Despite the support of Supreme Court, ‘Thug Life’ suspected release in Karnataka

Members of the Kannada Raksha Vedic (Praveen Shetty Gut) during a protest against actor Kamal Haasan in Bengaluru. , Photo Credit: File Photo

There is no relief for Kamal Haasan thug Life In Karnataka. A day after the Supreme Court directed the state to release the film, the distributors of Karnataka are not ready to buy gangster drama due to their poor dramatic runs across the country.

thug LifeWhich collided with theaters worldwide on 5 June 2025, missed his release in Karnataka, due to a controversial comment by Mr. Hasan. During a publicity program, he said that “Kannada language is born from Tamil”, which leads to widespread opposition in the state.

The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) expressed his non-cooperation with the film until apologizes to the actor. Creator of thug Life A smooth release of the film was taken to court.

Despite favorable response from the Supreme Court, thug Life There is no one to take in Karnataka as it has failed to meet expectations at the box office. After two weeks of its release, the film is struggling to touch the ₹ 50-crores mark in India. Made on an estimated budget of ₹ 300 crore, thug Life Moving towards a disaster.

38 years later, the film, which re -introduced Mr. Haasan with director Mani Ratnam, gave huge expectations. However, the film was mixed with critics and fans to equally negative reactions.

,KuberaWith a star cast of Dhanush, Nagarjuna Akini, and Rashmika Mandanna are slapped for release on this Friday. In addition, Aamir Khan’s much awaited Sitare land cross This week is killing theaters. Distributors will give priority to new films. Decision of thug Life Is known. No distributor will show interest in buying a film, ”said Arvind, a distributor of the state.

Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) President M. Narasimalu said that the Chamber’s intention was never to ban the film. He said, “The controversy was not at all about the film. We stood by Kannada organizations, theater owners and distributors, who blamed Mr. Haasan for hurting his feelings with his statement, and apologized,” he said.

Mr. Narasimalu said that the owners of the theater are afraid to run the film in empty houses due to immense criticism of the film on social media. “The distributors who have paid advance are asking the manufacturers to return the amount because they have no confidence in earning profit by releasing the film.”

thug LifeManufactured by Mr. Ratnam and Sri Haasan, after its dramatic run, has been slated to leave on Netflix. Reports states that the OTT platform is reecting the standard eight-week window.

“The film is likely to fall on the OTT in the next two weeks. The distributors will have no benefit of buying the film for such a short period,” said Mr. Arvind.