Coolie (2025)

Original title

கூலி

Directed by

Lokesh Kanagaraj

Genre

action film, crime film, thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former coolie union leader investigates his friend's murder. He uncovers a dangerous crime syndicate in the process.

grittytensefast-pacedsuspensefulaction-packedseriousdramaticdark

What happens

Coolie is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film features an ensemble cast including Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Rachita Ram with Aamir Khan and Pooja Hegde in special appearances. In the film, a former coolie union leader investigates the death of his friend which leads him to a dangerous crime syndicate. The film was officially announced in September 2023 under the tentative title Thalaivar 171 as it is Rajinikanth's 171st film as the lead actor. The official title was announced in April 2024. Principal photography took place between July 2024 and March 2025, in locations including Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur and Bangkok. The film has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography by Girish Gangadharan and editing by Philomin Raj. Produced on a budget of 350-400 crore, it is one of the most expensive Indian films ever made Coolie was theatrically released worldwide on 14 August 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics but became a commercial success. The film emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2025, fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2025 and fourth highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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