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Vijay Sethupathi's Maharaja inches close to Rs 100 crore in China

Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, Maharaja features a stellar cast including Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, and Natty Natraj

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In yet another box-office feat in the successful run of Vijay Sethupathi's Maharaja in China, the film is getting closer to make Rs 100 crore.

According to reports, the film has made Rs 91.55 crore in the Asian nation. Maharaja is also the highest grossing Indian film in China after 2018, after 3 Idiots and Dangal.

Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, Maharaja features a stellar cast including Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, and Natty Natraj. The story revolves around Maharaja (played by Sethupathi), a barber from Chennai who visits a police station to reclaim his stolen dustbin, only for the situation to take an unexpected turn, revealing deeper intentions.

Maharaja, which is Vijay Sethupathi's 50th film, is produced by Sudhan Sundaram through his Passion Studios banner and Jagadish Palanisamy under his banner, The Route. It has cinematography by Dinesh Purushothaman, music by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, and editing by Philomin Raj.

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