Thug Life updates: Everything you need to know about the Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam film

Thug Life also stars Silambarasan, Ashok Selvan, Trisha, Abhirami, Nasser, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Mahesh Manjrekar, Tanikella Bharani, and more
Thug Life updates: Everything you need to know about the Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam film
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Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam have joined hands 36 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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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.

Thug Life updates: Everything you need to know about the Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam film
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Glimpses of Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Joju George, Abhirami, Bagavathi Perumal and other characters were seen in 1.45-minute-long video:

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Kamal Haasan said Kannada industry will not be insisted on screening his film till an amicable solution is reached through dialogue.

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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."

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Shivarajkumar also revealed a conversation he had with Kamal Haasan after his surgery in the US, during the Karnataka promotions of Thug Life.

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Alexandra Joy, Shuba, and Sarath Santosh have sung 'Sugar Baby', which has lyrics by Siva Ananth and Rahman himself

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Sneha Shankar has made her debut as a playback singer with Thug Life, under the guidance of AR Rahman:

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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.

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Ali Fazal makes his Tamil debut with Thug Life, which also stars Silambarasan TR, Trisha, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Abhirami and Nasser.

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