The
movie 'Thug Life' starring
kamal haasan and directed by
mani ratnam is set to release on
june 5. While the film's promotions were in full swing,
kamal haasan, speaking at the film's
audio launch, had said to
kannada superstar Sivaraj Kumar, who was present as the special guest, "Kannada was born from Tamil." This created a huge controversy in Karnataka.
karnataka Chief
minister Siddaramaiah and many other political
party leaders in
karnataka condemned Kamal's speech.
kannada organizations warned that if Kamal did not apologize, they would not allow the film 'Thug Life' to be released in Karnataka. But Kamal had said that he would never apologize for his comments, that he had only spoken what linguistic experts had taught him, and that politicians were not allowed to talk about language, so this issue could be left to linguistic experts.
Regarding this issue,
karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Narasimhalu said, “Many
kannada organizations have demanded a ban on Kamal Haasan’s film. We have no sympathy for Kamal. We admit that he did something wrong. We are trying to meet him and talk to him. If he does not publicly apologize by today or tomorrow, we will support
kannada organizations and not allow the release of ‘Thug Life’,” he said.In this situation, the
karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce has issued a notice banning the release of the film ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. Kamal should express regret for his speech and apologize publicly. Otherwise, it has been announced that the film ‘Thug Life’ will not be released in
karnataka on
june 5. Speaking in Bengaluru,
karnataka Film Chamber member Sa Ra Govind confirmed the ban on the film ‘ Thug Life’.