A recent comment from Rajinikanth, shared by Lokesh Kanagaraj himself, has left fans feeling uneasy. According to the director, Rajini watched Coolie, hugged him, and said, “It looked like Thalapathi to me.”. For one Thalapthi is an iconic movie but not a blockbuster HIT. After Kamal Haasan saying that Thug Life reminded him of Nayakan, audience expected a similar high emotion charged film but was disappointed.. Rajinikanth fans are asking their idol to be cautious with such comparisons. They feel that emotional or exaggerated statements before release can create unnecessary pressure and expectations, Here a collage of Lokesh on Coolie :
Rajinikanth
plays an aged grey shaded Coolie with a violent past, and is
somehow connected to the massive gold smuggling operations happening in the
harbor by major big wigs (Lead by Nagarjuna).
Lokesh
Kanagaraj stated that this is his attempt in showing Rajinikanth in a darker
and more villainous shade, but in the positive note of Thalapathi.
- Lokesh initially wrote a proper
action fantasy for Rajinikanth, which is shot with IMAX cameras and is the
biggest budget Tamil film. But the project took too long to materialize
after Rajini immediately agreed, so they decided to do it after some time-
but the project is on with Sun Pictures.
- Every day on set there were
700–1000 people working on set, and it’s that kind of massive film which
talks about the truths of harbor politics and gangsterism.
- It’s been 4 months since shoot
ended, and because Lokesh misses Rajinikanth dearly, he visits the shoot
of Jailer 2 as much as possible.
It took four
months to convince Nagarjuna to do the villain while Rajini okayed it after
first half of narration.
Lokesh
Kanagaraj himself said that he is taking Rs 50 crores for the film and he has
dedicated over two years for Coolie. He also said that Rajinikanth watched the
rough cut and he is extremely satisfied. Speaking about post release, Lokesh
Kanagaraj said that he would fly away from the world for three days after the
release of Coolie. He also expressed his confidence in impressing the audience.
Lokesh Kanagaraj has Khaithi 2, Vikram 2, Rolex and a superhero film with Aamir
Khan lined up.
