Simbu held Kamal neck tightly in Thug Life

Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan's Thug Life is releasing on 5 June 2025. Simbu who is playing a key role in the film revealed that Mani Ratnam asked him to hold Kamal Haasan's neck tightly.

Simbu shared , "Mani sir told me, 'Simbu you are not doing it properly, hold his neck tightly.' I was like sir you are joking right? but Mani sir said, 'It's clearly visible on the screen so you have to do it.'"

Simbu added "When I grabbed his neck tightly, Kamal sir gave a terrible reaction. I was confused whether it's hurting him or he is just performing. I didn't know what to do, if I didn't do it properly, Mani sir would say cut and if I continued and it was actually hurting him, Kamal Haasan would scold me. But when I lightened the grip later, the shot actually turned out well. So, sorry Kamal sir, I might have caught you off guard. But It was always Mani sir."

The film stars Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Ashok Selvan, Joju George, Nassar, Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Rohit Saraf, and Baburaj  in important roles.