Thug Life update - Serbia schedule of Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam’s film ends abruptly due to THIS reason

Thug Life, the highly anticipated project that marks the second collaboration of legendary actor Kamal Haasan and veteran director Kamal Haasan, started rolling in Chennai, last month. After wrapping up the Chennai schedule, the team kickstarted the Serbia schedule of the much-awaited film, a few days back. However, the recent updates suggest that the second schedule of the film has been cancelled abruptly. Reportedly, director Mani Ratnam and his team have now returned to Chennai.

Thug Life Serbia schedule cancelled due to THIS reason?

If the latest reports are to be believed, the Serbia schedule of Thug Life has been cancelled abruptly, after leading man Kamal Haasan confirmed that he might not be able to join the team for the schedule. The sources close to the project suggest that the National Award-winning actor failed to join the schedule due to the unexpected changes in his political commitments.

However, director Mani Ratnam and his team have shot a few portions featuring the film’s other cast members in Serbia. The grapevine suggests that the cast and crew will resume the shooting very soon with another Tamil Nadu schedule. The Serbia schedule, on the other hand, is expected to be resumed after Kamal Haasan wraps up all his political commitments. This might also cause a delay in the upcoming shooting schedules of Thug Life.

Kamal Haasan’s busy schedule

Even though the legendary actor was planning to take a break from politics for his upcoming projects, the plans did not materialize as the elections are set to begin soon. Though he is not contesting in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, Kamal Haasan is now planning to dedicate time to the massive political campaign of his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam.

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All about Thug Life

Kamal Haasan is set to play the central character, Rangaraya Sakthivel Nayakar, in the Mani Ratnam directorial. Trisha Krishnan is playing the female lead in the project, which features Jayam Ravi in a pivotal role. Even though Dulquer Salmaan was originally a part of the project, the actor recently decided to opt out of Thug Life due to his busy schedule.

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AR Rahman is composing the songs and the original score for the big-budget action venture. Ravi K Chandran is the director of photography. A Sreekar Prasad handles the editing. The Anbarivu duo handles the action choreography. Eka Lakhani is leading the costume designing department. Thug Life is jointly produced by Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam’s home banners, Raaj Kamal Films International and Madras Talkies.

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