Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Maharaja’ created history in China, highest grosser in last 5 years

South actor Vijay Sethupathi is an amazing artist. The audience likes all his/her films very much. Last year, his/her action-thriller movie ‘Maharaja’, which was streamed on Netflix in 2024, also created a stir. Now the news is that it was released in Chinese theaters in November, 2024 and is close to touching the 100 crore club in less than a month. According to a Chinese Embassy official, it has become the highest-grossing Indian film in China in the last five years. Chinese Embassy in India spokesperson Yu Jing took to her Instagram handle on Sunday, January 5 to share the box office performance of ‘Maharaja’ in China. Gave a big update on the collection. he/she shared a poster of the film, in which the actors were seen and wrote in the caption, ‘Maharaja has become the highest grossing Indian film in China since 2018, earning up to ₹91.55 crore. very nice.’

Rating of Vijay Sethupathi’s film ‘Maharaja’ in China

According to cinema ticket selling portal Maoyan, the Vijay Sethupathi starrer film collected approximately RMB 13.37 million (₹ 15.6 crore) at the China box office on its first day in November, 2024. At the same time, this film has got a rating of 8.7/10 on the film review site Doban. And it has been considered one of the highest rated Indian films.

What is the story of ‘Maharaja’?

The film is directed by Nithilan Swaminathan and stars Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas and Natty Natraj. In this, Vijay has played the role of a barber, whose wife dies and he/she lives alone with his/her daughter in a remote area. The story takes a turn when Anurag Kashyap’s gang rapes his/her daughter and leaves her near death. After this he/she searches for the accused to take revenge.