Actor Kamal Haasan is eagerly awaiting the release of his upcoming film, Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam. However, his comment on the origin of Kannada language has irked the people of the state, leading to boycott calls for the upcoming Tamil release. 

Kamal on Kannada language

“Kannada language was born from Tamil language,” said the actor during an event in Chennai to promote his movie ‘Thugs Life’. Referring to the presence of Kannada actor Shivarajkumar at the same event, Haasan said, "This is my family in that place. That's why he (Shivarajkumar) has come here. That's why I began my speech by saying, life, family and Tamil. Your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil, so you too are included (part of it)."