Thug Life (2025)
2h 45m
Running Time
June 4, 2025Release Date
Plot.
In a world ruled by crime and betrayal, mafia kingpin Sakthivel and his brother Manikkam rescue a young boy, Amaran, during a violent police shootout and raise him as their own. Years later, when an assassination attempt shakes Sakthivel's empire, suspicion turns inward. Consumed by vengeance, Sakthivel sets out to destroy the very family he once built.
Where to Watch.
Cinema
Cinema
CinemaCurrently Thug Life is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Fandango, Atom Tickets, Harkins Theatres
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Kamal Haasan
Rangaraya Sakthivel / Producer / Lyricist / Writer
Silambarasan
Amaran
Trisha Krishnan
Indrani
Ashok Selvan
Jaikumar Royappa
Abhirami
Jeeva
Nassar
Manikkam
Joju George
Kanjirapally Pathros
Ali Fazal
Deepak Yadav
Mahesh Manjrekar
Sadanand
Sanjana Krishnamoorthy
Mangai / Assistant Director
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Anna / Chandra
Tanikella Bharani
Sivaguru
Rohit Saraf
Ranvijay Yadav
Vaiyapuri
Midhun
Vadivukarasi
Pechiamma
Bagavathi Perumal
Anburaj
Sanya Malhotra
Wedding Dancer
Baburaj
Samuel Royappa
Arjun Chidambaram
Kahlua
Chetan
Stan
Rajshri Deshpande
Sadanand's Sister
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
Amritha Ram
Costume Designer
Ravi K. Chandran
Director of Photography
Eka Lakhani
Costume Designer
Ranjith Ambady
Makeup & Hair
Anand Krishnamoorthi
Sound Designer
Gopi Prasannaa
Publicist
R. Mahendran
Producer
Mani Ratnam
Director / Producer / Writer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer / Lyricist / Playback Singer
Sivakumar Ananth
Producer / Lyricist
Neda Krkeljić
Production Coordinator
Sharmishta Roy
Production Design
Udhayanidhi Stalin
Producer
Kruti Mahesh Midya
Choreographer
H. Monesh
VFX Supervisor
Ashirwad Hadkar
Colorist
M. S. Anandan
Still Photographer
E. Sangathamizhan
Additional Editor
Dhana
Assistant Director
Karan Vishwanath Kashyap
Assistant Director
Shaad Ali
Creative Producer
Bejoy Nambiar
Creative Producer / Second Unit Director
Alexandra Joy
Playback Singer
Karthik Netha
Lyricist
B Chintu Mohapatra
Executive Producer
S. Barani
Executive Producer
Akihito Ikeda
Makeup & Hair
S. Disney
Co-Producer
Shuba
Playback Singer / Lyricist
Anbumani
Stunt Coordinator
Arivumani
Stunt Coordinator
Diamond Babu
Public Relations
Vaishali Samant
Playback Singer
Shakthisree Gopalan
Playback Singer
Aditya R K
Playback Singer
Craig Mann
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
PRO Sathish
Public Relations
Nakul Abhyankar
Music Supervisor
Prashanth Venkat
Music Supervisor / Lyricist
Charulatha Mani
Playback Singer
Shruti Haasan
Playback Singer
Venky Designs
Title Designer
Suresh Perumal
Sound Engineer
Karthik Sekaran
Sound Engineer
Satish V. Saravan
Sound Engineer
Bharath Arjunan
Sound Engineer
S. Sivakumar
Sound Engineer
Pradeep Menon
Sound Engineer
Ainul Haq
Sound Engineer
Krishnan Subramanian
Sound Engineer
Aravind MS
Sound Engineer
S. Padmasharan
Sound Engineer
Samidurai R.
Music Coordinator
Abdul Haiyum
Music Coordinator
Sarath Santosh
Playback Singer
Dhee
Playback Singer
A. R. Ameen
Playback Singer
Paal Dabba
Playback Singer / Lyricist
Rakshita Suresh
Playback Singer
Chinmayi Sripaada
Playback Singer
Sachin Dubale Patil
Art Direction
Neeraj Kumar Singh
Art Direction
Nenad Zdero
Art Direction
Akram Ali
Production Manager
Sonal Budhia
Unit Production Manager
Ivana Zoe Jovanovic
Assistant Production Manager
Marko Martic
Assistant Unit Manager
Sasa Radulovic
Production Manager
Meghna Agarwal
Assistant Director
Poonam Agarwal
Set Designer
Arasan Ambeth Kumar
Assistant Art Director
Ayushi Patel
Set Dresser
Deshmukh Vishakha
Set Designer
Isha Zad
Graphic Designer
Shubhankar Joshi
Sound Recordist
Hemant Khedekar
ADR Engineer
Zulfi Rizvi
Boom Operator
Navin Raj
Special Effects
Babu Tyagi
Special Effects
Hosein Ali Ahmadzadeh
Compositing Lead
Mohammad Amin Ghazanfary
Matchmove Supervisor
Reza Ghiyasi
Matchmove Supervisor
Mostafa Ghorbani
3D Artist
Salar Jabarzadeh
VFX Supervisor
Uday Kumar Kongathi
VFX Supervisor
Abdul Maajid
VFX Production Coordinator
Paul Naveen
VFX Director of Photography
Ajay Ramagiri
Compositing Artist
Mohammad Taha Sohrabi
Compositing Lead
R.K. Suchithan
VFX Editor
Avesh Warsi
VFX Artist
Milan Alavanja
Stunts
Giorgi Iarajuli
Stunt Double
Slaviša Ivanović
Stunt Coordinator
Irakli Sabanadze
Stunt Coordinator
Pandit Aakash
Lighting Design
Nagesh Shriram Budania
Camera Operator
Igor Cavic
Focus Puller
Trifunovic Dragan
Drone Pilot
Rado Ivančević
Electrician
Rajeev Kumar Jasrotia
Steadicam Operator
Maruthi Kumar
First Assistant Camera
Nenad Maksimovic
Key Grip
Manoj Mishra
Steadicam Operator
Nikolaj Najdenov
Camera Operator
Chintu Sarangi
Steadicam Operator
Prajyot Shirodkar
Drone Pilot
Pudiyamuthu Sundaram
Camera Operator
Sneha Tewari
Assistant Camera
Nandini Khetan
Assistant Costume Designer
Kinjal Maru
Assistant Costume Designer
Marko Crnogorac
Location Manager
Kartik Goyal
Script Supervisor
Prasanna Janakiraman
Production Consultant
Mateja Simić
Key Production Assistant
Nikola Tomašević
Production Coordinator
Zoja Tomasevic
Production Coordinator
Katarina Urosevic
Accountant
Kaushal Verma
Accountant
Pratheesh Sekhar
Public Relations
Alek Conić
Line Producer
Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran
Second Unit Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 4, 2025
Original Nameதக் லைஃப்
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 45m
Content RatingNR
Budget$35,000,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
action
gangster film
father son conflict
modern samurai
waiting for revenge
backstabbing
Wiki.
Thug Life is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language gangster action drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, who co-wrote the script with Kamal Haasan. Produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies and Red Giant Movies, the film stars Haasan, alongside Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Joju George, Nassar, Ali Fazal, Rohit Saraf and Baburaj. It marks the reunion of Haasan and Ratnam after their previous collaboration, Nayakan (1987).
The film was officially announced in November 2022 under the tentative title Kamal Haasan 234, as it is Haasan's 234th film as a lead actor, and the official title was revealed a year later. Principal photography took place from January to late 2024 across Chennai, Kanchipuram, Pondicherry, New Delhi, and parts of North India. The film has music composed by A. R. Rahman, cinematography handled by Ravi K. Chandran, and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.
Thug Life was released worldwide on 5 June 2025 in standard, IMAX and EPIQ formats.
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