Coolie: Nagarjuna turns down the Rajinikanth-Lokesh Kanagaraj project?

Rajinikanth is teaming up with hitmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj for the first time in his career, for the upcoming film Coolie. The movie, which is touted to be a mass action film, marks the legendary superstar’s 171st outing in the film industry. The much-awaited project, which started rolling recently, was expected to feature Nagarjuna Akkineni as the lead antagonist. However, the recent updates suggest that the Telugu superstar has turned down the Rajinikanth starrer.

Nagarjuna turns down Rajinikanth’s Coolie?

If the recent updates are to be believed, Nagarjuna Akkineni turned down the highly anticipated Rajinikanth starrer, leaving the cine-goers highly disappointed. The grapevine suggests that the Telugu superstar decided to not take up the offer, as he has a busy schedule. However, some other reports suggest that Nagarjuna rejected the offer to play the lead antagonist in Coolie, as he feels playing the villain opposite Rajinikanth will not be the right career move for him at this point. 

Even though the makers of Coolie have not reacted to the reports yet, the rumour mills suggest that director Lokesh Kanagaraj and his team are now busy with the casting of the film’s lead antagonist. The reports suggest that some of the biggest stars in the South Indian film industry and Bollywood are being considered for the role in the Rajinikanth starrer. An official update on the same is expected to be out very soon.

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Coolie cast and crew

As reported earlier, Rajinikanth is playing the central character in the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial, and the superstar’s character has negative shades. Sathyaraj, the senior actor is reuniting with the legendary superstar after a long gap of over 38 years, for Coolie. Earlier, Fahadh Faasil was approached to play a pivotal role in the film. However, the actor was unable to take up the offer due to his other commitments, and the role eventually went to Manjummel Boys actor Soubin Shahir.

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Shruti Haasan and senior actress Shobana are expected to play the other pivotal roles in Coolie. Anirudh Ravichander composes the songs and original score. Girish Gangadharan is the director of photography. Philomin Raj handles the editing. The Rajinikanth starrer is bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran, under the prestigious banner, Sun Pictures. The movie is expected to hit the big screens by the Summer of 2025.