Mani Ratnam's 2025 Tamil film, Thug Life, which stars actor-politician Kamal Haasan in the title role, has at last made its way into cinemas. The movie has had a box office opening in India of Rs 17 crore on its first day, despite receiving mixed reviews. Although the Kamal Haasan film hasn't made as much money as Indian 2 and Vikram's debut collections, the figures are promising since Thug Life was outlawed in Karnataka.

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The movie Thug Life, which reunited actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam 38 years after the premiere of Nayakan, had everyone's attention. The movie seems to have let a lot of people down since its release in theaters. According to Sacnilk's report, the gangster action drama brought in Rs 17 crore at the Indian box office on its first day.

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The movie was outlawed in Karnataka after the star of Papanasam refused to say sorry for asserting that Tamil gave birth to Kannada. Because the state has a target audience for Tamil movies, this has had an impact on the entire Thug Life series on its first day. Said that, though, there may be a rise in attendance for Thug Life over the weekend. Thug Life is behind Indian 2 and Vikram, who earned Rs 25 crore and Rs 32 crore on the first day, respectively, with Rs 17 crore.

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Known for films like Roja and Anjali , Mani Ratnam directed the film and co-wrote it by taking the story of Kamal Haasan. The gangster action drama features Simbu, Trisha, Nasser, Abhirami, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George and others. Netflix has bagged the post-theatrical streaming rights of the film and will be available after eight weeks. AR Rahman’s score was welcomed by the audience, even as the film opened to middling reviews.

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