Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam team up again for new film 'Thug Life', title announcement video impresses fans

Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam have given one of the most celebrated and revered films of Indian cinema called Nayakan back in 1987. The dynamic duo is collaborating again for a film that’s been titled Thug Life. Apart from Haasan, the other actors who are a part of the film are Dulquer Salmaan, Trisha Krishnan, and Jayam Ravi.

The teaser shows Haasan like never before and he says, “ My name is Rengaraya Sakthivel Nayakan. Kayalpattu Kaaran. The moment I was born, they decided my fate that I was a criminal… gonda… Yakuza. In Japanese, Yakuza means gangster.”

Mani Ratnam at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023

At the festival, the filmmaker was in conversation with another filmmaker Imtiaz Ali about his journey in Indian cinema, the films that he has made, and remembering two of them- Dil Se and Raavan.

Talking about the former that starred Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala, which recently completed 25 years, Ratnam revealed, “Dil Se was made around India’s 50 years of Independence. It was a reminder that not all corners of the country are liberated as one would like to believe. Shah Rukh Khan’s character was not just an All India Radio reporter, he was everyone’s voice.”

About the filmmaker

Mani Ratnam’s films have layered characters and complex themes that are deeply rooted in a cultural and social context.

His most notable movies include Mouna Ragam (1986), Nayakan (1987), Roja (1992), Bombay (1995), Iruvar (1997), Alaipayuthey (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Guru (2007), and Ponniyin Selvan (1 & 2). Mani Ratnam is one of the greats, and his cinema continues to be relevant and a conversation starter. Three of his films have been remade in Hindi as Dayavan, Saathiya, and OK Jaanu.

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