Coolie presently stands arsenic 1 of the astir anticipated Tamil films connected the horizon, and not lone due to the fact that it stars “Superstar” Rajinikanth successful the pb role, but besides due to the fact that it brings a batch of breathtaking elements together. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, it marks his archetypal collaboration with Rajinikanth and features an awesome cast, including Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Shruti Haasan and Sathyaraj. A standalone task extracurricular the director’s Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU), Coolie is touted arsenic an enactment thriller and is present successful production, slated for merchandise successful the summertime of 2025.
Known for his expansive productions similar Vikram (2022), starring Kamal Haasan, and Master (2021) and Leo (2023), featuring “Thalapathy” Vijay, Lokesh precocious shared that directing multi-starrer films is really easier than it mightiness seem. He explained that each histrion holds heavy respect for their co-stars and hence, they each guarantee subject and top-notch performances. Lokesh besides revealed that Rajinikanth is often the archetypal to get connected acceptable each day, sometimes adjacent arriving an hr and a fractional earlier his scheduled time.
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“Rajini sir is the archetypal 1 to scope the set, adjacent earlier maine sometimes. If it’s a 9 o’ timepiece telephone sheet, helium volition beryllium determination by 7.15 to 7.30. I mightiness scope lone by 7.45 oregon 8, but helium makes definite he’s determination earlier 7.30,” helium said successful a chat with The Hollywood Reporter India. Initially titled Thalaivar 171 and produced by Kalanithi Maran nether the banner of Sun Pictures, the film’s authoritative rubric was announced successful April, on with a teaser showing Rajini taking connected his rivals portion singing the opus “Siva Sambo” from his 1979 movie Ninaithale Inikkum, successful which helium co-starred with Kamal Haasan.
Lokesh besides noted that Kamal and Vijay stock Rajinikanth’s committedness to punctuality, ensuring they ne'er clasp up the shoot. “Kamal sir and Vijay anna are besides similar that. Even if you inquire them to travel a spot late, they won’t. They privation to beryllium punctual due to the fact that each time won’t beryllium the same. They mightiness get stuck successful postulation oregon something. They don’t privation to instrumentality immoderate specified chance. They are like, ‘You bash your process, but I volition travel astatine my time.’ So, erstwhile you cognize Rajini sir is already determination astatine 7.30, the different stars don’t privation to marque him, a legend, wait. Multi-starrer films are really much disciplined: everybody arrives connected time, they cognize their lines and are acceptable for improvisations,” helium added.