Actor Kamal Haasan has been on a whirlwind tour across many cities promoting his upcoming film, ‘Thug Life’. At the Visakhapatnam event on Thursday, the actor spoke about how he has made bad films in the past, which seemed like a mention of the failure of his previous film, ‘Indian 2′. Without naming any movie, he said, “I’m making amends for a bad film,’ as he presented Mani Ratnam’s ‘Thug Life’.

Alongside Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha, Abhirami and Nasser were also present at that event. It was Kamal Haasan’s turn to address the crowd, and he made a bold statement about how the audiences forgave his bad films. He also took ownership of the flops he gave, just as his successful films.

Speaking at the event, he said, “I’ve made many mistakes. You’ve forgiven all my bad films and have remembered only the good films. Thank you. I have a duty to give you good films. My record, in actual straight Telugu films, is good. I’ve done about 15-16 straight Telugu films and I have 13 hits. I gave it. And whenever I got flops, I gave it.”

The actor then added, “Now, I am making amends for a bad film, so I present this film. Let’s assume I am paying back my debt. For giving you a bad film, I’m giving you a good film. That’s what an honest artiste would do.”

Kamal Haasan’s previous film was ‘Indian 2’, which opened to negative reviews. Directed by Shankar, the film, a sequel to the superhit movie of the same name, failed to make a dent at the box office.

‘Thug Life’ marks the reunion of ‘Nayakan’ duo – Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan – after 37 years. Expectations surrounding the film are at an all-time high. The ‘Vikram’ actor said that he is confident about the success of the film, which will hit theatres on June 5 in multiple languages.

The emotional gangster drama features Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan in lead roles with Ashok Selvan, Trisha Krishnan, Abhirami, Nasser, Joju George, Sanjana Krishnamoorthy and Bagavathi Perumal in pivotal roles. Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, composer AR Rahman and editor Sreekar Prasad form the techncial crew.

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