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Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life Falls Short of Budget—Heads for ₹100 Crore Deficit

The film opened to ₹15.5 crore before negative reviews followed by a Karnataka ban abruptly truncated its theatrical run

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Overview

  • Trade analysts say losses could exceed ₹100 crore, citing a production budget near ₹300 crore
  • Domestic collections stand at ₹46 crore, far below its reported costs
  • Global box office receipts total between ₹85 crore and ₹95.5 crore
  • By day 12 the film netted under ₹40 lakh in India, with Tamil Nadu occupancy at 16.45%
  • Thug Life was barred in Karnataka after Kamal Haasan’s ‘Kannada came from Tamil’ remark, depriving it of a key market