Thug Life starring Kamal Haasan in the lead is an upcoming Mani Ratnam directorial, that is all set to release in theaters this year. Thug Life film is jointly produced by Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International (RKFI), Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies and Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies. RKFI has now announced that Thug Life's overseas distribution rights has been sold to AP International and Home Screen Entertainment (for a buzzed price of Rs. 63 Cr.).
Thug Life marks the second collaboration of Kamal Haasan with Mani Ratnam after Nayakan (1987). Thug Life's screenplay is jointly written by Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, and the movie is a multi-starrer with names like Trisha, Silambarasan TR, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Abhirami, Nasser, Vaiyapuri, Sanya Malhotra, Ali Fazal and Pankaj Tripathi in it.
Global audiences, get ready!
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The technical crew of Thug Life includes AR Rahman for music, Ravi K Chandran for cinematography, Anbariv for action, Sreekar Prasad for edits, Sharmishta Roy for production design, Eka Lakhani for costume design and Mango Post for VFX, DI and Color.