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Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
Language row: Still no apology, K'taka HC tells Haasan, accepts implead application from Kannada org
Bengaluru, Actor Kamal Haasan has not yet issued an apology for his controversial remarks on Kannada language, observed the Karnataka High Court on Friday and directed the producer of his latest film 'Thug Life' to respond to an application filed by Kannada Sahitya Parishat. The application sought intervention in the producer's pleas against the ban on the film's release in the state. The Parishat wanted to place before the Court, the constitutional, cultural and linguistic concerns arising from the statements made by Haasan, particularly from the perspective of protecting the identity, dignity and historical legacy of the Kannada language and culture. The case stems from a statement made by Haasan during the audio release of the film, where he had said that Kannada was born out of Tamil Language. The remark led to a huge controversy and Karnataka leaders and the Film Chamber of the state demanded that the actor withdraw his statement and tender an apology. However, he declined to apologise and opted against releasing the movie in Karnataka on June 5, when it was released worldwide. On Friday, the counsel for production house Raaj Kamal Films International submitted that the actor would need a week's time to file objections to the Kannada Sahitya Parishat's impleadment application. Justice M Nagaprasanna, who heard the case, posted the matter to June 20. Earlier, Raaj Kamal Films International filed a petition seeking adequate security for the movie's release in the state. When the matter came up for hearing before Justice Nagaprasanna on June 3, counsel for the petitioner maintained that there was no malice and an apology was not warranted and submitted that the screening of the movie would not be insisted upon in the state till the issue gets resolved through dialogue. During the hearing, Haasan came in for strong criticism from the court for his remark, and the court observed that a "single apology could have resolved the situation".
Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Thug Life box office collection day 8: Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam film sinks; struggles to reach Rs 50 cr mark after a week in theatres
Thug Life box office collection day 8: Kamal Haasan-starrer Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam, has been in the theaters for over a week now but the film's collections have been on a steady decline for the past three days. After eight days in the theatres, the film has only managed to earned Rs 43.37 crore, as per industry tracker Sacnilk. On the eighth day, the film made Rs 1.15 crore, which is even lesser than the seventh day's Rs 1.8 crore. Thug Life started its box office journey with Rs 15.5 crore, which was quite shocking for Kamal and Mani's fans. The film was not released in Karnataka following Kamal's comments on Kannada language being born out of Tamil Language, which seemed to have offended politicians in Karnataka. With the ban in place, Thug Life's opening day collections were severely hampered. Thug Life observed around 15 percent occupancy in Tamil on Thursday, with Chennai hosting 467 shows with around 20 percent occupancy. In Hindi, the occupancy was observed at around 4 percent, and in Telugu, the occupancy was around 12 percent. Hyderabad saw 283 shows with 11 percent occupancy. ALSO READ | Karisma Kapoor's ex-husband, Sunjay Kapur, dies of heart attack after swallowing bee during polo match The collections of Thug Life are a huge letdown for Kamal Haasan, who was last seen in Indian 2. Shankar's film, which released in 2024, was widely panned and could only make Rs 81 crore in the domestic market. The film was in the making all across the pandemic, and will be followed by Indian 3. However, there have been reports speculating that after the dismal performance of Indian 2, the third part might get shelved. Indian 2 also made Rs 71.7 crore in the first eight days. Before that, Kamal delivered Vikram which earned Rs 424 crore worldwide. For Mani Ratnam, Thug Life has been a huge disappointment. The film was promoted as the comeback of the hit duo of Nayakan, but the bad reviews on the day of the release, and lack of interest from the audience. sank the film over the first weekend. Before this, Mani Ratnam had spent years helming the Ponniyin Selvan films, which were released in two parts in 2022 and 2023. The first part made Rs 266 crore in India, and the second part earned Rs 181 crore in the domestic market.
