Kamal Haasan's 'Thug Life' To Be Fined For Early Release On Netflix
The Mani Ratnam film was initially set to drop on Netflix after an eight-week run in the theatres.
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The Mani Ratnam film was initially set to drop on Netflix after an eight-week run in the theatres.

Distributors in the state are reportedly wary of backing the film due to its poor box-office performance.

In a strong rebuke to vigilante censorship, the Supreme Court directed the Karnataka government to ensure safe screenings of Kamal Haasan’s 'Thug Life' affirming that rule of law—not mob pressure—must govern artistic freedom.

The Kamal Haasan starrer was banned in the state following the actor's language remark

The film, co-starring Silambarasan TR and Trisha, opened to mixed reviews on June 5

'Thug Life,' which is so dense on a conceptual level, becomes especially alienating as an action film about succession among gangsters.

The opening day prediction of Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam's 'Thug Life' and the Hindi comedy 'Housefull 5'

Chinmayi Sripada's performance of the ‘Thug Life’ song continues to trend No.1 on YouTube. But not many know about the Tamil singer’s six-year-long battle against her ban

“I have always stood for the equal dignity of all Indian languages and remain opposed to the dominance of any one language over another, as such imbalance undermines the linguistic fabric of the Union of India,” Kamal Haasan's letter read

Actor-musician Shruti Haasan on singing ‘Vinveli Nayaga’ in 'Thug Life,' Rajinikanth’s ability to put people at ease, and the importance of collaborative conversations for female actors on set.

The news comes on the heels of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce's potential ban on the film in the State over Kamal Haasan's language remark

Kamal Haasan reflects on the transformative advice that won him stardom, the movie industry that honed his craft — and the secret language that exists between him and Mani Ratnam.

This comes on the heels of Haasan's language remark about "Kannada being born from Tamil."

Can a 'Yaakai Thiri', a party song written completely in Tamil, be recreated today? Lyricists and musicians weigh in on the inclusion of English lyrics in Tamil songs.

BJP and pro-Kannada groups have demanded an immediate and unconditional apology from the actor-politician

The 'Thug Life' filmmaker also dismisses the rumours of his next film being a breezy romance with Telugu actor Naveen Polishetty

The ‘Thug Life’ actor recalled Ratnam’s generosity at a time when producers were wary of working with him

In a bid to demand share in film revenue, exhibitors from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana had initially declared a complete shutdown of theatres from June 1









