Actor-producer Kamal Haasan on Tuesday wrote to the Karnataka Movie Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), saying that his latest remarks — “Kannada is born out of Tamil” — over the 2 languages have been taken out of context and misunderstood.
The letter got here because the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom which was listening to a plea for police safety for the discharge of Thug Life in Karnataka handed over the plea listening to to the afternoon session.
The plea was filed by Raajkamal Movie Ventures, the movie manufacturing home run by Kamal Haasan after Kannada activists and the Kannada and Tradition Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi sought an apology from the actor. The petitioner’s counsel sought time to put the Excessive Courtroom’s suggestion earlier than the actor-producer.
Writing to the President of KFCC, Haasan wrote: “I acknowledge your letter dated 30/05/2025. Out of deep respect for the individuals of Karnataka, I supply the next with sincerity.”
“It pains me that my assertion on the Thug Life audio launch — spoken out of real affection for the legendary Dr. Rajkumar’s household, particularly Shiva Rajkumar — has been misunderstood and brought out of context. My phrases have been meant solely to convey that we’re all one and from the identical household and to not diminish Kannada in any means,” he added.
Asserting that he loves all languages, the Thug Life actor wrote in his letter: “Like Tamil, Kannada has a proud literary and cultural custom that I’ve lengthy admired.”
“All through my profession, I’ve cherished the heat and affection prolonged to me by the Kannada-speaking neighborhood, and I say this with a transparent conscience and conviction: my love for the language is real, and I’ve nice respect for the love that Kannadigas have for his or her mom tongue,” wrote Kamal Haasan.
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The actor additional stated, “My bond with Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam — and all languages of this land– is abiding and heartfelt. I’ve all the time stood for the equal dignity of all Indian languages and stay against the dominance of anyone language over one other, as such imbalance undermines the linguistic material of the Union of India.”
He stated that he solely speaks the “language of cinema”, which is a common language and is aware of solely love and bonding. Haasan asserted that his remarks have been solely made to determine a bond and unity amongst all.
Thug Life, which is scheduled for launch on June 5.