Maharaja starring Vijay Sethupathi in the lead is a Tamil language crime thriller that released in theaters on June 14, 2024. The movie made its digital premiere on Netflix on July 12, and has been streaming on the OTT platform with one of the highest views.
Recently Maharaja was declared the most viewed Indian movie on Netflix, with a whopping view count of 18.6 million. Maharaja, a regional Tami movie has surpassed Bollywood productions like Crew (Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu, Kriti Sanon), and Laapata Ladies, the acclaimed Kiran Rao directorial.
Most viewed Indian films on Netflix 2024
- Maharaja (Vijay Sethupathi) - 18.6 Million Views
- Crew (Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu, Kriti Sanon) - 17.9 Million Views
- Laapataa Ladies (director Kiran Rao, Nitanshi Goel, Sparsh Shrivastava) - 17.1 Million Views
- Shaitaan (Ajay Devgn, Madhavan, Jyotika) - 14.8 Million Views
- Fighter (Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone) - 14 Million Views
- Animal (Rambir Kapoor, Rashmika) - 13.6 Million Views
- Maharaj (director Siddharth P Malhotra, Junaid Khan, Sharvari) - 13.6 Million Views
- Dunki (Shah Rukh Khan) - 10.8 Million Views
- Bhakshak (Bhumi Pednekar) - 10.4 Million Views
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff) - 9.6 Million Views
Maharaja also stars Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas, Natarajan Subramaniam, Dhivya Bharathi, Sachana Namidass, Baby Shynika, among others. The movie is written and directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, and is a production venture of The Route, Think Studios, and Passion Studios.