Thug Life (2025) Songs Lyrics
தக் லைப் பாடல் வரிகள்
Movie Name
Thug Life (2025)
Movie Name (in Tamil)
தக் லைப்
Starring
Kamal Haasan, Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan
Music
A. R. Rahman
Year
05 June 2025
Lyrics List
Story
In 1994, in Old Delhi, gang leader Sadanand Yadav meets with rival kingpins Rangaraaya "Manickam" Manickavel and his younger brother and co-leader Sakthivel to discuss a truce between them after years of rivalry. However, unbeknownst to Manickam and Sakthivel, Sadanand later invalidates the truce by orchestrating a shootout involving the Delhi Police. The ensuing tussle results in the death of a newspaper deliveryman caught in the crossfire when he is unknowingly shot by Manickam, leaving his children, Amaran and Chandra, separated. Sakthivel believes Amaran shielded him during the chaos. Moved by the incident after learning that Amaran's father was the newspaper delivery man, Sakthivel adopts him and raises him as his own son, while promising Amaran that he will find Chandra.
In 2016, Manickam’s daughter, Shanthi, dies by suicide after being cheated by Sadanand’s nephew, Ranvijay Yadav. In retaliation, Amaran captures Ranvijay, who Sakthivel kills. As a result, Sakthivel is imprisoned, leaving Amaran in charge of the empire. Later, Manickam and Amaran meet Sadanand, who proposes a peace deal again: he will enter politics, and Amaran can take over his business territories. Though initially displeased, Sakthivel eventually accepts the arrangement and is released from prison. Upon his return, he approves of his daughter Mangai’s relationship with Naaga, son of his henchman Sivaguru, and arranges their wedding. During the ceremony, he observes the shifting dynamics of his empire, with everyone now treating Amaran as the leader, concerning him as he thinks Amaran might overthrow him.
While traveling with his gang, Sakthivel narrowly survives an assassination attempt by henchmen of Deepak, Ranvijay's older brother, who swears to avenge his brother's death by finishing Sakthivel, despite Sadanand's reluctance due to their deal. Sakthivel is admitted to the hospital, where he meets Inspector Jai Royappa, who tries to ask him about the gang war. After the incident, Sakthivel begins to suspect Amaran, due to his absence during the attack, and eventually confronts him, deeply unsettling Amaran. Sakthivel's wife Jeeva tells him that Amaran was with them at that time and Mangai was pregnant, but she ended up miscarrying. Meanwhile, Manickam and others in the gang — Anburaj, Kahlua, and Pathrose — become wary of Sakthivel's constant suspicions of them and his interference in the gang's operations, and decide to overthrow him. They manipulate Amaran by falsely claiming that Sakthivel was responsible for his father's death during the 1994 shootout, convincing him to join their plot. Seeking peace, Sakthivel travels to Hilsa, Nepal (on the way to Mount Kailash) with them, unaware that another assassination attempt awaits him. Amaran joins the conspirators and throws Sakthivel off a cliff, believing he has killed him. Upon returning, the gang declares Amaran as the new Sakthivel. However, it is revealed that Sakthivel has survived the fall and heads towards a nearby Buddhist monastery, narrowly escaping an avalanche.
Two years later, Sakthivel returns to Delhi, cold, calculated, and vengeful, having learnt martial arts from Nepali monks to aid in his quest. He learns that Jeeva has suffered traumatic memory loss due to the hysteria of learning about his supposed death and the subsequent manhandling by Manickam. Sakthivel then travels to Tiruchendur, where Jeeva and Mangai now live, and gets distraught upon seeing his wife in a pitiable condition — to the point that she is unable to remember who he is — prompting him to avenge his betrayers. He then proceeds to eliminate them one by one: he kills Anburaj by pushing his head against a helicopter's rotors, Pathrose by pushing him in front of a running train, and Manickam by shooting him and pushing him off a bridge. Only Amaran and Kahlua remain; Kahlua surrenders to Sakthivel and acts as his spy to track Amaran. However, Amaran soon discovers this and kills him. Sakthivel meets Inspector Jai Royappa, making a deal with him that Sakthivel will give all the important political and business contacts to Jai to expose corruption, while Jai will let Sakthivel kill Amaran, for his revenge. Sakthivel later contacts Indrani, his mistress, who is now with Amaran in a one-sided relationship. However, Deepak kills her in a controlled bomb blast made for Amaran, devastating both Sakthivel and Amaran. Whilst trying to save her, Sakthivel is injured when a ceiling collapses on him. He is rescued by Inspector Jai Royappa and taken to his house.
During his recovery, Sakthivel is treated by Dr. Anna, who is revealed to be Amaran’s long-lost sister, Chandra — the one separated during the 1994 shootout. Sakthivel summons Amaran to the location of the original shootout. There, the two engage in a one-on-one fight. As the battle ends, Sakthivel convinces Amaran that he was not responsible for his father's death, making Amaran realize his mistake, while Chandra arrives at the scene with Jai after having learnt of her long-lost brother's whereabouts from Sakthivel. Just when Amaran and Chandra are about to reunite as siblings, Deepak intervenes and fires a shot at Amaran. Sakthivel shields him, but the bullet fatally wounds Amaran. Sakthivel kills Deepak and tries to revive Amaran, but he dies from his injuries, leaving Sakthivel and Chandra devastated. Sakthivel later reflects on how death has haunted him throughout his life — taking his mother during childbirth, his elder brother through betrayal, and now Amaran, who was like a son to him.
Years later, Sakthivel, now a farmer, has given up his gangster life, and lives with Jeeva (who still does not recognize him), Mangai, and others peacefully in a village with their young grandson, also named Sakthivel. The film ends with Jeeva fondly calling her grandson "Dei Sakthivel" (Hey Sakthivel), the same affectionate term she once used for the elder Sakthivel.
In 2016, Manickam’s daughter, Shanthi, dies by suicide after being cheated by Sadanand’s nephew, Ranvijay Yadav. In retaliation, Amaran captures Ranvijay, who Sakthivel kills. As a result, Sakthivel is imprisoned, leaving Amaran in charge of the empire. Later, Manickam and Amaran meet Sadanand, who proposes a peace deal again: he will enter politics, and Amaran can take over his business territories. Though initially displeased, Sakthivel eventually accepts the arrangement and is released from prison. Upon his return, he approves of his daughter Mangai’s relationship with Naaga, son of his henchman Sivaguru, and arranges their wedding. During the ceremony, he observes the shifting dynamics of his empire, with everyone now treating Amaran as the leader, concerning him as he thinks Amaran might overthrow him.
While traveling with his gang, Sakthivel narrowly survives an assassination attempt by henchmen of Deepak, Ranvijay's older brother, who swears to avenge his brother's death by finishing Sakthivel, despite Sadanand's reluctance due to their deal. Sakthivel is admitted to the hospital, where he meets Inspector Jai Royappa, who tries to ask him about the gang war. After the incident, Sakthivel begins to suspect Amaran, due to his absence during the attack, and eventually confronts him, deeply unsettling Amaran. Sakthivel's wife Jeeva tells him that Amaran was with them at that time and Mangai was pregnant, but she ended up miscarrying. Meanwhile, Manickam and others in the gang — Anburaj, Kahlua, and Pathrose — become wary of Sakthivel's constant suspicions of them and his interference in the gang's operations, and decide to overthrow him. They manipulate Amaran by falsely claiming that Sakthivel was responsible for his father's death during the 1994 shootout, convincing him to join their plot. Seeking peace, Sakthivel travels to Hilsa, Nepal (on the way to Mount Kailash) with them, unaware that another assassination attempt awaits him. Amaran joins the conspirators and throws Sakthivel off a cliff, believing he has killed him. Upon returning, the gang declares Amaran as the new Sakthivel. However, it is revealed that Sakthivel has survived the fall and heads towards a nearby Buddhist monastery, narrowly escaping an avalanche.
Two years later, Sakthivel returns to Delhi, cold, calculated, and vengeful, having learnt martial arts from Nepali monks to aid in his quest. He learns that Jeeva has suffered traumatic memory loss due to the hysteria of learning about his supposed death and the subsequent manhandling by Manickam. Sakthivel then travels to Tiruchendur, where Jeeva and Mangai now live, and gets distraught upon seeing his wife in a pitiable condition — to the point that she is unable to remember who he is — prompting him to avenge his betrayers. He then proceeds to eliminate them one by one: he kills Anburaj by pushing his head against a helicopter's rotors, Pathrose by pushing him in front of a running train, and Manickam by shooting him and pushing him off a bridge. Only Amaran and Kahlua remain; Kahlua surrenders to Sakthivel and acts as his spy to track Amaran. However, Amaran soon discovers this and kills him. Sakthivel meets Inspector Jai Royappa, making a deal with him that Sakthivel will give all the important political and business contacts to Jai to expose corruption, while Jai will let Sakthivel kill Amaran, for his revenge. Sakthivel later contacts Indrani, his mistress, who is now with Amaran in a one-sided relationship. However, Deepak kills her in a controlled bomb blast made for Amaran, devastating both Sakthivel and Amaran. Whilst trying to save her, Sakthivel is injured when a ceiling collapses on him. He is rescued by Inspector Jai Royappa and taken to his house.
During his recovery, Sakthivel is treated by Dr. Anna, who is revealed to be Amaran’s long-lost sister, Chandra — the one separated during the 1994 shootout. Sakthivel summons Amaran to the location of the original shootout. There, the two engage in a one-on-one fight. As the battle ends, Sakthivel convinces Amaran that he was not responsible for his father's death, making Amaran realize his mistake, while Chandra arrives at the scene with Jai after having learnt of her long-lost brother's whereabouts from Sakthivel. Just when Amaran and Chandra are about to reunite as siblings, Deepak intervenes and fires a shot at Amaran. Sakthivel shields him, but the bullet fatally wounds Amaran. Sakthivel kills Deepak and tries to revive Amaran, but he dies from his injuries, leaving Sakthivel and Chandra devastated. Sakthivel later reflects on how death has haunted him throughout his life — taking his mother during childbirth, his elder brother through betrayal, and now Amaran, who was like a son to him.
Years later, Sakthivel, now a farmer, has given up his gangster life, and lives with Jeeva (who still does not recognize him), Mangai, and others peacefully in a village with their young grandson, also named Sakthivel. The film ends with Jeeva fondly calling her grandson "Dei Sakthivel" (Hey Sakthivel), the same affectionate term she once used for the elder Sakthivel.
