Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR’s much-awaited film Thug Life was released in theatres on Thursday. This release happened after many controversies. Due to the controversy Thug Life could not be released in Karnataka. Despite this Kamal Haasans film has earned a lot at the box office on its first day. Not only this but it has also left the Akshay Kumar-starrer period drama Kesari 2 behind in terms of earnings. Thug Life Gains Momentum On First Day According to industry tracker Sacnilk.com Kamal Haasans action-thriller grossed about Rs 13.25 crore net in India across all languages on its first day due to which it broke Kesari 2 record which had an opening of Rs 7 crore on its first day. The Tamil version of the film had 48.72% occupancy on its opening day whereas the Hindi 2D version had only 5.73%. Tamil occupancy in IMAX 2D was 32.86% Telugu occupancy was 21.92% and Hindi occupancy was 7.17%. In the 4DX edition in Tamil circuit occupancy was recorded at 34.25% which shows that the film is initially getting a huge response in Tamil Nadu. The Controversy Of Thug Life Down Huge Numbers From Karnataka As per reported by The Hindu Thug Life may incur massive loss of up to Rs 40 crore due to the films release being halted in Karnataka. Producer and distributor G. Dhananjay stated that if the film is not distributed in Karnataka it may lose a gross collection of Rs 35-40 crore with producers losing a share of Rs 12-15 crore. However the action-thriller flick is performing well in numerous states across the country. At the same time several trade analysts predicted that this film will perform well in the upcoming days. As per box office report the film has been made on Rs 300 crore budget as per its remunerations. More about Thug Life Apart from lead stars the film also features Trisha Krishnan Abhirami Nassar Joju George Mahesh Manjrekar Tannikela Bharani Ali Fazal Ashok Selvan Aishwarya Lekshmi and many others in crucial roles which is helmed by Mani Ratnam. The action-drama flick has received a mixed response from the masses due to its predictable storytelling and underutilised female characters.