Legendary Indian director Mani Ratnam‘s upcoming Tamil-language gangster action-drama THUG LIFE follows Rangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker, a powerful gangster who was presumed dead and returns, only to find himself at odds with his own son, Amaran “Amar”, leading to a bitter rivalry between them. The highly anticipated title marks the significant reunion between lead actor Haasan and Ratnam, decades after their their previous film, the epic NAYAKAN (1987).

Please note this film screens in Tamil with EST.

Thursday, June 5
Doors 9:00 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets on sale May 25 HERE

THUG LIFE (Mani Ratnam | 2025 | 120 min | NR | Tamil w. EST) Set in the crime and corruption-ridden New Delhi, the story revolves around Rangaraaya Sakthivel “Sakthi”, who, along with his brother Rangaraaya Manickavel “Mani”, saves a young boy named Amaran during a horrific shootout with the police and adopts him.

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