Vijay Sethupathi’s Maharaja gets an exciting update, all deets here

Actor Vijay Sethupathi is working on his upcoming film titled Maharaja, which marks a milestone moment in his career as his 50th film. While revealing a new poster, the makers on Wednesday dropped an update about Maharaja and announced that the trailer of the film will be released on Thursday.

Maharaja trailer out soon

Maharaja marks Vijay Sethupathi's 50th outing as the lead actor. The film is written and directed by Nithilan Saminathan, who has previously helmed Kurangu Bommai. Maharaja makes his second directorial outing. “I was impressed by what he has managed to do in this film. I never knew a person could act like this. It might sound like I am self-boasting. But, you will see what I am saying when you watch the film. The movie has come out beautifully," Nithilan once said about Vijay Sethupathi.

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Sudhan Sundaram and Jagadish Palanisamy produce Maharaja under the Passion Studios banner. The new poster shows Vijay Sethupathi with a bloodied face as he holds a blade knife with blood-soaked hands. The trailer of the film will be dropping on Thursday evening.

Besides Vijay Sethupathi, the film also stars actors Mamta Mohandas, Nataraj, Abhirami, alongside filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. Maharaja marks Anurag Kashyap's third film as an actor in Tamil cinema. Previously, he played a major role in Imaikaa Nodigal (2018) and made a cameo appearance in director Lokesh Kanagaraj's blockbuster Leo. A release date for the film is yet to be announced. However, as per reports, the makers are aiming to release sometime in the middle of June.

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More on Maharaja

The technical crew of Maharaja consists of Ajaneesh Loknath scoring the music and Dinesh Purushothaman cranking the camera. Philomin Raj is the editor. Touted to be an action drama, the post-theatrical rights of Maharaja have been bagged by Netflix. 

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Meanwhile, Vijay Sethupathi was last seen in Merry Christmas directed by Sriram Raghavan. The actor had recently wrapped up with Ace, a film co-starring Rukmini Vasanth. Vijay Sethupathi has a number of projects in his kitty, including Viduthalai - Part 2 with Vetrimaaran and Soori, and Gandhi Talks.