Vijay Sethupathi confirms ‘Maharaja 2’

Vijay Sethupathi confirmed that ‘Maharaja 2’ is in lively growth, revealing that director Nithilan Saminathan has already narrated the sequel’s story to him and that he discovered it ‘so lovely’. In the identical dialog, the actor additionally spoke concerning the Hollywood remake of the unique, saying he informed producer Sudhan Sundaram he would act within the American model without spending a dime in the event that they gave him a task.

“Nithilan is a wonderful director. He has an excellent writing sense. He lately informed me the story of ‘Maharaja 2’. It was so lovely. Working with him was very good,” Vijay Sethupathi mentioned throughout the audio launch of Baththa, confirming that the sequel has progressed past preliminary discussions and {that a} full narrative is in place.

The affirmation places to relaxation months of hypothesis a couple of potential sequel. The unique, a neo-noir thriller a couple of barber who walks right into a police station to report a stolen dustbin, was directed by Nithilan Saminathan. Made on a price range of roughly Rs 20 crore, the movie collected Rs 190 crore worldwide and have become one of the crucial worthwhile Tamil movies of 2024.

Vijay additionally spoke candidly about Maharaja’s success. Whereas he mentioned he all the time trusted the movie, he admitted that he didn’t anticipate how far it could ultimately journey. “We by no means anticipated Maharaja to go this far. The film was good, however some folks didn’t belief the movie. I had that belief, however I didn’t anticipate this,” he mentioned.

The movie’s worldwide success additionally led to what Sethupathi described as one of many happiest moments of his profession. Producer Sudhan Sundaram of ‘Ardour Studios’ lately knowledgeable him {that a} Hollywood company had acquired the remake rights to ‘Maharaja’. “He lately known as me and informed me that he has offered the Hollywood rights of the movie. I informed him, ‘I’ll act in a single film without spending a dime. Get me a task in that Hollywood remake. I’ll go to Hollywood!’ It offers me such an excellent shock and happiness. I’ve all the time had an enormous curiosity in working in Hollywood, however greater than something, I’m extraordinarily glad that my film goes to Hollywood,” he mentioned.