Overview

• Thug Life debuted on June 5, pairing Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan after 37 years and grossed around ₹46 crore in its first week.
• Made on a ₹200 crore budget and starring Silambarasan TR, Trisha and Abhirami, the film’s mixed reviews hampered its theatrical run.
• A ban in Karnataka over Haasan’s remarks on the Kannada language led to an estimated ₹30 crore loss in regional revenues.
• Ratnam said the film veered away from what audiences expected from the duo’s debut collaboration Nayakan and apologized for the misalignment.
• Netflix is planning to revisit its ₹130 crore OTT rights agreement with the makers at a reduced rate due to the film’s weak box office performance.