Mani Ratnam-Kamal Haasan’s ‘KH234’ titled ‘Thug Life’

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Director Mani Ratnam’s next with Kamal Haasan (KH234) has been titled Thug Life. The makers released the title video of the film on Monday evening, 6 November.

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In the title video, the name of Kamal’s character is revealed as ‘Rangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker’. The actor looked ferocious and stunning in the gangster action drama.

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Interestingly, Sakthivel Naicker was the name of Kamal’s character in Nayakan (1987), an epic crime drama directed by Mani Ratnam.

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Meanwhile, speculations were rife that KH234 might be titled Nayakan 2 or Nayakan Returns as Nayakan was based on Varadarajan Mudaliar, the underworld don in Mumbai.

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Expectations are running sky-high for Thug Life as Kamal Haasan is collaborating with Mani Ratnam after 36 years.

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Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan and Tamil actors Trisha and Jayam Ravi are also part of this much-anticipated movie.

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Earlier in the day, the makers released the first-look poster of Kamal Haasan from the film, a day before the actor’s birthday as a treat to his fans.

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This is the first time that Dulquer Salmaan will be sharing the screen with Kamal Haasan. He teamed up with Mani Ratnam for OK Kanmani (2015) with Nithya Menen as the female lead.

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