Kamal Haasan fans disregard the thug life ban in Karnataka, traveled 42 km to watch the film
Actor Kamal Haasan’s ‘thug life’ was banned in Karnataka following his controversial remarks about Kannada language. However, fans from Bengaluru traveled to Hosur, Tamil Nadu to watch the film and show their support.
In short
- Kamal Haasan’s film ‘Thug Life’ has been released across India, but was banned in Karnataka
- Bangalore fans traveled to Hosur in Tamil Nadu to watch the film
- The film was banned after Hassan’s comments connecting the origin of Kannada language to Tamil
Actor Kamal Haasan’s much awaited film ‘Thug Life’ finally hit theaters. His enthusiastic fans traveled to Hosur, 42 km, near the border of Karnataka, to see for the first time of the first day of the film at 9 am. The film was banned in Karnataka after the actor’s ‘Outside Tamil out of Kannada’, which angered Kannadigs.
On Thursday, a video surfaced online, showing fans to bursting crackers and celebrating outside a theater in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. It is 42 km from Bangalore. An X user who posted the video claimed that fans traveled from Bengaluru to watch the film, writing, “Thuglif has been banned in Karnataka, but no one can stop our love for Kamal Haasan. All fans in Bangalore have gathered here in Hosur!”
Mani Ratnam-Directorial, who acts to a stellar dress artists, including Silambarson TR, Trisha Krishnan and Ali Fazal, has been banned in the state following a dispute around the comments around Hassan, connecting the linguistic origin of Kannada to Tamil.
The controversy erupted after Hassan at the ‘Thug Life’ audio launch in Chennai, “Your language (Kannada) was born from Tamil. So you are involved in that line,” pointing to the Shiva prince. The comment was not well sat well with the supporter-Canada groups in the context of welcoming actor Shiva Rajkumar and celebrating cultural unity. Backlash was early, protests, a legal complaint, and eventually, ban on the film in Karnataka.
The Karnataka High Court also addressed the issue, pulling the actor for his comment.
Haasan, however, remained firm and refused to release forgiveness. The Karnataka film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) was written, later regretting misunderstanding. “It hurts me that my statement at the thug life audio launch is spoken out of real affection for the famous Dr. Rajkumar’s family, especially his Shiva Rajkumar is misunderstood and taken out of reference. My words are only intended to tell that we are not all from the same family nor to reduce Kannada.”
The actor should also be disregarded and said that he would only apologize when he is wrong, not when he is misunderstood.
