Coolie advance booking: Rajinikanth's film earns over Rs 3 crore in Kerala; receives A certificate from censor board
According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Coolie has sold over 200,000 tickets worth over Rs 3 crore gross in Kerala. As per the initial response for the shows, it is predicted that the Rajinikanth-starrer might break box office records for a Tamil film in Kerala.
Advance bookings for Coolie have begun overseas as well, with opening-day figures already nearing Rs 30 crore gross. According to Sacnilk, the film is on track to score the biggest international opening for a Tamil release, surpassing 'Thalapathy' Vijay's Leo, which grossed Rs 66 crore
Advance bookings of the movie in Tamil Nadu will start at 8 pm tonight. Meanwhile, people in Kerala's Thrissur were seen storming a theater to grab their tickets for the opening day.
Massive fan craze storms theatres for just the advance booking of #Coolie in Thrissur, Kerala!🔥🔥🔥#Coolie releasing worldwide August 14th @rajinikanth @Dir_Lokesh @anirudhofficial #AamirKhan @iamnagarjuna @nimmaupendra #SathyaRaj #SoubinShahir @shrutihaasan @hegdepooja… pic.twitter.com/nYWOQNfHSg
— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) August 8, 2025
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Rajinikanth's Coolie, produced by Sun Pictures, will also feature Telugu star Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Malayalam actor Soubin Shahir, Kannada star Upendra and a special cameo by Aamir Khan. Actor Sathyaraj will also be seen in an important role in the film. The film will release in multiple languages: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Mlaayalam and Kannada.
Coolie was recently cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) without any massive edits. However, the makers opted for an 'A' certificate for the film owing to its violent action scenes. According to Bollywood Hungama, the censor board ordered changes in two places. They ordered to mute an abusive word in the movie. They also asked to replace 'Thiruvannamalaikku Arogara'.
As per the censor certificate, the length of the movie is 169.57 minutes, which is 2 hours and 49 minutes. The makers have also added a 25-second-long animated clip celebrating 50 years of Rajinikanth.
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