As per a report by Gulte, the Vijay Sethupathi starrer has emerged top of the most-watched list on Netflix with a total view count of 18.6 million. On the other hand, movies like The Crew and Laapataa Ladies have 17.9 and 17.1 million views to their names, respectively.

Maharaja, directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, is an action drama flick that features Vijay Sethupathi as a barbershop owner and a single father. The plot revolves around the father-daughter duo who have a special affection for Lakshmi, a garbage bin made of steel that saved the latter’s life one day.

However, things take a turn when the garbage bin goes missing after a robbery at their home. Now, the man tries to seek the help of police to find his missing bin before his daughter returns from a sports camp. Even though at the surface level, it seems the man is trying to find his special bin, his real intentions turn out to be something much more grave and frightening.

Other than Vijay, the movie also had an ensemble cast of actors like Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami Gopikumar, Singampuli, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, and many more in key roles. As per reports by the Economic Times and the Times of India, the movie grossed more than Rs 100 crores worldwide and earned Rs 60 crores from Tamil Nadu itself within 5 days of release.

Interestingly, in a recent interview with Touring Talkies, the director had revealed that initially, he wanted to cast actor Shanthanu Bhagyaraj in the lead role for the same script. Even though the Master fame actor was interested in playing the role, both of them were unable to find a suitable producer which led to the filmmaker taking the main core of the film and creating Maharaja.

Coming to Vijay Sethupathi’s work front, the Jawan actor is next set to be seen in the lead role for the movie Ace, directed by Arumuga Kumar. The film marks the Tamil debut of SSE fame Rukmini Vasanth with an additional cast of actors like Yogi Babu, Divya Pillai, Babloo Prithiveeraj, B. S. Avinash, and many more.

Furthermore, the actor is also set to host the reality show, Bigg Boss Tamil for season 8 too. 

Chou also hopes that the fans will love it and they get to work on the show again. With Rick and Morty: The Anime currently set for a 10-episode release, there has been no confirmation on whether there will be a sequel. Perhaps after the finale on October 18, 2024, we may get some news related to a second season. 

Ahead of the official series, 5 short films were released between 2020 and 2021. Rick and Morty: The Anime stars Yohei Tadano and  Keisuke Chiba reprising their roles from the Japanese dub of the original series. None of the cast from the English version are reprising their roles.

In the first episode of Rick and Morty: The Anime, we see a dummy Rick being kidnapped by the Galatic Federation for his new weapon that can reduce time entropy and reverse time flow. Meanwhile, the real Rick returns to pick up Morty, Summer terminates Morty’s simulation. Stay tuned for the latest updates on Rick and Morty: The Anime!

Cameron’s comments drive home the challenges associated with attempting to write science fiction in an age in which, often, reality outpaces even the most vivid imagination. He continued to express himself, saying, “People pay the compliment, ‘Oh, it still holds up.’ I actually think that’s true of Terminator 2 qualitatively. I think Terminator 1 qualitatively is pretty obsolete, although story-wise it’s still pretty intriguing. There’s some interest around this idea that it was a bit prescient on certain things, like the emergence of AI, the potential existential threat of AI, which is transforming our world before our eyes.”

He said that the reason why it’s hard to come up with a good storyline for Terminator 7 is that today’s society is already living in what feels a lot like science fiction. “We’re at a point right now where it gets harder and harder to write science fiction because we’re living in a science fiction world on a day-to-day basis.” He’s working through some of the themes that he wants to bring into a new Terminator film or possibly even a kind of a reboot of a larger story framework, which is difficult right now because he wants to let the smoke clear on the whole thing. That’s going to be a ride that “we’re going to be watching for probably the rest of human history, but certainly the next few years are going to be quite telling.”

Even beyond science fiction, other genres, particularly political drama, and political satire, have increasingly found the real world leeching into storyline inspiration. Scandalfamously saw Shonda Rhimes having to cull storylines from her ever more heightened ABC series for hitting too close to home on real-life events, while Prime Video’s The Boyson several occasions has proven to be quite prescient, arguably to its own success, considering how heightened the satire is.

Cameron knows that even though his movies’ technology may date, there is something more fundamental, like an underlying theme and commentary, which holds promise for longevity. It is precisely this that lets Terminator 2 have some effectiveness even today. As Cameron works to bring to life Terminator 7, he shall surely turn his attention to these timeless elements, ensuring that the film remains relevant to whatever gets made obsolete very fast with successive technological advancement. Although the Avatar franchise is going to keep him busy for many years to come, anticipation for Terminator 7 is building up since fans would like to see what new ideas Cameron will bring into the series.