Madha Gaja Raja
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| Directed by | Sundar C |
| Screenplay by | Sundar C Venkat Raghavan |
| Story by | Sundar C |
| Dialogues by | Venkat Raghavan |
| Produced by | Akkineni Manohar Prasad Akkineni Anand Prasad A. C. Shanmugam A. C. S. Arun Kumar |
| Starring | Vishal Santhanam Anjali Varalaxmi Sarathkumar |
| Cinematography | Richard M. Nathan |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production companies | Gemini Film Circuit Benzz Media (P) Ltd. (presents) |
| Distributed by | Vishal Film Factory Phars Film |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹15 crore |
| Box office | ₹63 crore |
Madha Gaja Raja (/məðəˈɡədʒəˈrɑːdʒɑː/ transl. King of Musth Elephants) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Sundar C and produced by Gemini Film Circuit and Benzz Media (P) Ltd. The film stars Vishal in the titular role, alongside Santhanam, Anjali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Sonu Sood, Manivannan, Subbaraju, Nithin Sathya, Sadagoppan Ramesh, Munna Simon and John Kokken.
The film was officially announced in February 2012 without any title and the official title was announced that April. Principal photography began the following month in Chennai. However, after the script was altered, schedules with a new cast were held in Palani, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Australia throughout June 2012 and 12 January 2013. The music was composed by Vijay Antony, while cinematography and editing were handled by Richard M. Nathan and Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth.
After having been delayed for over 12 years due to legal and financial troubles, Madha Gaja Raja released worldwide on 12 January 2025, during the Pongal weekend. The film, despite its delayed release, was a box office success and emerged the fifth highest-grossing Tamil film of 2025.