‘Maharaja’ first look poster out: Vijay Sethupathi's wounded look in 50th film leaves fans stunned

One of the Twitter users commented, “Welcome to the world of Don… Furious First look.”

Another one added, “Thalaiva Vera level”

Meanwhile, a third user said, “Is there anything that you can't do”

After the poster was shared by the actor, it gained over 3 lakh views on Twitter along with over 12,000 likes.

Adding to the buzz, while highlighting Vijay’s 50th film, filmmaker and the co-star of Vijay in Maharaja, Anurag Kashyap shared the poster on the social media platform Instagram and expressed the delight of working with the team.

“Congratulations Vijay Sethupathi for your 50th film. So honoured and delighted to be part of it. Congratulations passionstudiosoffl and dir_nithilan mamtamohan abhiramiact and the whole team ... looking forward ... all the best to all of us,” Anurag Kashyap wrote.

The poster shows Vijay Sethupathi sitting on a saloon chair, and he is covered in blood stains from head to toe. The actor is seen holding a machete in his hand. There's a bandage covering one of his ears. The actor has been seen expressing grief in his first poster while he is surrounded by several police officials in the background looking at him. The intense Maharaja first look gives audiences a glimpse into the film and how it will be dealing with crime.

Besides Maharaja marking the actor’s 50th film, it is also Vijay Sethupathi’s first collaboration with Kurangu Bommai fame director Nithilan Swaminathan. Maharaja has been jointly produced under the banners of Sudhan Sundaram and Jagdish Palanisamy, Passion Studios and Route, respectively.

Apart from the versatile actors Vijay Sethupati and Anurag Kashyap in strong roles opposite each other, the movie features Mamta Mohandas and Natty Natraj