The Tamil film Maharaja, featuring Vijay Sethupathi and Anurag Kashyap, has been living up to its name. Marking Sethupathi’s 50th film, Maharaja was released on the streaming giant Netflix in June.
While it was released in India on June 14, it was released within a week in other countries all over the globe, including Middle-Eastern, South Asian and East Asian nations.
The Tamil film was streaming in Taiwan from June 18. The film has reached the list of top 10 non-English films in the country now, where it has been holding the position for six weeks straight, as of October 27. What’s more – it is the only Indian film on the list to have achieved the feat.
Maharaja trends in Taiwan for six weeks straight.Some people in the nation spoke highly of the film. Professor Sean Tzu-hsuan Chen of National Taiwan Sport University mentioned the film being appreciated by the Taiwanese audience. He stated that it has been able to maintain its position in the top 10 non-English films in Taiwan, thanks to strong word-of-mouth. He also spoke about how the Taiwanese audience loves Aamir Khan, saying that 3 Idiots has been extremely popular in the country.
, only to disappear from the list from the week from October 14. It has also been performing exceptionally well in countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Oman, and Sri Lanka, among others. Here is the list of how long Maharaja has managed to stay on the list of the Top 10 films (non-English) across 20 countries:
Australia: 1 week
Bahrain: 6 weeks
Bangladesh: 9 weeks
India: 12 weeks
Indonesia: 2 weeks
Kuwait: 6 weeks
Malaysia: 5 weeks
Maldives: 6 weeks
Mauritius: 4 weeks
Nigeria: 5 weeks
Oman: 9 weeks
Pakistan: 8 weeks
Philippines: 3 weeks
Qatar: 5 weeks
Saudi Arabia: 4 weeks
Singapore: 4 weeks
Sri Lanka: 7 weeks
Taiwan: 5 weeks
Thailand: 3 weeks
United Arab Emirates: 6 weeks
Maharaja also trended on the Global top 10 Films (Non-English) list for seven weeks, consecutively-
Maharaja is truly conquering hearts everywhere across the nation!
P.S – The author was in Taiwan from October 18-October 26.