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Pink Villa
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Coolie BTS: Rajinikanth starrer's new video promises fiery action entertainer in Lokesh Kanagaraj style
Rajinikanth starrer Coolie is slated to hit the big screens on August 14, 2025. Ahead of its release, the makers have dropped new visuals from the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial as the track 'Coolie Powerhouse' debuts on audio streaming platforms. In a post shared by the makers, the visuals promised a series of fiery moments from the Rajinikanth starrer. The BTS video had the superstar from the shooting moments, with even fans creating a frenzy, and the actor waving at them. Sharing the same, they penned the caption: 'Engengum Koraeyathu Mass (translated from Tamil, Mass will never go low).' Director Lokesh Kanagaraj had recently expressed his appreciation towards the superstar. In his interview with Sudhir Srinivasan on YouTube, the director said, 'I can't even begin to explain what the superstar made me feel like. He made me realise various things, he made me think about life… And I cried, even laughed. Every day, I was learning something.' Coolie starring Rajinikanth in the lead role is said to be an action entertainer with the superstar said to have a negative-shade role. With the superstar in the lead, the movie features Nagarjuna Akkineni and Upendra Rao as co-leads, with Aamir Khan said to have a cameo appearance. Other than them, the film has an ensemble cast of actors like Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Soubin Shahir, and many more in key roles. As Lokesh Kanagaraj helms the actioner, Anirudh Ravichander crafts the musical tracks and scores. Interestingly, Coolie is slated to hit the big screens on the same weekend as Independance Day, making it clash with Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer War 2, directed by Ayan Mukerji. Coming to Rajinikanth's work front, the superstar is currently filming for his next movie Jailer 2, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The sequel is set to have the actor reprise his role as 'Tiger' Muthuvel Pandian, with Nandamuri Balakrishna to play an extended cameo. Apart from him, the film is expected to have Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar in cameo roles once again, reprising their roles from the first installment.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Lokesh Kanagaraj on working with Rajinikanth in 'Coolie': "We all are nothing compared to him"
Director is gearing up for a major release this year with 'Coolie', starring the legendary . In a recent interview with Sudhir Srinivasan, Lokesh opened up about his experience working with the superstar. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During a chat, Sudhir Srinivasan shared on YouTube, he shared that working with the 'Jailer' actor made him realise various things and also think about life. He said, "Rajinikanth sir is such a great person. Hearing about everything that's happened to him in life, hearing his experiences, it felt like we all are nothing." applauds Rajinikanth's on-screen presence The 39-year-old director also recounted how veteran actor Sathyaraj, after watching footage of Rajinikanth's performance, praised him as someone who truly lives the role of a hero, rather than just acting like one. This admiration from peers shows the immense respect Rajinikanth commands in the industry. 'Coolie' is shaping up to be an action-packed entertainer with Rajinikanth playing a character with negative shades. The film has a star-studded cast including , , Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, and others, with a special cameo by Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan. About upcoming films Looking ahead, Rajinikanth has already started shooting for ' Jailer 2 ', directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. The sequel to the 2023 hit 'Jailer' will see Rajinikanth reprising his role as "Tiger" Muthuvel Pandian. The film is expected to be a grand spectacle with an ensemble cast including Nandamuri Balakrishna, who will appear in a significant role as a tough cop, along with other stars like Mirnaa Menon, SJ Suryah and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, and Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar is expected to be making cameo appearances. The music of the film will be composed by the star composer .
