Kollywood Veteran Actor Kamal Haasan and his upcoming film, Thug Life, are surrounded by a big controversy. The Actor made news recently by stating that the Kannada language originated from Tamil in the Audio Launch event of Thug Life. This had hurt the feelings of people of Karnataka, who demanded an apology, to which Kamal Haasan refused.
Netizens also started a trend on X/Twitter to ban Thug Life in Karnataka unless Kamal Haasan apologizes. But Kamal Haasan took this light and opined that he wouldn’t apologize for what he said, which took the issue further. The Karnataka Film Chamber has officially banned Thug Life in Karnataka now. It is also learnt that all the films of Kamal Haasan will be banned until further notice.
This is surely unwarranted, and Kamal Haasan should have avoided the controversy in the first place. The team of Thug Life is also silent regarding the matter, and the film is slated for release on June 5th worldwide. We need to see if Kamal Haasan tenders the apology and puts the issue to rest.