GENRE: Thriller Drama
CAST: Kamal Haasan | Trisha Krishnan | Silambarasan TR
CREW: Mani Ratnam (Director) | A R Rahman (Music Director)
LANGUAGE: Tamil
RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2025
OTT: Netflix (Expected)
Highlights
- Thug Life marks the South Indian debut of actor Ali Fazal.
- Kamal Haasan is shown in a unique role that he never played before.
Thug Life is an upcoming gangster drama directed by Mani Ratnam. The scripts and dialogues were jointly written by Jeyamohan and Mani Ratnam. The film features Kamal Haasan in the lead role, with Jayam Ravi, Trisha, Dulquer Salmaan, Abhirami, Nasser, and others in prominent roles. The film was bankrolled by Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies, and Red Giant Movies. Isai Puyal AR Rahman composed the music and background scores.
After 35 years, the evergreen combo Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam joined hands together in KH234 (Thug Life) after the Nayakan movie in 1987. The title of the film was unveiled on November 6, 2023, by Kamal Haasan at 5 PM on his social media page.
Updates
The teaser for the Thug Life was unveiled on November 7, 2024, on the occasion of Kamal Haasan’s birthday. The 44-second video shows Ulaganayagan and Simbu’s character in the film and ends with the film’s release date (June 5, 2025). This title teaser is available in different languages including Tamil, English, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Tamil
Trisha is going to share the screen with Kamal Haasan for the third time after Thoonga Vanam and Manmadhan Ambu. The crowd is eagerly waiting for Kamal Haasan, Jayam Ravi, and Dulquer Salmaan to share the screen for the first time. The makers recently released the promo of STR seen driving a patrol car in a desert and firing his gun. Based on the analysis, he might portray himself as a police officer.
Release Date
| Release Date | June 5, 2025 |
| Runtime | 2h 46m (Expected) |
| Languages | Tamil, English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam |
| Censor Certificate | U/A |
| Budget | Yet to be updated |
| Satellite Rights | Yet to be updated |
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Rangaraya Sakthivel Nayakar
- Silambarasan
- Trisha
- Ashok Selvan
- Aishwarya Lekshmi
- Abhirami
- Nassar
- Ali Fazal
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Sanya Malhotra
- Joju George
- Vaiyapuri
Crew
| Director | Mani Ratnam |
| Story | Mani Ratnam |
| Music | A R Rahman |
| DOP | Ravi K Chandran |
| Editor | Sreekar Prasad |
| Producer | Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, R Mahendran, Siva Ananth |
| Production | Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies, Red Giant Movies |
| Stunt Master | Anbariv |
| Dance Choreography | Yet to be updated |
OTT
The makers still keeping the OTT details under wraps. According to sources, Netflix might acquire the streaming rights.
| OTT | Netflix (Expected) |
| OTT Release Date | July 2025 (Expected) |
| Language | Tamil, English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam |
| Subtitles | Available |
Thug Life Teaser
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