A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan strongly criticised groups that threatened to burn down theatres over Haasan’s remark that “Kannada was born from Tamil.” “If someone has made a statement, you counter it with another statement. You cannot threaten to burn down theatres,” it said.

SC slams Thug Life ban, raps Karnataka High Court saying it has no role to demand apology

Mani Ratnam’s latest film Thug Life, featuring Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan TR, and Trisha Krishnan, released across India on June 5, except in Karnataka. 

Thug Life’s no show in Karnataka could lead to loss of Rs 350 million, feel trade experts

Kamal Haasan has been facing a lot of backlash over his remark about "Kannada is born out of Tamil” during an audio launch event of his latest film Thug Life in Chennai last week. The film is scheduled to release in cinemas on June 5.

Ram Gopal Varma comes out in support of Kamal Haasan over Kannada-Tamil language row, deletes post