Jun 05, 2025 10:12 PM IST
Thug Life box office collection day 1: The Kamal Haasan-starrer was not shown in Karnataka after widespread backlash for the actor’s Kannada language remark.
Thug Life box office collection day 1: Expectations were sky-high with Thug Life, which marked the reunion between Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan after the cult classic Nayakan. The film arrived with controversies after it was not screened in Karnataka following Haasan’s Kannada language row. Now as per the latest update from Sacnilk.com, Thug Life has collected ₹14.94 crore on the day of its release. (Also read: ₹40 crore loss at box office due to Karnataka ban”>Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life likely to face ₹40 crore loss at box office due to Karnataka ban)
Thug Life box office
The latest update states Thug Life had 48.72% Tamil Occupancy on Thursday. The morning shows registered 50.66% occupancy, whereas there was 50.35% occupancy for the afternoon shows. The numbers dipped slightly for the evening shows at 45.15%. Thug Life is expected to hold on to the momentum in the upcoming days, and take full advantage of the extended weekend.
Since Thug Life has not been released in Karnataka, it lost out on an additional ₹35-40 crore, as predicted by a report in The Hindu. It all started when Kamal said during a promotional event, “Kannada was born out of Tamil,” which sparked massive uproar. The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce threatened to ban the film’s release in the state, but the actor refused to apologise and claimed that his statement was being misconstrued.
About the film
Thug Life also features Trisha, Silambarasan, Joju George, Ashok Selvan, Nasser, Abhirami and others. The music for the film is by maestro AR Rahman while the cinematographer is Ravi K Chandran and editor is A Sreekar Prasad.
An excerpt from the Hindustan Times review of the film read, “What plagues the film is the the ‘old wine in old bottle’ screenplay which loses steam mid-way incorporating far too many unnecessary characters, meandering through various places with glaring loopholes and quite a few insipid dialogues. 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.”
