Thug Life Movie: Release date, advance booking, box office collection prediction, other details

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Thug Life is jointly produced by Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam. According to reports, the film’s estimated budget is around Rs 250–300 crore. The reports also suggest that after Haasan’s cut from the film’s profits, Silambarasan TR (STR), who plays a pivotal role in the Mani Ratnam directorial, is receiving the biggest pay cheque of Rs 40 crore. Apart from him, Trisha Krishnan, who will be seen as Kamal’s love interest in the film, has reportedly earned Rs 12 crore for her role. Subsequently, other actors have also been paid well — actor Abhirami has been paid Rs 50 lakh, and Joju George has earned Rs 1 crore from the film.

Thug Life Movie Advance Booking Report

Since Thug Life reunites two legends — Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam — the film is expected to be a blockbuster. According to Sacnilk, the film’s advance booking in India stands at Rs 3.29 crore. Out of this, the native Tamil version scores the biggest chunk at Rs 2.89 crore, followed by Telugu (Rs 26 lakh) and Hindi (Rs 14 lakh). The numbers are much lower than what his last release, Indian 2 commanded.

Thug Life Movie Day 1 Box Office Collection Prediction

According to reports, Thug Life is expected to have a bumper opening at the box office despite releasing on a non-holiday weekday. The film is projected to mint Rs 35 crore on Day 1 and is likely to surpass the opening collections of recent Hindi releases like Sikandar and Chhaava, which earned Rs 30.06 crore and Rs 33.10 crore, respectively.

Advance ticket sales for Thug Life’s US premiere is also tracking lower than Indian 2. While Thug Life has made US $454,000 across 375 locations, covering over 1000 shows, Indian 2 made $580,431 after selling 28,000 tickets.

Thug Life Court Case

Kamal Haasan landed himself in hot water after he made the remark — “Kannada was born out of Tamil” — during Thug Life’s audio launch in Karnataka. His statement received massive backlash from pro-Kannada groups, including the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike and local politicians. Following the outrage, Karnataka’s Minister for Kannada and Culture, Shivaraj Tangadagi, wrote to the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce (KFCC), urging them to ban all films featuring Kamal Haasan in the state unless he issued a public apology. Haasan, however, refused to apologise, resulting in the KFCC banning his film. The actor-filmmaker’s production company, Raaj Kamal Films, then filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court against the KFCC’s ban. The High Court, however, rebuked Haasan for not issuing an apology.

Thug Life To Not Release in Karnataka

Senior Advocate Dhyan Chinappa, representing Raaj Kamal Films, stated in court that Thug Life will not release in theatres in Karnataka until Kamal Haasan has a dialogue with the KFCC regarding his statement. “One way is to say I apologise… another is to explain the circumstances in which the statement is made, and also to express his affection for people and the language of Karnataka,” he said.