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Whenever I watch a film like Thug Life, a project directed by such greats as Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan, I wonder, after seeing the final cut, if the makers and actors feel they didn't reach their full potential, if they acknowledge their flaws. I say this because I was so disappointed after watching this film, perhaps because I was so eager to see it. The script simply wasn't up to scratch, and I never felt engaged with the story. What's even more disheartening is that it was one of those rare occasions where A.R. Rahman's music didn't complement the scenes at all.  Perhaps I wouldn't have called it disastrous, but rather good, if such big names hadn't been associated with the project. That said, let's find out what happened in Thug Life and whether our protagonist achieved what he set out to do. The film opens with a flashback to 1994 where we find Sakthivel, the real estate mafia, making a truce with his nemesis, Sadanand. Sakthivel always said that...