Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’ in USA reduces Tamil film news with ‘Indian 2’ Premier Day Advance Booking

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Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’, directed by Mani Ratnam, is ready for a strong American debut, earning $ 454,000 in advance sales. However, it looks at Haasan’s ‘Indian 2’, already earned $ 580,431, which has become his largest North American premiere. ‘Thug Life’ is facing controversy in Karnataka, with its release, it has been postponed due to Hassan’s comment on Kannada’s origin.

Kamal Haasan’s much -awaited gangster drama thug life, directed by Mani Ratnam, is ready for a concrete start in the United States, although it has been reduced to matching Hassan’s upcoming film Bharatiya 2’s Premier Day Advance Booking Number.Advance ticket sales for the US premiere of Thug Life have reached US $ 454,000 at 375 locations, selling more than 1000 shows and more than 17,000 tickets. Industry analysts are speculating that the film’s total North American Premier Day earnings can go up to US $ 800,000 as Hassan’s second largest Premier Day in the field.However, when compared to the advance sales of the Indian 2, which is ready to release last year, the thug life trails especially. Indian 2 has already seen $ 580,431 in advance sales at 484 locations, with 1,457 shows and 27,935 tickets for its US premiere. It creates the biggest premiere day of Indian 2 Haasan in North America- even before its release. Indian 2 Kamal Haasan’s 1996 hit film is the sequel to Indian- Buzz for the film was much higher than that of the thug life. Thug Life symbolizes a major renovation between Kamal Haasan and famous director Mani Ratnam after its prestigious 1987 cooperation. The film features a troop of a stellar artists including Silambanson TR, Trisha Krishnan, Jujo George and Ali Fazal with music composed by AR Rahman. It is scheduled for a global release on June 5, 2025, and will be released in many languages including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam.Back home, however, the thug has gone into a dispute. The release of the film in Karnataka has been postponed after Baiklash against Haasan’s recent comments, claiming that Kannada originated from Tamil. The statement strongly criticized the Kannada-bound community and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), demanding forgiveness and threatened to block the film’s release in the state. Haasan stood by his comments, refusing to apologize, he said he was misunderstood.Following increasing stresses, the decision was made to postpone the release of thug life in Karnataka indefinitely. The Karnataka High Court also advised Taula, Haasan to apologize to the Kannada community.Despite the controversy, the thug life creates enough international interest. The film’s strong American advance booking confirms Kamal Haasan’s permanent global appeal, although now there is now a new bar to defeat the Indian 2 that already sets an impressive record before its premiere.