‘Thug Life’ trailer: Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan in Mani Ratnam’s crime drama
The film will be out in cinemas in Tamil and other languages on June 5. The cast includes Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Joju George and Abhirami.

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