Kamal Haasan's Thug Life Movie to Stream on This OTT Platform
Thug Life was not shown in Karnataka because of a problem after Kamal Haasan made a comment about the Kannada language during a promotion event.
The movie has famous actors like Silambarasan T R, Nasser, Trisha, Joju George, and Ashok Selvan. Even with big stars and well-known producers, the movie did not do well at the box office. Most critics gave it bad reviews. Fans were unhappy because the film did not meet the high hopes from the earlier movies made by Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam together.
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