Mumbai, Actor Ali Fazal is the latest addition to cinema veteran Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam's upcoming film "Thug Life".

The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the veteran actor are reuniting after 3 years for the Tamil star's 234th feature film. They had previously worked together in the 1987 critical hit "Nayakan".

Fazal, who has started shooting for the project, joins the film's cast, which also includes Silambarasan, Trisha, Ashok Selvan, Abhirami, Nassar, Joju George Aishwarya Lakshmi and Vaiyapuri.

"I'm really thrilled to be a part of Mani sir's vision for 'Thug Life'. And I can only hope that I bring something important to this canvas. Working with Kamal Haasan sir and his collaboration on this It is also an honor to share notes with you.

The 'Mirzapur' star said in a statement, "It is a privilege to have the opportunity to collaborate with two legends of Indian cinema. I am extremely grateful to Mani sir for entrusting me with this role and I look forward to bringing it to life on screen. "

"Thug Life" will be jointly produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies, Raj Kamal Films International and Ratnam's Madras Talkies. The music will be composed by AR Rahman.

Fazal was recently seen in "Fukrey 3" and Vishal Bhardwaj's "Khufiya". H will next star in filmmaker Anurag Basu's "Metro...In Dino", co-starring Aditi Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkan Sensharma and Fatima Sana Shaikh.