2024 is not going very well for Bollywood. While last year was a box office explosion, this year is slow and quiet. But that is not the case with Kollywood. The Tamil film industry is raging high with the release of Vijay Sethupati led Maharaja.
Normally, what is the distinction? While the action or visuals are aggressive in the Telugu film industry, the story or concept becomes a force of aggression in the Tamil film industry.
When it comes to Bollywood, they are usually easy going people with light but occasionally powerful stories. However, there is a lot of scope for improvement when it comes to stories.
Regardless, Bollywood must learn from a film like Maharaja. Throughout the film, the makers are able to establish a sort of ambiguity with the identity of Lakshmi. Is Lakshmi a person or an object or what?
This becomes more intriguing on the big screens than what it sounds in an article like this. Since the movie is released only in Tamil and Telugu, there is a nice opportunity to remake the film as well.
Someone like Ajay Devgn can pull off this role in a fantastic manner. Lately he is behaving like an average actor with the same intense expressions in every film. A story like Maharaja can create the same magic as Drishyam.