Thug Life 2025: Release date, trailer, plot, cast and crew, OTT partner; Everything you need to know about Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam film

Thug Life, is an upcoming Tamil film starring actor Kamal Haasan in the lead role. The film is one of the most-anticipated films from Tamil film industry this year. Featuring a star-studded ensemble, and a brilliant crew, here is everything you need to know about the film.

Thug Life release date

Thug Life will have a grand theatrical release on June 5. The film will have a pan-Indian release, with no other big films to compete with at the box office.

Thug Life trailer

The trailer of Thug Life was released by the makers recently. With the promotions already kickstarted, Thug Life’s trailer opened to many conversations. The film’s trailer essentially shows Kamal Haasan adopting Silambarasan as a child, and the duo grows up to create an empire for themselves. But all seems to come crashing when the forces turn against each other. A scene from the film’s trailer, which involves Kamal Haasan romancing Trisha and Abhirami has sparked some debate online.

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Thug Life plot

The plot of Thug Life seems to revolve around Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan’s characters. Kamal plays Rangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker, while Silambarasan plays his adopted son. As per Kamal Haasan, he had written a story called Amar Hai, which is about a man who is believed to be dead. Mani Ratnam had taken the story to embellish in his own style. The plot of Thug Life seems to be working around the two central characters who turn foes.

Thug Life cast and crew

Thug Life is produced by Raaj Kamal Films International and Madras Talkies jointly. Directed by Mani Ratnam, the film has Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan, along with Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Abhirami, Joju George, Nasser, and others. Sanya Malhotra makes a cameo appearance in the song Jingucha. AR Rahman scored the music. Ravi K. Chandran is the cinematographer and Sreekar Prasad has edited the film.

Thug Life OTT partner

Netflix has bagged the post-theatrical streaming rights of the film for a fancy price. Thug Life will stream on the platform after it finishes theatrical run.

Thug Life censor and runtime

Thug Life is yet to undergo censor and the runtime has not yet been revealed by the makers.