The Supreme Court has taken a tough stand on the release of director Mani Ratnam and actor Kamal Haasan’s film ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. The Supreme Court has transferred the petition of the filmmaker pending in the Karnataka High Court. The case will be heard on Thursday (June 19, 2025). The court has asked the state government to file a reply by Wednesday.
The state government had issued a notice to the state government on the public interest litigation of a person named M Mahesh Reddy in the case last week. The state government had to respond to this, but it did not file an answer. The state government counsel said that the manufacturer’s petition is already pending in the High Court. Also, the producers of the film are trying to resolve the matter by talking to representatives of the Chamber of Commerce.
The displeasure of the judges
It expressed strong displeasure over the Supreme Court Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan and Justice Manmohan. He said that this is a direct subject related to the rule of law. No film can be prevented from being released after getting a CBFC certificate. By making excuses for fierce protest, the state government cannot exhale from the responsibility of ensuring the performance of the film.
‘If you have a problem, don’t see the film’
A few days ago actor Kamal Haasan said that Kannada language was born from Tamil language. Due to the protest about this statement, his new film is not being screened in Karnataka. The judges of the Supreme Court said that if someone has a problem with Kamal Haasan’s statement, he can issue a statement on his behalf in his response. The issue can be debated. People should not go to see the film if you want, but the film should be performed.
” Can’t stop anyone from speaking ‘
Judges mentioned the Supreme Court’s decision to cancel the FIR lodged in Gujarat on Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhhi. He also cited the Bombay High Court verdict against the ban of the drama ‘Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy’. The judges said that in that drama, many such things were said about the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, which people seemed to be inappropriate, but the High Court said that not to agree with someone’s views, cannot be the basis of stopping her from saying. & Nbsp;
‘Apology is not the work of the court’ The Supreme Court also objected that the High Court advised the people associated with the film to apologize to the residents of Karnataka. The Supreme Court said that it is not the job of the High Court to do so.