It is widely known that Kamal Haasan scored a big disaster with Indian 2, directed by Shankar. Today, his latest film, Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam, is also receiving heavy backlash from audiences. The result of these two films worked like a second film syndrome for Kamal Haasan.
Both the veteran directors, Shankar and Mani Ratnam, worked with Kamal on career-defining films, Nayakan and Indian. However, both filmmakers produced duds with the Ulaganayagan when they worked with him for the second time.
Shankar and Mani Ratnam deliver disappointing Films With Kamal Haasan in their Second Collaborations
Indian 2 (Bharateeyudu 2) was trolled mercilessly by audiences for its outdated and pathetic content. Even reviewers also criticized that film and called out Shankar for ruining the image of the first part of the film.
Coming to Thug Life, the legendary director Mani Ratnam gave a classic in the form of Nayakan with Kamal. There were massive expectations for the second film of this iconic duo. The promotions also went well for the movie.
However, the film received negative reactions from audiences and reviewers in the same way as Indian 2. Except for a few sections of the audience that hailed the technical excellence, Thug Life received a unanimous negative response from all over.
A few netizens and fans say that the second film syndrome worked against Kamal Haasan for Indian 2 and Thug Life.
