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Vijay Sethupathi starrer Maharaja, directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, has officially become the most-viewed Indian movie on Netflix. The movie which had made its OTT debut on July 12, 2024, has managed to achieve this feat in a matter of 6 weeks.
Moreover, the film has also surpassed the total views of Bollywood hits like The Crew and Laapataa Ladies. The official post for Maharaja was made by the makers themselves on their official X (formerly Twitter) handle.
Check out the official post here:
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.
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Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for Rick and Morty: The Anime
The franchise premiered its animated sitcom, titled Rick and Morty: The Anime in August 2024. The anime takes place between the fifth and sixth seasons of the main series when the portal travel is shut down. Rick and Morty: The Anime is the third series from the franchise created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon.
Speaking to ComicBook ahead of its premiere, Director and writer, Takashi Sano reveals that he has plenty of ideas if there were to be a sequel. Previously, Jason DeMarco, Senior VP of Adult Swim mentioned that the series would get a sequel, based on the reception it receives. The series premiered on Adult Swim on August 16, 2024.
Executive producer Joseph Chou revealed that Sano wants the series to return for more episodes. “Yeah, he has a lot of things that he actually wants to do, if he’s given the opportunity to do another one. So [the] hard part is not what to make, it’s like, what to do. Like, what can I do? It’s really hard part is what do I choose in terms of the things that I wanna do? Because it’s just the kind of freedom that’s given to do the show.” said Chou.
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!
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