Thug Life

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Thug Life

Jun 2025

2h 0m

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Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Gang leader Sakthivel adopts Amaran after a gang war, but years later, a survival from an assassination sparks doubt. Sakthivel suspects Amaran, igniting a conflict of loyalty and revenge.

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Anupama Chopra

The Hollywood Reporter

Jun 25

A muddled gangster saga

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Sucharita Tyagi

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Jul 29

Thug Life seems allergic to world-building.

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

Jul 28

Even after 40 years, Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's obsession with The Godfather shows no signs of abating. Their new film, Thug Life, is a disposable gangster movie that makes a bizarre creative choice at the end.

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Andrew Reichel

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Jun 23

All empty tropes in possession of little verve, with A.R. Rahman’s score trying every trick in the book to try and supply a lifeforce to something that’s mostly dead.

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Latha Srinivasan

Hindustan Times

Jun 6

2.5/5

The movie has emotions, intense action and some romance but the plot is thin and execution was paramount to making this flick highly engaging. And that’s where it falters.

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space (Substack)

Jun 6

3.5/5

The narrative becomes increasingly preposterous (about the time Nepalese monks become a plot point), but the visuals are eye-popping and leading man Haasan (channeling late-career Russell Crowe, as he ages into the role) makes for a winning anti-hero.

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SREE

Jun 18

Not a great story plot. No wow factors overall. Not theatre watch worth.

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Saravanan

Jun 9

Worst ever movie for director, music and the big actors

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Gridharan

Jun 8

Its definitely a better gangster drama focusing more on emotions than actions. The background score was fantastic.

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Srikanth S

Jun 7

Great music! Great cinematography! Screen play not crisp especially in second half! Simbu matched Kamal's performance and more.

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Shan

Jun 7

Doesnt seem like a Maniratnam Movie. Very worst story line. First half is not bad. But second half is worst.

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Shreya

Jun 7

I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I think both Kamal and Silambarasan portrayed their characters well. The story itself reminded me of some of the novels I used to read when I was younger. Some of the action sequences especially the final confrontations were choreographed beautifully. It definitely was a very emotional movie and AR Rehmans music was spot on and that included the background score. Very enjoyable and you know what - I may watch it again ! The creativity of both Mani Ratnam and Kamal was very obvious throughout! Again dont look at the negative reviews ( not sure what that is about) . Go watch it yourself !

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Synopsis

Gang leader Sakthivel adopts Amaran after a gang war, but years later, a survival from an assassination sparks doubt. Sakthivel suspects Amaran, igniting a conflict of loyalty and revenge.

Director: Mani Ratnam
Producer: Siva Ananth, Kamal Hassan, Mani Ratnam, R. Mahendran
Screenwriter: Mani Ratnam, Kamal Hassan
Distributor: Prime Media
Production Co: Raajkamal Films International, Red Giant, Madras Talkies
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 4, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 0m

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