Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life goes on floors: “A new name, a new history” : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam and superstar Kamal Haasan have reunited after 33 years. The film Thug Life has finally gone on floors. Starring Dulquer Salmaan, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Gautham Karthik, Joju George, and Trisha Krishnan, the music is scored by AR Rahman.

Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life goes on floors: “A new name, a new history”

Production house Raajkamal Films International took to social media on Wednesday to announce the project has finally begun shooting. Along with the video of all the stars and the team of Thug Life, the caption read on X, formerly Twitter, “A NEW NAME, A NEW HISTORY! #thuglife."

A NEW NAME, A NEW HISTORY!#thuglife
➡️https://t.co/f2s709GhTC #KH234 #Ulaganayagan #KamalHaasan #HBDKamalSir #HBDUlaganayagan @ikamalhaasan #ManiRatnam @arrahman #Mahendran @bagapath @actor_jayamravi @trishtrashers @dulQuer @MShenbagamoort3 @RKFI @MadrasTalkies_… pic.twitter.com/zuAGZFtC76
— Raaj Kamal Films International (@RKFI) November 6, 2023

Speaking to News18, Mani Ratnam recently talked about the long-awaited collaboration with Kamal Haasan and said, “I can’t say what took me so long. It is tough when you have an actor of that capability, who has done several things. So unless you have some solid things, do not go to him just because you have done it before. Hopefully, we would be able to bring some kind of a character back on screen.”

“I don’t think big stars have real egos when they are on a project. Really, it has never been difficult to work with the stars. If you are clear and know what you want, they are too happy to have somebody make the decisions. They trust you, you trust them. It becomes a mutual thing. You make it together. Sometimes, scripts demand new faces and that’s why you go for new faces. I do it only because it is right for my film not because I want to introduce somebody,” he added.

Music composer AR Rahman is scoring the soundtrack, cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, editor Sreekar Prasad, and stunt choreographer duo Anbariv are on the technical crew. The film is jointly produced by Raajkamal Films International, Madras Talkies, Red Giant Movies, R Mahendran and Siva Ananth.