When the announcement was made that legends Kamal Haasan and Maniratnam Ratnam are collaborating for their new venture after a hiatus of decades, it seems exciting as both of their have recently delivered industry hits with 'Ponniyin Selvan ' and 'Vikram'. With the addition of talented actors Dulquer Salmaan and Jayam Ravi to the project added more excitement on the project.
But, the delay in starting the project leads Dulquer and Jayam Ravi walked out of the 'Thug Life' which seems like a backlash for the project. But, Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan quickly found replacement for Dulquer and Ravi with equally popular actors. Thug Life is a gangster film that Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan are collaborating for after 36 years of Naayakan, which too is an iconic gangster film.
It is being widely speculated that actor Aravind Swamy will replace Jayam Ravi in Mani Ratnam's Thug Life starring Kamal Haasan. However, neither bringing Aravind Swamy on board nor Jayam Ravi opting out have been confirmed by the makers. Talks were doing rounds to bring Silambarasan too into Thug Life. These talks too haven't been made official by the makers.
The project was announced last year. The film is a co-production between Udhayanidhi's Red Giant Movies, Kamal's Raaj Kamal Film International, and Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies. Technical crew of Thug life features cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, music director AR Rahman, editor Sreekar Prasad and action directors Anbariv.