Excitement builds as Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam reunite for Thug Life, reminiscent of their iconic film Nayagan.

After a gap of nearly four decades, Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam—the duo that gave Tamil cinema the iconic Nayagan—have ...

Director Mani Ratnam is preparing for the release of Thug Life, starring Kamal Haasan. The duo has reunited after a long ...

Mani Ratnam revealed that the script of Nayakan was never actually written and that much of it was shaped during the process ...

Dasavathaaram (2008) saw Kamal Haasan play ten distinct roles, a cinematic feat never before attempted in Indian film. Blending science, religion, and politics, the film was a technical landmark that ...

The film opens in the year 1988 with the death of Mumbai's King of Dharavi (Asia biggest slum) Varadarajan Mudaliar. Following his death, the rival group goes on a rampage and we are introduced to ...

In Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan, Kamal plays Velu Naicker, a character inspired by Mumbai underworld figure Varadarajan Mudaliar. His performance captures Velu’s evolution from a grieving son to a ...

The film told the story of Sakthivel Naicker, a gangster. The film was based on the life of an underworld don Varadarajan ...

One of my early impressions was watching Varadarajan Mudaliar, don of the Dharavi underworld. He was on stage at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration as a key benefactor, and the auntie who briefly ...