'Thug Life' Teaser: Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam's Action Entertainer Clashes With 'Housefull 5'

Back in 1987, Kamal Haasan starred in Mani Ratnam’s all-time classic gangster crime drama Nayakan which became a big box office success and won three National Film Awards including Best Actor for the Ulaga Nayagan.

Now, 38 years after the cult iconic classic, Kamal Haasan has reunited with Mani Ratnam for an action entertainer titled Thug Life.

The film was announced in 2022, its title was revealed in 2023 and it went on floors in January 2024.

Now, makers have announced its highly anticipated release date with a new teaser which also features Silambarasan.

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Sharing the teaser, Kamal Haasan who celebrates his 69th birthday on November 7, wrote, “Every role is an evolution, every film a journey. #Thuglife #ThugLifeFromJune5th A #ManiRatnam Film”.

Check out the teaser below:

Reacting to the teaser, one user wrote, “#ThugLife Teaser: AMAZING, piquing interest without revealing anything. so excited for this one @ikamalhaasan in GOD MODE”.

Another user reacted, “one of the best teaser cuts ever. GOATs.”

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A third user commented, “Happy birthday KAMAL HASSAN is hottest any actor looked on clean shave from his 30s 40s to 70s”.

A fourth user wrote, “TN Industry Hit Loading Last Shot @ikamalhaasan sir presence”.

Check out some of the responses below:

#ThugLife Teaser: AMAZING, piquing interest without revealing anything. so excited for this one 😀@ikamalhaasan in GOD MODE 🔥https://t.co/uznc41cGIv#ThugLifeFromJune5 #KamalHaasan #HappyBirthdayKamalHaasan #Kamal70 https://t.co/aSlJ5QVlOw pic.twitter.com/Jm8MQ3fteg

— ਰਿਧਿਮਾ (@BeingRidhima) November 7, 2024

Damn too good 🔥💥 https://t.co/NIajddfcbK

— JAY (@iamjayth) November 7, 2024

one of the best teaser cuts ever. GOATs. https://t.co/MjfHDihYjd

— Prashu (@Prrashu) November 7, 2024

TN Industry Hit Loading 🔥🔥🕺
Last Shot @ikamalhaasan sir presence🙏 https://t.co/2J7VoOCY2X pic.twitter.com/GhY5nEDrgj

— #DADA 🙏 #NTR 💗 (@Dada_NTR) November 7, 2024

💥💥💥😵💫😵💫

Happy birthday KAMAL HASSAN

is hottest any actor looked on clean shave from his 30s 40s to 70s 🤩👌🫡 https://t.co/Mtds6Oxg0N pic.twitter.com/uVaGREjICO

— MSD🧊Sudhar𝓛𝓮𝓸🔥 (@mersal_sudhar) November 7, 2024

Literally can't wait for this
Looks damn good https://t.co/WwJjA4IQra

— Shaurya Jha (@jha22687) November 7, 2024

Thug Life releases in theatres on June 5, 2025. Interestingly, it will clash with Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 5 which releases on June 6, 2025.

This will mark Kamal and Akshay’s second box office clash in three years.

Back in 2022, Kamal Haasan’s Vikram took on Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj at the box office.

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At that time, it was the Kamal Haasan starrer that became a big success earning Rs 430 crore at the worldwide box office while Akshay Kumar’s period epic could only make Rs 90.32 crore globally and was a massive disaster.

Coming back to Thug Life, the film also stars Trisha Krishnan, Joju George, Ali Fazal, Ashok Selvan, Pankaj Tripathi, Nassar, Abhirami Gopikumar, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Saraf and Vaiyapuri.