Vijay Sethupathi and Anurag Kashyap have given amazing performances in India with the film Maharaja. This film first surprised everyone at the box office, after which the film entertained everyone a lot on OTT also. The film was in the news due to its action and sensitive content and the story of this film was very much liked. Now this South film is being liked in China after getting immense success in India. The film is not only making huge profits in China but is also making people cry. Some videos of the screening of the film in theaters in China have surfaced. In these videos, it can be seen how people watching this film in theaters are looking emotional and are even crying. Apart from this, the film has become the highest grossing South Indian film in China. It is clear that through the film Maharaja, Vijay Sethupathi has done something amazing which even actors like Rajinikanth, Prabhas and Allu Arjun have not been able to do till now.
The budget of the film Maharaja was around Rs 20 crores and when the film was released in India, it had collected more than Rs 100 crores. The film was also liked a lot. Now this film has created new earning records in China. This film starring Vijay Sethupathi and Anurag Kashyap is now moving towards earning Rs 100 crore in China. According to the reports of Saknilk, at present Maharaja has become the biggest film in the history of South Cinema in China with the collection of Rs 91.65 crore. Soon the film may also earn Rs 100 crore. This will be the first South film to do so.
Vijay Sethupathi Maharaja
Actually, South films earn very well in theatres. More than India, South's films have collected more than Rs 1000 crore. But if we talk about China, Bollywood films have a strong dominance in China. Aamir Khan's films have been ruling China and his films have earned billions in China. Aamir's popularity is also very high in China. The country's highest grossing film is Dangal. It has collected Rs 2070 crore. But most of the film's earnings have come from China only. The film had collected Rs 1305 crore in China. This record is still intact and no one has been able to break it.
Apart from this, if we talk about India's highest grossing films in China, then the second film in it is also of Aamir Khan. His film Secret Superstar was a huge hit in China and collected Rs 757 crore. The third number is from Ayushmann Khurrana's film Andhadhun. This film had a bumper earning in China and collected Rs 333 crore. The fourth number is from Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan. This film had earned Rs 295 crore. If we talk about the fifth film, it is Irrfan Khan's Hindi Medium. This film had collected Rs 219 crore in China.
