Cinema, Karam, Kapi

Ace Director Mani Ratnam and septuagenarian actor, the multifaceted Kamal Hassan have joined hands after 31 years in their latest outing Thug Life . Co-produced by both personalities themselves, the film was released at over 1,000 screens in India and worldwide, amidst a huge publicity undertaken by the crew over the last fortnight. Kamal Hassan, Mani Ratnam and the lead actresses Trisha and Abirami, along with Simbu alias Atman TR Silambarasan travelled extensively across the southern states, Mumbai and even to Dubai to promote the film, while they also gave a lot of interviews to mainstream and social media. Songs by AR Rahman, who comes together with Kamal Hassan after 25 years (since Indian which released in 1999) have been hitting the charts for a while. The music release event a fortnight ago in Chennai was well received with live orchestra by the singers and artists.   The film, which was hyped a lot over social media platforms by various Influencers and media houses for t...

The much hyped Thug Life , directed by Mani Ratnam feat thespian Kamal Hassan along with a long cast & crew released on 5 th June 2025 amidst much fanfare.  AR Rahman and Mani Ratnam join hands after their last outing Ponniyin Selvan (2022) while Mani Ratnam and Kamala Hassan come together after 38 years since their last collab – Nayakan.   It  It is quite clear that Mani Ratnam has a large team of Assistant Directors who are clued in to the latest trends that intrigue the Millennials and Gen Z and this reflects in most parts of the movie. This is not to take away the genius of Mani Ratnam himself.  The movie revolves around a father-son duo who are both orphans and grow up to become Dons in their own ways.  The movie is set in the national capital of New Delhi where Rangaraya Sakthivel (Kamal) came as a young man 40 years ago from Kayalpattinam, Tirunelveli.   He finds the young boy Amar (Simbu) orphaned in a shoot-out and brings him up as his own you...