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Kamal Haasan On Having 8-Week OTT Window Gap For Thug Life: ‘We Are Experimenting On This Together’

Directed by Mani Ratnam, Thug Life is scheduled to release in theatres on June 5, 2025. This is also Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan’s first collaboration after their 1987 film ‘Nayakan’.

Kamal Haasan and filmmaker Mani Ratnam have reunited after years for their upcoming film ‘Thug Life’, which has created excitement among the audience. The team of Thug Life recently promoted their movie in Delhi and interacted with the media. During this interaction, the superstar talked about keeping eight-week OTT window for Thug Life. For the unversed, many actors and filmmakers have talked about how OTT has been impacting the theatrical business.

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While speaking about eight-week OTT window for Thug Life, Kamal Haasan revealed that the team of Thug Life requested the OTT platform to have the eight week gap for the streaming release. He further emphasised that this move can help other movies too.

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He shared, “We requested them, it was not a negotiation or deal breaker. we wanted them to do this for us. both the company and OTT platform are experimenting n this together. And if it works, we would have made it easier to do both the businesses.”

At the press conference, Kamal Haasan shared that he wrote the dance number ‘Jinguchaa’ for the film and Mani Ratnam also praised him for writing the perfect lyrics. While sharing the experience of penning the lyrics of a dance number, Kamal Haasan said, “I enjoyed it because it is very much unlike something I will write.” To this, Mani Ratnam praised him and shared how surprised as the actor perfected it.”

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The filmmaker added. “It is quite amazing because it is quite a difficult song. It takes us days to work on it and polish. When he called back to say it is ready, I was really surprised and it was perfect.”

Thug Life also stars Trisha, Silambarasan, Abhirami, Sanya Malhotra, Ashok Selvan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Nassar, Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Rohit Saraf and Vaiyapuri.

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Simran Srivastava

Simran Srivastava

Senior Sub-Editor

Simran Srivastav is a Senior Sub-Editor (Entertainment) with the experience of 2.5 years. She covers several topics in Entertainment Beat including Bollywood, Hollywood, South Indian cinema, Anime and K-pop. She holds the degrees in Bachelor of Commerce and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication. She has worked before with reputable media outlets like Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Jagran New Media. Every piece of news she writes is verified by the team of the News Desk before publishing. She is committed to delivering accurate and trustworthy information, making her a reliable source for readers seeking quality content. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, painting and watching movies. You can connect with her on Instagram (simranshri0812), Twitter (simranshri2000) or LinkedIn for more insights and updates.

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First published on: May 26, 2025 06:05 PM IST


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