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Maharaja

2024 · 141 min

A grim, twisty thriller that keeps you tense and guessing, with a devastating emotional core.

Directed by
Nithilan Saminathan
Genres
Action, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass
Overview
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.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Nithilan Saminathan
Genres
Action, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • family
  • trauma
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
Nithilan Saminathan
Starring
Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Sachana Namidass, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Mamta Mohandas, Aruldoss, Munishkanth
Music
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Cinematography
Dinesh Purushothaman
Runtime
141 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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