The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 19, 2025) asked the Karnataka Government to take action against those obstructing the screening of Kamal Haasan starrer โThug Lifeโ in the State.
A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan recorded the State Governmentโs assurance that it would provide adequate security to the theatres if the movie was screened in the State.
The Bench said it did not want a situation to crop up in which someoneโs sentiment was hurt by utterances and the movie was stalled from releasing, or a standup show was cancelled or an artist was stopped from reciting a poem.
As a result, the Bench asked the State Government to contain any โdivisive elementโ posing as a threat to the filmโs release.
The Supreme Court closed the PIL after the State Governmentโs assurance, observing no guidelines or directions were required to be given.
On June 17, the Supreme Court came down heavily on the Karnataka Government after the actorโs movieโ was not screened in theatres in the State, and observed that mob and vigilantes cannot be allowed to take over streets.
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea of one M. Mahesh Reddy, who challenged the filmโs non-screening in Karnataka.
Published – June 19, 2025 02:39 pm IST