Kamal Haasan says they prioritised having Simbu in Thug Life over STR 50: We had to sacrifice...

Actor Silambarasan may have joined the cast of Thug Life late, but there has never been one moment when the film's lead actor Kamal Haasan has reiterated the Vaanam actor's presence in the upcoming gangster actioner. While even before Simbu had joined the cast of Thug Life, it was earlier announced that his film with Desingh Periyasamy will be bankrolled by Raaj Kamal Films International.

Kamal Haasan says he had to sacrifice Simbu’s film for Thug Life

Actors Kamal Haasan and Simbu will be sharing the screen space for the first time in the upcoming film Thug Life. However, even before Simbu had entered the project, Kamal Haasan was supposed to produce Simbu’s big budget film with director Desingh Periyasamy. However, the film was dropped, and subsequently, the production was taken over by Simbu himself who will produce his film with Desingh. It is now titled STR 50.

Speaking about this, Kamal Haasan said, “We wanted Simbu in Thug Life, and we had to sacrifice that film. It is a good story and he is going on with it.” Simbu also said that he has taken over the production and it is a good thing.

Further to this, Simbu also confirmed that in STR 50, he will have a feminine characteristic for his role. “I had also sought the advice of Kamal sir regarding this. When an actor gets a new thing to perform, it is exciting.”

Thug Life OTT release

Netflix has bagged the post-theatrical streaming rights of the film, which will release in theatres on June 5. Kamal Haasan had announced that Thug Life will begin streaming on the platform only after eight weeks of theatrical run. The cast of Thug Life also includes Trisha, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Nasser, and others. Thug Life is jointly produced by the Roja filmmaker and Kamal Haasan, with music by AR Rahman.