Audio launch of thug LifeOne of the biggest Indian films of the year was held on Saturday, 24 May at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The film symbolizes a renovation between two living legends of Tamil cinema, actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam. Naikan,
The event featured the show’s star, music Mestro R Rahman, and actor Silambaron TR, Trisha, Nasar, Jujo George, Abhiram, Ashok Selvan and Ali Fazal with both with a host of actors and technicians. In particular, Kannada superstar Shivarjkumar attended the event as a special guest. In the evening, major singers like Shruti Haasan, Chinmai, Rakshita Suresh, Pall Dabba and others were performed by the album Live on Manch of Rahman’s chartbuster songs.
As a major attraction of the incident, a blind emotional Kamal Haasan paid his tribute to the dignitaries in the incident. In an impenetrable speech, he paid tribute to the art form of cinema and said that he wishes to make all those love back by making better films. “Ashok Selvan said that he was once in the crowd outside my house, who came to see me anytime, how do I ever thank all those people? That’s why I entered politics. Do you enter it? Do you not get it? Not to become the Chief Minister. What does an MLA do for a constituency, we have been slowly doing for the entire Tamil Nadu for 40 years.” He said, “I am very grateful to know that my brothers are now standing in society for a long time, and your brothers should do so, and you need to do it,” he said, “said,” said, “he further said,”
Ulganayagan thanked Shivrajkumar for fulfilling the incident and said, “How can I not present myself for this love? Your representative, Kannada superstars have come here. But he does not identify himself here; he is here as my son, as my fan, as a family of all of you, he is from a family. He is from a family. He is a family. He is a family. He is a family.”
Kamal then said that he met Mani Ratnam at a very young age. “But it was cinema that brought us together. Cinema would bring many together. It can polite all the ego,” he said, before attracting his attention to Silambarson. “I can see that my brother is ready to reach the strat. You have a responsibility, Simbu; you are the leader of this crowd. You are already responsible, but now you have even more responsibility; it’s not a burden, but not a burden, but a joy. Please enjoy it, and I will enjoy watching it,” Kamal said that he said that he enjoyed watching Simbu’s performance. “I’m not here to see thug LifeI am here to sell good cinema, ”he said.
Kamal Haasan at the audio launch of ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: @rkfi/x

Meanwhile, Shivarjkumar launched the audio his ‘fan moment’ and expressed his worship for Kamal in his speech. “I like her smile, eyes, personality and everything about her.” The superstar again saw an incident when Kamal met former father, late experienced actor Rajkumar at his house. “He was talking to my father, and I was just praising him from a distance. Kamal sir asked who I was, and my father presented me as his son; he then shook my hand, and I asked him if I could hug him once. You wouldn’t believe me, I was not bathing for three days after hugging him.
“My father saw the clapboard for Raj Kamal Films International’s first film, Raja ParvaiAnd since then that association has been in progress, and it will do it until we are here, “Shivrajkumar reminded of the moment when Kamal called Shivna after the later chemotherapy surgery in the US earlier this year.” They told me that they tore after talking to me; I can never forget it. It was like my father. As a major attraction, Superstar also sang ‘Ore Naal Annai Naan’ from Kamal’s 1978 film Ilamai Onjal Odukiratu,
Shivarjkumar at the audio launch of ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: @rkfi/x

Meanwhile, when asked to comment Pathu talaSilambaron’s Tamil remake his Kannada film Plain dressShivna said that she has always praised Simbu’s attitude. “That’s why they call him a little superstastar. He is beautiful, aggressive, emotional, romantic and everything.”
In his small and melodious speech, Ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam recalled an incident when he met for the first time and spoke to Kamal. “After that meeting, his brother, Mr. Charu throne, took me to Mr. Mahendran, a filmmaker who I loved and eager to meet. Mr. Charu throne introduced me, and because he was tired after shooting a schedule on a ship, Mr. Mahendran offered to sit with him and offered a beer. The filmmaker said that when he returned to him, when he returned to him, he said that he was later returned to him Actor-screenwriter Kitty aka Raja Krishnamurthy adapted an English novel. “Then he asked me to tell the script to Bharthija, a statement that the filmmaker still irritates me. When I realized that I had to fight my fight at the top. “
Mani Ratnam at the audio launch of ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: @rkfi/x
The filmmaker then thanked Kamal for offering him Naikan At such a difficult time. “It was a big break, and it freed me. Until that film, the producers used to say,” You don’t know anything, so do what I say. ” Every film was a fight. NaikanHe said, ‘We do not know, so you do according to your wish.’ I got total liberation. ,
Meanwhile, composer AR Rahman kept his speech very short. He thanked Kamal and Mani Ratnam for the occasion. “I liked how, while scoring, every frame looked like a picture in itself,” he said.
Ar Rahman at the audio launch of ‘Thug Life’. Photo Credit: @rkfi/x

On the other hand, Silambarson was welcomed a thunder at the venue before starting his speech. After thanking AR Rahman, to offer to support him at a time, Silambarson said, how, as a child artist, he was upset that he was not put for a role in Mani Ratnam’s 1990 film Anjali“Because I was of the same age, and was also working in films. He gave me some reasons to calm down. I felt ‘Okay, he will never call us to act in his films.” Apart from this, you all know that the kind of mass masala movies I later started as lead. Simbu told how Mani Ratnam offered him a role Cheka Chivantha Vanam At a time when a red card was issued against him by the Tamil Producers Council. “The producers were afraid to make films with me. The directors stopped contacting me with the script. And when I got a call from Madras Talkies, said that Mani sir requested me to meet me. So when he scared me to offer a film, he called me, and he did not call me. Ponyin selvan Also, but I could not do this for some reasons, “Simbu said, before thanking Kamal Haasan for this occasion.” Every time we say that we have a lot to learn from him, he says that he is still a student of cinema. I believe that there is nothing wrong to learn from a student who is as per vice and talented, sir. ,
Silamabarasan TR at the audio launch of ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: @rkfi/x
Silambarson became emotional as he thanked his parents, T Rajendra and Usha Rajander. “Usually, parents take their children to the beach, park, or movies, or ask them to study well. But when I was a child, my parents taught me to act since then it was very difficult; while other children were having fun, I had to balance acting and study. Why I was saying this kind of difficulty, but now, I was there, I was now, From a young age.
Meanwhile, the female lead of the film, Trisha, said that working with Kamal, Mani and Rahman was an honor. “Some films are more special than others, perhaps because of those involved in the film, their passion and hard work.” When I first came to Mani Sir’s office thug LifeWe were both uncertain if I would suit this role because it is contrary to Kundwai Ponyin selvanBut I hope I have pulled it, and I hope you all like it, ”the actor said.
Trisha at the audio launch of ‘Thug Life’ | Photo Credit: @rkfi/x
Apart from this, Aishwarya Lectmi and Mahesh Manjrekar starring among others, thug Life Cinematographer claims a powerful technical crew including the choice of Ravi’s Chandran, editor Srikar Prasad and stunt directors Anbariva. Produced by Raj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies and Red Giant films, the film is scheduled to release in theaters on 5 June.
Published – May 25, 2025 05:28 pm IST