Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan who was in Kochi on Wednesday apologised to fans and media for waiting so long to collaborate with Mani Ratnam. The legendary duo had last worked together in the 1987 movie 'Nayakan', which is considered a landmark film in India. The movie was sent as India's official selection for the Academy Awards but was not nominated. Kamal played a Mumbai-based don named Velu-Nayakan, and is still regarded as one of the best performances of his career.

"All I can say is sorry, we could not collaborate for this long. I feel we missed the opportunity more than you. But we are now back with Thug Life," he told the assembled media.

The actor who has also co-written the script of 'Thug Life' with Mani Ratnam said Indian cinema is gifted with a lot of talented technicians. He was also full of praise for Malayali cinematographers and said 60 per cent of cinematographers in Indian cinema were from Kerala. "Don't publicise this too much, else people would get jealous, but this is my estimate after working with so many talents from the industry," he said.

'Thug Life' directed by Mani Ratnam is another gangster drama from the duo and featurers Kamal Haasan as Rangaraaya Sakthivel. Silambarasan plays Amaran, while the film also features Ashok Selvan, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Abhirami. Award-winning Canadian sound designer Craig Mann who was part of films like Whiplash, Insidious, and Eye in the Storm, is also part of the project.

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