Silence, Please: Kamal’s Talks Risk Thug Life Buzz

Kamal Haasan’s statement that “Kannada was born in Tamil” at the Thug Life audio launch has become a huge controversy, as following this Some Kannada people have started to protest against him, leading to a negative wave for the actor across social media.

During the Thug Life audio launch, Kamal Haasan interacted with Shiva Rajkumar, during which he mentioned that “Kannada was born in Tamil.” This has triggered Kannada-speaking people, as they claim that Kamal Haasan’s statement is incorrect and that Kannada was not born in Tamil.

Many Kannadigas have protested against the actor. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also condemned Kamal Haasan’s statement and mentioned that Kamal Haasan is not aware of Kannada history.

After a huge backlash, Kamal Haasan, in a recent Thug Life promotional event, stated that politicians are not qualified to talk about language, including himself, and that such in-depth discussions should be left to historians and language experts.

He also mentioned that what he said was out of love and that many historians have taught him language history. He didn’t mean anything negative, and this controversy won’t affect Thug Life; people will take care of Kamal Haasan, Thug Life, and these controversies.

Following all these backlashes against the actor, many netizens on social media have started to respond that Thug Life is set for a huge opening as the promotions have generated significant buzz.

However, Kamal Haasan’s controversial speech at the event poses a huge risk not only for him but also for the release of Thug Life. So Kamal Haasan till the release of Thug Life should be more careful with his words.

It remains to be seen whether this controversy will settle down and Thug Life will have a smooth release, or whether this negative publicity from Kamal Haasan’s language controversy will impact Thug Life’s release in the coming days.