there is something more than the theft that has happened in Maharaja’s life.

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Cast and crew

The film is written and directed by Nithilan Saminathan, who made his directorial debut with Kurangu Bommai in 2017. With Vijay Sethupathi headlining the project, the film also stars Bharathiraja, Abhirami, Mamta Mohandas, Singampuli, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Vinoth Sagar, Boys Manikandan, Kalki, and Sachana Namidass. The film is bankrolled by Sudhan Sundaram and Jagadish Palanisamy. Maharaja is shot by Dinesh Purushothaman, with Ajaneesh Loknath scoring the music. Philomin Raj has worked on the edits

Censor and runtime

Despite the violence that one can see on the posters, the film has been certified U/A by the censor board, allowing children to also watch the film with adult supervision. Maharaja has a runtime of 2 hours and 22 minutes and is touted to be an action drama featuring plenty of bloodshed scenes.

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Post-theatrical rights

The post-theatrical rights to Maharaja have been bagged by Netflix. However, a streaming date has yet to be announced by the makers. Ideally, the film will premiere on the platform after a stipulated time period of four weeks since the release of Maharaja.