Why Lokesh
Kanagaraj will repeat Leo success with Coolie and Rajinikanth ? Released in 2023, Leo marked the reunion of
Lokesh Kanagaraj and Thalapathy Vijay after Master. With crazy hype on the
ground, the film clocked a superb 66 crore net at the Indian
box office on day 1. This figure was possible after Leo clocked high
figures in two Telugu States as well as in Kerala and Karnataka. Now Coolie
will have to play second fiddle to War 2 that has NTR Je with Hrithik. But
looks like Coolie is just a rampage in these States after the lukewarm response
to War 2.
Coolie has
many things going its way. It has many familiar faces, including Rajinikanth
and Nagarjuna. And on top of that there is adequate commercial appeal with the
massy BGMs and commercial visuals.
Read more at:
https://www.m9.news/movienews/coolie-shock-to-war-2-in-telugu-states.
War 2 is going to be a
Hindi flavoured spy actioner with very little domestic Telugu touch. Barring
the presence of NTR, there might not be too much to get excited for the Telugu
audience.
As
officially announced, Coolie is scheduled to release on August 14, 2025. In a
solo release, the film would definitely bag
the biggest opening ever for a Tamil film, as War 2 is a Hindi film dubbed in
Telugu – Tamil . Vijay’s Leo holds
the record of the biggest Kollywood opening at the Indian box office with its
massive day 1 collection of 60 crore+. Lokesh will match it or go one step more with
Coolie.
According to an earlier report by India Today, Kamal Haasan was asked about Vijay’s films in a television interview. The National Award-winning actor responded by saying that Vijay had given some blockbuster films, and he had even seen some of them. But Kamal Haasan also wanted Vijay to make good films like accomplished Hindi film industry actors Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. He further said that Vijay has the potential to do that. By saying that Vijay should make ‘good films’ like Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, Kamal Haasan might have meant that he should do films that blend quality storytelling with mass appeal.
Interestingly,
Kamal Haasan’s remark about Vijay came in the same year when the latter’s film
Bairavaa was released in theatres. Although the film received an underwhelming
response from several critics, Bairavaa reportedly became Vijay’s fastest
film to breach the 100-crore mark at that time (Via Indian Express) Before that, Vijay starred in Atlee’s
action thriller Theri, which is regarded as one of the most popular films of
his career. Both these Bollywood stars were doing content-oriented films, which
did well commercially. Perhaps that’s why Kamal Haasan cited Aamir Khan and
Shah Rukh Khan as examples and wanted Vijay not to focus solely on mass
entertainers. An advice that Thalapathy could not take heed. Last film is Jana
Nayakan.
According to
an earlier report by India Today, Kamal Haasan was asked about Vijay’s
films in a television interview. The National Award-winning actor responded by
saying that Vijay had given some blockbuster films, and he had even seen some
of them. But Kamal Haasan also wanted Vijay to make good films like
accomplished Hindi film industry actors Aamir Khan and Shah
Rukh Khan. He further said that Vijay has the potential to do that. By
saying that Vijay should make ‘good films’ like Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan,
Kamal Haasan might have meant that he should do films that blend quality
storytelling with mass appeal.
Interestingly,
Kamal Haasan’s remark about Vijay came in the same year when the latter’s film
Bairavaa was released in theatres. Although the film received an underwhelming
response from several critics, Bairavaa reportedly became Vijay’s fastest
film to breach the 100-crore mark at that time (Via Indian Express) Before that, Vijay starred in Atlee’s
action thriller Theri, which is regarded as one of the most popular films of
his career. Both these Bollywood stars were doing content-oriented films, which
did well commercially. Perhaps that’s why Kamal Haasan cited Aamir Khan and
Shah Rukh Khan as examples and wanted Vijay not to focus solely on mass
entertainers. An advice that Thalapathy could not take heed. Last film is Jana
Nayakan.
