Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam have joined hands 38 years after Nayakan for Thug Life. The film marks the third collaboration between Kamal Haasan and AR Rahman, after Indian and Thenali.
The extended ensemble cast of Thug Life comprises Silambarasan, Abhirami, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Nassar, Joju George, Mahesh Manjrekar, Tanikella Bharani, Vadivukkarasi, Chinni Jayanth, Vaiyapuri, Bagavathi Perumal, Baburaj, Ali Fazal, Rohit Saraf, Arjun Chidambaram, Chetan, and Rajashri Deshpande.
The technical crew of Thug Life also features cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, editor Sreekar Prasad and action directors Anbariv. The film is a co-production between Udhayanidhi's Red Giant Movies, Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Film International, and Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies.
The film opened in theatres worldwide on June 5 to mixed reviews.
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Thug Life saw a collection of just over Rs 1 crore after the fifth day of its release. Week one saw Rs 44 crore revenue in total and by the second week, Thug Life's earnings had dropped to less than Rs 1 crore. On the second weekend, the film had collected just Rs 1.8 crore.
The appellate court rebuked the order from the state high court asking Kamal Haasan to apologise for his remark and Kannadigas' death threats against the actor.
Phanindra Narsetti reflected on the perils of social media culture, adding, “Ever since the advent of facebook, people feel more entitled to share their opinions. However, today’s average audience members are trying to teach Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam how to make films — I ask them, what are their qualifications?”
Seeking response to the petition filed on the film's safe and unobstructed release, the Supreme Court asked the Karnataka government to take action against those who have issued threats and taken to violence in the state against the makers of the film.
With AR Rahman’s ‘Muththa Mazhai’ from Thug Life being quite the rage, Jayabhuvaneshwari B takes a look at his evocative use of raga Pantuvarali across four other distinct cinematic moments
As Thug Life continues to face a ban in Karnataka, several fans from Bengaluru resorted to travelling to Hosur in Tamil Nadu to catch a glimpse of their favourite star.
"Considering Thug Life is more tell than show for most of the time, the film needed to operate more in the drama space instead of becoming an action extravaganza," writes Avinash Ra
Glimpses of Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Joju George, Abhirami, Bagavathi Perumal and other characters were seen in 1.45-minute-long video:
Kamal Haasan said Kannada industry will not be insisted on screening his film till an amicable solution is reached through dialogue.
Kamal Haasan emphasised that his love for Kannada and Kannadigas is genuine and "there is no dispute or debate on the rich legacy of Kannada language."
Shivarajkumar also revealed a conversation he had with Kamal Haasan after his surgery in the US, during the Karnataka promotions of Thug Life.
Vaishali Samant, Shakthisree Gopalan and Adithya RK have provided vocals for the 'Jinguchaa', with lyrics by Kamal Haasan
Alexandra Joy, Shuba, and Sarath Santosh have sung 'Sugar Baby', which has lyrics by Siva Ananth and Rahman himself
Sneha Shankar has made her debut as a playback singer with Thug Life, under the guidance of AR Rahman:
A R Rahman also said that Mani Ratnam has tried something different with Thug Life, which is forward-thinking in terms of music, while speaking at the first single launch event.
Ali Fazal makes his Tamil debut with Thug Life, which also stars Silambarasan TR, Trisha, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Abhirami and Nasser.
