A poster of ‘Thug Life’, which includes Kamal Haasan and Silambaron. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
thug Life, Starring Kamal Haasan and directed by Mani Ratnam, he has reached the OTT space after his 28-day dramatic run. Gangster drama, which hit the screen on June 05, 2025, failed to make magic at the box office.
Kamal Haasan’s Raj Kamal Films International and Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies, thug Life There is currently streaming on Netflix. The Tamil film also stars Silambarson TR, Nasar, Trisha, Jujo George and Ashok Selvan.

thug Life Critics opened for negative reviews. Fans were disappointed that Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam could not re-manufacture Commonian’s magic Naikan (1987), first cooperation between the two artists. The film is about an aging gangster who has to protect his family when a power struggle tears through his clan, and enemies return in search of vengeance.
Hindu The film’s review stated, “It does not help the film fails to add more for its archaic fighting and throne at the center of the film. The sub -plots and layers are purely added to convenience, like a character that returns to climax to serve a short purpose.

You also feel bad for Silambarson because Amar never comes in himself or moves beyond the conspiracy he needs to do. A lion part of the screen space is given to the lotus, and the veteran plays his role as an aging person, who fights the god of death-it is in more gentle moments such as the above view with Abirami, or on many face-to-face roofs and rocks. But is he really feeling the weight of his actions or questioning his morality because we once knew that we once knowed? The decision is still out. ,
thug Life Due to the dispute, he missed his release in Karnataka. During a campaigner program, Kamal Haasan said that “Kannada language is born from Tamil”, which leads to widespread opposition in the state.
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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 was no one to take in Karnataka as it failed to meet the expectations at the box office.
Published – July 03, 2025 02:20 PM IST