Overview

• At a May 28 promotional event in Chennai, Kamal Haasan hailed Ali Fazal as “a very important actor for India” after praising his work in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Khufiya.
• Ali Fazal said Haasan’s public endorsement was a career milestone he will “carry with [him] forever.”
• Thug Life is a Tamil-language gangster action drama directed by Mani Ratnam that marks his reunion with Haasan after their 1987 collaboration on Nayakan.
• The ensemble cast features Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Pankaj Tripathi, Joju George and Rohit Saraf.
• Produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies and Red Giant Movies, Thug Life opens worldwide in standard and IMAX formats on June 5, 2025.