Shruti Haasan Reveals How She Landed The Role In Rajinikanth's Coolie
Coolie, starring Rajinikanth in the lead role, is set to hit theatres on August 14. Among other seasoned actors, Shruti Haasan plays a pivotal role in the film, which is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. In the latest, the actress has revealed how she was cast in this big-budget project and also shared details about her character.
How Shruti Haasan Got Cast In Coolie?
In a conversation with journalist Prema on YouTube, Shruti Haasan revealed that she will play Sathyaraj's character Rajasekar's daughter, Preethi. As per earlier speculations, she was expected to play Rajinikanth's daughter, but the actress has now clarified her role. Talking about being cast in Coolie, Shruti Haasan recalled, 'Lokesh came to me to talk about the Inimel music video, and we were planning to have a meeting in the RKFI office. The minute he came in, he was like before our meeting, I wanna tell you something. I'm making this movie, and I want you to do this film. Soon, he gave me a one-liner, too. I was like, What is going on… usually you get a call from a manager that a director wants to meet you. So you're prepared." Shruti added that she was quite confused as the conversation started about a music video, and then they were discussing the film.
Coolie Release Date
Coolie, will release on August 14 and apart from Rajinikanth, Sathyaraj and Shruti Hassan, it will also star Nagarjuna, Aamir Khan, Upendra and Soubin Shahir. Anirudh composed the music for the film, which marks his fourth consecutive collaboration with filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj. Girish Gangadharan serves as the cinematographer, while Philomin Raj is the editor. The film has also created buzz since it reunites Sathyaraj and Rajinikanth after nearly 38 years. Sathyaraj played Rajinikanth's father in the 1986 Tamil film Mr Bharath, in which the two last appeared together. Interestingly, Sathyaraj declined offers to appear in several of Rajinikanth's other films, including Enthiran and Sivaji.
Coolie's story will revolve around gold smuggling. Interestingly, filmmaker Lokesh Kanakaraj has declared that Coolie will be a stand-alone picture, not part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe. War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji and starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, is also expected to compete with Rajinikanth's film at the box office.
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