Production on Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life has officially kickstarted.
Mani Ratnam’s next film Thug Life is finally taking shape. The film has roped in Kamal Haasan and Ali Fazal in pivotal roles.
The film will be shot by Ravi K Chandran while the music will be composed by AR Rahman.
This would be the first full-fledged role for Ali Fazal in the South Indian film industry alongside Kamal Haasan. The cast also includes Trisha Krishnan, Dulquer Salmaan, Jayam Ravi, Silambarasan Rajendar, Joju George, Gautham Kartik and Aishwarya Lekshmi.
Details of their characters have been kept under wraps for now.
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Sharing his excitement on the news, Ali Fazal said, “I am truly thrilled to be a part of Mani Sir’s vision for ‘Thug Life.’ And I can only hope I bring something of significance to this canvas. It’s also an honour to work alongside Kamal Haasan sir and share notes with him on this. The opportunity to collaborate with two stalwarts of Indian cinema has been humbling. I am deeply grateful to Mani Sir for entrusting me with this role and am eager to bring it to life on screen.”
The film falls under the bracket of the gangster genre and is written by Ratnam and Haasan and produced by Raaj Kamal Films International, Madras Talkies and Red Giant Movies. Haasan, Ratnam, R. Mahendran and Siva Ananth serve as producers.
Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam previously collaborated on Nayakan in 1987. The film was a massive blockbuster and was the country’s entry to the 1988 Oscars.
