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Filmi Score
Very good
23 reviews
73
What the critics say
Audience Score · not yet · appears once three readers have written a review
Critics overwhelmingly praise the twisty, non-linear screenplay and Vijay Sethupathi's performance, though several flag a predictable or contrived climax, a thin antagonist and uneven pacing in the back half.
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Summary
Maharaja (2024, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 23 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹199.20 CrWorldwide gross in 133 days
India gross₹83.50 Cr
Overseas gross₹115.70 Cr
As of 5 Jan 2025 · Sacnilk
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Nithilan Saminathan · written by Nithilan Saminathan & Ram Murali · music B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Nithilan SaminathanDirector · Writer
Ram MuraliWriter
B. Ajaneesh LoknathMusic
Dinesh PurushothamanCinematography
Philomin RajEditing
Vijay SethupathiLead
Anurag Kashyap
Sachana Namidass
Natarajan Subramaniam
Abhirami
Mamta Mohandas
Aruldoss
Munishkanth
Kalki Raja
Saravana Subbiah
Vetrivel Raja
Manikandan
Full crew
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Summary
A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.
Maharaja (2024, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 23 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
23 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 23 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 16 Jun 2024
5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 92
100
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 22 Jun 2024
5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 91
100
Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 17 Jul 2024
The critic praises the screenplay's clever misdirection and Sethupathi's immersive performance as a career highlight, closing with an unqualified… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
90
14 Jun 2024
Vijay Sethupathi’s Maharaja Movie Review Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 90
60
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 12 Jul 2024
4.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 87
90
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 15 Jun 2024
The critic praises Maharaja's disorienting screenplay and Vijay Sethupathi's rage-filled performance as one of his favorites of the year, while… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
86
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 14 Jun 2024
The critic praises Vijay Sethupathi's full-potential performance, the score, and the haunting climax, calling Maharaja a great, well-packaged film… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Likhith · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 16 Jun 2024
The critic calls Maharaja's screenplay the best he's seen this year and praises Sethupathi's performance, while noting the climax's key twist… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 15 Jun 2024
Calls the screenplay 'absolutely brilliant' and the writing the film's major pillar, praising Sethupathi's and Anurag Kashyap's performances and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Arjun Menon · 15 Jun 2024
Maharaja Review: Chilling Read it there →
Published · 4/5
Filmi’s reading 84
80
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 14 Jun 2024
The critic leaves the theatre satisfied, praising Vijay Sethupathi's performance and the villain's transformation while calling the underlying… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
82
Latha Srinivasan · 13 Jun 2024
The critic calls Vijay Sethupathi stellar and Anurag Kashyap a surprise, praising the emotional father-daughter core and slow-burn structure,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 14 Jun 2024
Praises the writing and screenplay as the film's biggest strength and calls Vijay Sethupathi's understated, dialogue-light performance excellent.… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Swathi P Ajith · 14 Jun 2024
Ajith finds Maharaja an engaging, slow-burning revenge drama carried by a strong Sethupathi performance, but flags a predictable climax, poor… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
74
YouTube, Telugu · rating spoken aloud · 14 Jun 2024
3.25/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 66
65
Bhuvanesh Chandar · 14 Jun 2024
Chandar admires Nithilan's meticulous, banal treatment of evil and a shot echoing the director's debut, but the excerpt ends abruptly with no… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Roopa Radhakrishnan · 12 Jun 2024
Maharaja Movie Review: An engaging but engineered film that works even with faults Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 62
60
BVS Prakash · 14 Jun 2024
Maharaja: Vijay Sethupathi rocks in this dark entertainer Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 55
50
Anusha Sundar · 13 Jun 2024
Maharaja Movie Review: Vijay Sethupathi is brilliant in this karmic drama filled with convenient choices Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 48
60
Baradwaj Rangan ✓ Claimed · 4 Jul 2024
Galatta Plus finds Maharaja's individual plot twists effective but the screenplay mechanically constructed and padded, with a weak, underwritten… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
42
Kirubhakar Purushothaman · 13 Jun 2024
Maharaja movie review: Contrived screenplay overshadows the few good things in Vijay Sethupathi’s film Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 35
40
Janani K · 13 Jun 2024
Maharaja Review: Vijay Sethupathi film is bogged down by convenient writing Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 35
50
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 23 readings; 12 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Maharaja: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Maharaja's box office collection?
Maharaja has a box office collection of ₹199.20 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹83.50 Cr India gross and ₹115.70 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 5 Jan 2025, day 133. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Maharaja collected at the box office?
Maharaja has collected ₹199.20 Cr worldwide in 133 days, as of 5 Jan 2025, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Maharaja?
Maharaja is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Maharaja?
Maharaja has a Filmi Score of 73 (Very good), the mean of 23 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 35 (The Indian Express) to 92 (Suraj Kumar). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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