India, June 5 -- Mafia kingpin Ranganayaka Sakthivel (Kamal Haasan) rescues a young paperboy, Amar (Silambarasan), during a shootout and raises him as his own. Years later, their empire grows, and Amar is now a crucial touch point in the network, so much so that he serves as the right hand to Sakthivel, who nominates him as head in his absence. But what happens when power dynamics shift and Amar declares himself as the new head after overthrowing Sakthivel at a brutal point?

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At the very beginning of Thug Life, which begins very similar to a fairy tale format of 'once upon a time', we are introduced to Rangaraaya Sakthivel. He tells it is the story between him and ...