Not Leo Or Vikram, This Is Highest Grossing Tamil Movie In Japan
The film stars Rajinikanth and Meena as the main leads, along with Sarath Babu, Radha Ravi, Senthil, Vadivelu, Jayabharathi, Subhashri and Ponnambalam in supporting roles.
From Baahubali, KGF and RRR, many Indian films have been released globally and set worldwide records. But do you know, even before the release of these films, a Tamil film has set a box office record in Japan? This film features the top actor in Kollywood. It can even be said that he has a fan base in Japan. Can you guess the actor and movie?
The actor is none other than Superstar Rajinikanth. He has a bigger following than any other actor abroad, especially in Japan. Muthu, directed by KS Ravikumar and starring Rajinikanth, was released in Japan in 1998 and became a mass hit. It went on to become one of the highest-grossing Indian films in Japan.
This masala film was produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth and Meena as the main leads, along with Sarath Babu, Radha Ravi, Senthil, Vadivelu, Jayabharathi, Subhashri and Ponnambalam in supporting roles.
It is a remake of the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath (1994). The film revolves around a zamindar and his worker falling in love with the same woman who, unknown to the zamindar, loves the worker exclusively.
Ashok Rajan played the film’s cinematographer. The principal photography of the film began in June 1995 and took place in Mysore, Madras and Kerala. The film was edited by K. Thanikachalam and the music was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
Muthu was released on October 23, 1995, during the Diwali holiday period and became a silver jubilee hit. Rajinikanth won various awards for his performance, including the Tamil Nadu State Film Award and the Cinema Express Award, both for Best Actor. A dubbed Japanese version titled Muthu Odoru Maharaja was released in 1998 and became the highest-grossing Indian film in Japan, a record it held for 24 years. The film sparked a short-lived boom of Indian films released in Japan, helping Rajinikanth gain a large fan following there. The film was remade in Kannada as Sahukara in 2004.
The actor is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film Coolie. The film is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Pictures. The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role, alongside Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan and Sathyaraj.
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