Why This Journalist Advised Lokesh Kanagaraj To Proceed Carefully With Coolie's Shoot

Rajinikanth is one of the stalwarts of Tamil cinema and has shown his acting mettle in many hit films in a career spanning many decades. His next much-anticipated film is titled Coolie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film is currently in the production stage and is expected to hit the cinema halls in 2025.

Amidst this, the opinions of a journalist have gone viral on social media. A journalist named ValaiPechu Anthanan has mentioned that in the past, films with the title Coolie have suffered with some of the problematic consequences. He recounted that Coolie starring actor R Sarathkumar was a commercial failure while the one with Amitabh Bachchan had suffered on account of Big B’s near-to-fatal accident. Amitabh Bachchan had to be treated due to multiple surgeries for 2 months due to this accident on Coolie’s sets while shooting for the fight sequence. Hence, keeping these two incidents in mind, Lokesh and his team should be more careful while shooting for their film Coolie.

Coming back to Rajinikanth starrer Coolie, there are reports that he has charged a massive Rs 260-280 crore for this film. These reports have been published by KoiMoi and DNA India and have not been verified by News 18. The makers of this film have also not verified the claim.

On April 22, Lokesh dropped the Coolie title teaser on Youtube. The teaser video commenced with several gold smugglers checking on their inventory of bars, watches, jewellery and other items. Soon, the Enthiran actor breaks into their lair and thrashes them using a chain made of gold watches. The video concludes with the veteran actor whistling Tujhe Dekha Toh Ye Jaana Sanam from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in a combination of gold and black.

Coolie is all set to go on floors soon with renowned composer Anirudh Ravichander has been enlisted to compose the music. Coolie also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Ranveer Singh, and Parvathy Thiruvothu in key roles. Vijay Sethupathi is also reportedly in talks with the director Lokesh to play a pivotal role in this film. Also, there are rumours that Shah Rukh Khan may play a cameo role in this film.