Kamal Haasan's Thug Life Mints Rs 1.75 Crore On Day 6 At Box Office
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Thug Life faced tough competition with Akshay Kumar's 'killer-comedy' Housefull 5, especially in the North circuit.
Thug Life, the Mani Ratnam directorial action-drama featuring Kamal Haasan, despite huge hype among cine-goers, has failed to perform at the box office. On its sixth day, the film minted a total of Rs 1.75 crore across all languages net in India, as per sacnilk.com. It brings the film's total 6-day collection to Rs 40.95 crore, much less than the South star's last release, Indian 2 – also having an underwhelming box office collection. The film's downward graph is showing no signs of recovery in the coming days, marking its status as one of the biggest theatrical disasters for the iconic actor-director duo.
The film opened to a whopping Rs 15.5 crore on its first day, June 5, but the critic reviews and negative word of mouth from the audiences have significantly affected its collection.
Another major reason behind Thug Life's low collection could be the absence of a Karnataka release, due to a controversy after Kamal Haasan's statement regarding the Kannada language.
Notably, Thug Life faced tough competition with Akshay Kumar's 'killer-comedy' Housefull 5, especially in the North circuit, which also received backlash from the audience. Despite that, the multi-starrer comedy entertainer has successfully crossed the Rs 100 crore mark at the domestic box office.
Directed by Mani Ratnam and produced by Kamal Haasan himself, the film also features an ensemble cast including Trisha Krishnan, Silambarasan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Abhirami, Ashok Selvan, Joju George, Ali Fazal, Nassar and Rohit Saraf in significant roles.
Thug Life's plot revolves around Rangaraya Sakthivel, an elderly criminal seeking vengeance on those who have betrayed him, including his brother, his gang members, and Amar. It is also a story of betrayal and power struggles, with Sakthivel determined to destroy everyone he feels is threatening him. The film also explores a morally troubling subplot: Sakthivel's extramarital affair with social media influencer Indrani (Trisha Krishnan).
The film marked Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan's collaboration after a long wait of 37 years. The duo's last project with Nayakan was released in 1987.
Kamal Haasan will also be seen in director Shankar's Indian 3 and Kalki 2898 AD Part 2, while Mani Ratnam has not yet announced his next directorial project.
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