How to meet Tamil superstars Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Simbu, Mani Ratnam from 'Thug Life' in Dubai?

Dubai: The OG superstar of Tamil cinema is coming to town — and he’s not coming alone. While Brad Pitt may be turning heads in Abu Dhabi for the world premiere of his new film F1, Dubai is about to get its own dose of star power as Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Silambarasan (Simbu), Mani Ratnam, and the stellar ensemble of Thug Life touch down on June 1. They're here to promote one of 2025’s most anticipated and explosive Tamil-language cinematic spectacles — and the buzz is already deafening.

An interactive event where their army of fans can meet their idols is also being finalised, said Anish Wadhwa, local distributor of Thug Life and founder of Home Screen Entertainment.

"It will be an unforgettable meet-and-greet ... More details will be revealed soon," said Wadhwa.

Directed by Mani Ratnam and co-written by Kamal Haasan, Thug Life is a gangster drama drenched in grit, style, and emotional carnage. It marks the iconic reunion of Haasan and Ratnam after a 37-year hiatus since their cult classic Nayakan. And if you think that’s just nostalgia bait — think again.

In Thug Life, Haasan plays Rangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker, a formidable underworld figure who rescues a boy named Amaran (played by Simbu) during a chaotic police shootout and raises him like his own. But years later, after a failed assassination attempt, suspicion brews. Sakthivel begins to believe that Amaran and even his own brother may have betrayed him — and he goes on a bloody, vengeful path to reclaim his power.

“This is not just another film — it’s a fire I’ve carried for years,” Haasan said in an earlier statement.

The film was originally born from a script he wrote decades ago called Amar Hain, and Mani Ratnam “took that fire and gave it a whole new shape,” according to Haasan.

Shot across India — from Chennai to Old Delhi — with visuals by Ravi K. Chandran, editing by A. Sreekar Prasad, and a pulsating score by A.R. Rahman, Thug Life is primed to be a visual and emotional gut-punch. The cast reads like a who’s who of Indian cinema: Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Joju George, Sanya Malhotra, Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Nassar, and Rohit Saraf, among others.

Adding to the hype? The music — including the fiery single “Jinguchaa”, with another track “Sugar Baby” dropping soon.

Scheduled to release worldwide on June 5, 2025, in standard and IMAX formats, Thug Life isn’t just a film — it’s an event, a long-awaited creative reunion, and a hard-hitting portrait of trust gone wrong in a world where betrayal costs blood.

So get your phones ready, Dubai — the stars are coming and you could meet them.