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A truce between rival kingpins in Old Delhi ends in a police shootout that kills a newspaper deliveryman caught in the middle and separates his children, Amaran and Chandra. Sakthivel, who believes the boy shielded him in the confusion, adopts Amaran and promises to find his sister. Two decades later, after a term in prison, Sakthivel comes home to a gang whose men now answer to Amaran, and he arranges a wedding for his daughter Mangai and Naaga, the son of his henchman Sivaguru. An attempt on his life follows, and suspicion settles on the family he raised as his own.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Thug Life (2025)
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- During a promotional event for Thug Life in Bengaluru on 28 May 2025, Kamal Haasan said the Kannada language had emerged from Tamil. After he refused to apologise, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce banned the film from release in the state.
- While shooting for Thug Life, actor Joju George fractured his left foot when a stunt went wrong: he tripped and fell while jumping from a helicopter.
- Producer Ishari K. Ganesh demanded that Silambarasan be removed from Thug Life shortly after his casting was confirmed in May 2024, alleging the Tamil Film Producers Council had issued the actor a "red card"; Silambarasan denied receiving one.
- Sanya Malhotra made her Tamil debut with Thug Life, but Mani Ratnam confirmed her role was limited to the song "Jingucha"; he cast her because the film is set in Delhi and needed a North Indian actress.
- Kamal Haasan wrote the lyrics for one of the songs in Thug Life, which he said were written within an hour and produced in just a couple of hours.
- Thug Life was the first Mani Ratnam film to be titled in English; his previous ventures were titled in regional languages, and the title was announced on 6 November 2023, the eve of Kamal Haasan's birthday.
