MAHARAJA (2024)
Critic 322 Director: Nithilan Saminathan Written by: Nithilan Saminathan Produced by: Passion Studios, The Route, Think Studios Casts: Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Natarajan Subramaniam, Abhirami, Singampuli, Mamta Mohandas, Aruldoss, Munishkanth, Manikandan, Kaalaiyan, Sachana Namidass Music: B. Ajaneesh Loknath Language: Tamil Genre: Thriller, Drama SYNOPSIS: Maharaja, 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 an object. His quest to recover the elusive "Lakshmi" unfolds together with an underlying mystery that he is hiding. REVIEW: Director Nithilan Saminathan made his directorial debut in 2017 with "Kurangu Bommai," a well-woven crime thriller that had critics raving. He comes back to the screen after seven years with "Maharaja," another thriller, which is also incidentally Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi’s 50th film