Overview

• Anurag Kashyap criticized the trend of blending English into Tamil film songs, calling it pointless.
• Ratnam told The Hollywood Reporter that he uses English lyrics only when they fit the film’s narrative and characters.
• The film’s single “Sugar Baby” features English lines, highlighting the broader debate over language in Tamil music.
• Thug Life marks Mani Ratnam’s first collaboration with Kamal Haasan since their 1987 classic Nayakan.
• Scheduled for June 5, the gangster drama explores themes of loyalty and betrayal between an aging crime boss and his adopted son.