Vijay Sethupathi-starrer Maharaja becomes first Indian film to release in China after normalcy of ties

Maharaja, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Anurag Kashyap in the lead roles, is set to release in China this Friday, November 29, 2024. The Tamil suspense film will become the first Indian cinema to be screened for Chinese audiences after the normalisation of ties between the two countries following last month’s agreement to resolve the standoff in Eastern Ladakh. Maharaja has already begun pre-screenings and its release here coincides with two major competitors - Hollywood's Gladiator II and local film Her Story.

State-run Global Times reported on Tuesday that the



film currently holds a high rating of 8.7/10 on Chinese movie review site Douban and is regarded as one of the highest-rated Indian films in recent years. Directed by Nithilan Swaminathan, the film also stars Mamta Mohandas and Natty Natraj. It hit the Indian screens on June 14 and was a huge hit.

Maharaja will be the first Indian film to be screened in China after both countries firmed up an agreement on patrolling and disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a major breakthrough to end the over four-year border standoff.