(Movie: Coolie, Rating: 3/5, Cast: Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Soubin Shashir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Aamir Khan, Reba Monica John, Junior MGR, Monisha Blessy, Pooja Hegde (special role in the song), Aamir Khan (guest role) and others. Direction: Lokesh Kanagaraj, Producer: Kalanidhi Maran, Cinematography: Girish Gangadharan, Editing: Philoman Raj, Music: Anirudh Ravichander, Banner: Sun Pictures, Release: August 14, 2025)
‘Coolie’ is the film that stars Superstar Rajinikanth and King Nagarjuna. The film, which came to the audience with unimaginable hype at the box office, was released today (14 August 2025). Let’s find out to what extent the film impressed the audience.
Story: Simon (Nagarjuna Akkineni) runs an illegal business in the port. Dayal (Soubeen Shahir) works for Simon faithfully. The police conduct an undercover operation to find out the illegal business that Simon does. Dayal makes it his job to identify and kill such people. However, Dayal kills Rajasekhar (Sathyaraj). However, when his friend Rajasekhar dies… Deva (Rajinikanth) goes to see him for the last time, his daughter Preethi (Shruti Haasan) stops him. However, after Rajasekhar’s death, Deva learns that the lives of Preethi and his two younger sisters are in danger, and steps in to save them. What are the illegal businesses that Simon does? Simon kills the employees of his company and shoots them without leaving any trace? Why did the police conduct an undercover operation on Simon’s business? Why did Dayal kill Rajasekhar? What did Rajasekhar say when he killed Dayal? What is the real relationship between Rajasekhar and Deva? Deva is ready to do anything for his friend. When he was in danger, why did Rajasekhar call a phone number and ask Coolie to give him the number? Whose number is that Coolie? What is the enmity between Deva and Simon? What is Deva’s connection to Daha (Aamir Khan)? What is Deva’s real life? What lesson did Deva teach Simon? The story of the movie Coolie answers these questions.
Analysis: Rajinikanth’s performance, Nagarjuna’s villainy, Upendra, Aamir Khan’s guest appearance in this film called ‘Coolie’ with a huge cast The appearance and action scenes are good. Lokesh has failed to fully increase the excitement in the story. Although there is a chance to make the screenplay more interesting, he ended the film in his own style. Overall, although there is strong emotion and conflict in this film, the audience is not properly involved in that emotion and conflict. It is not necessary to say anything new about Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film. The story revolves around mafia, drugs and illegal businesses. As per everyone’s opinion, Lokesh added emotions to the point he believed in and told the old story in a different way, so it is clear from the beginning of the film that there is nothing new in this film except Rajini’s charisma. Unlike the image, Nagarjuna could not effectively show the character of Simon. Is it necessary for Nagarjuna to play a villain with such a character? It seems very natural for the audience to ask this question. Nagarjuna was seen stylishly as a villain here and there, but many scenes clearly showed that he was hesitant in terms of performance. The buildup and stylish making around Rajini’s character were strong in this film. Upendra and Aamir Khan’s characters are interesting in the end. The biggest strength of this film is Soubeen who appeared in the role of Dayal. There is no doubt or doubt in saying that he is the hero of this film. Soubeen not only carried the entire burden of this film on his shoulders, but also impressed the fans of all the heroes with his performance. It must be said that Soubeen is the powerhouse of this film. Superstar Rajinikanth, however, enthralled his fans as Deva. The superstar impressed with powerful action elements as well as emotions. Especially, Rajini’s acting style was impressive, showing variations according to the circumstances of his character. Moreover, Rajinikanth acted very well with his body language, in some action and flashback sequences and with his stylish looks. Nagarjuna, who played the villain, impressed in his role. Nag’s look is also good. Upendra and Aamir Khan, who played guest roles, were also a big plus for the film. Soubin Shahir, who played another key role, also acted very well. Shruti Haasan was comfortable in the role of the daughter. Pooja Hegde’s special song was good. Junior MGR, Monisha Blessy, Rachita Ram, and the rest of the actors also acted well within the scope of their roles. The action scenes written by director Lokesh Kanagaraj are good. His characters are also good. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj, who designed the character of Deva and the graph of that character well, did not write the treatment at the same level. He did not write the story of Coolie, which was especially interesting. Some scenes in this Coolie feel like they are moving very slowly. Moreover, except for a few scenes, there is no freshness anywhere. Lokesh, who made the first half fast, dragged out the second half too much. Although Lokesh Kanagaraj did justice to this film as a director.. but as a writer, he did not impress completely. In fact, although he tried to make the film beautiful with interesting characters.. he should have paid more attention to the story.
Technically speaking.. The music provided by music director Anirudh Ravichandran is good. Especially in some scenes, the background music is very good. He gave hype to very poor scenes with his music. The background score especially for Rajinikanth’s scenes is enough to make the fans cry. The cinematography and action choreography of this film are special attractions. The way Girish Gangadharan shot it is good. The production values of Kalanidhi Maran in the film are very good. The story and narration are very weak. The entire film progresses at a snail’s pace, which becomes a test of the audience’s patience at some stage. More attention should be paid to the story and narration. It must be said that Lokesh has disappointed the fans who had high expectations. Even if there are no expectations.. one cannot help but be dissatisfied. For the performance of Rajini, Soubin, and Shruti, Anirudh’s music can be seen once. Rajini’s usual magic with his acting is the film’s salvation. Overall, the film will impress not only the superstar’s fans but also the general audience.
