The Kannada controversy, unfortunately, couldn’t significantly help “Thug Life,” despite generating millions of rupees in free publicity.
This film, which brought together the Kamal Haasan – Mani Ratnam combination after 38 years since “Nayakan,” failed to achieve even minimal openings in our Telugu states. With “negative word-of-mouth,” collections further declined even by the matinee shows.
Analysts are expressing disappointment, stating that Mani Ratnam, who had made a comeback with the “Ponniyan Selvan” films, has once again severely disappointed with “Thug Life.” It is regrettable that even in Tamil, the film is not collecting as expected.
