Coolie starring Rajinikanth in the lead is an action thriller written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj in his maiden collaboration with the Superstar actor. The movie is all set to release in theaters worldwide on August 14, 2025 in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi languages. A Sun Pictures production, Coolie is a multi-starrer with names like Shruthi Haasan, Sathyaraj, Aamir Khan, Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Pooja Hegde among other stars in its ensemble.
Recent buzz also suggests that Tamil star actor Sivakarthikeyan may or may not have done a cameo in to the movie. Coolie director Lokesh Kanagaraj for the past few days has been taking to his official X handle, to thank each of his crew members that worked on Coolie.
On Monday, the filmmaker shared a BTS still of what looked the final scene of Coolie in action. Spotted in this Coolie BTS still were Superstar Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Shruthi Haasan, and a fourth figure whom Lokesh was holding onto but his face wasn't seen. Coolie trailer revealed towards the end that there is a confrontation scene between Rajinikanth and Aamir Khan in a desert, and this scene showcased the silhouettes of Shruthi Haasan, and Kannada star Updendra behind Rajini.
The costumes in the Coolie BTS still shared by Lokesh Kanagaraj corresponds to the costumes in the scene mentioned above, leading to the conclusion that the man in the black shirt is actor-director Upendra. Fans in the comment section of Lokesh's post are also holding on theories of the mystery face being Kamal Haasan, who very much like Sivakarthikeyan has been buzzed to be doing a cameo in Coolie.
So this the climax of movie?
— r (@He_is_him10) August 11, 2025
👌 thx for the spoilers bro 👋🙏
Unga Kitta matikitu 🙂 https://t.co/9Ryz75ckMN pic.twitter.com/NluNoAIYiW
Most probably upendra
— Chakshu (@chakshu0412) August 11, 2025
But costume looks like vikram(kamal Haasan)
Why you spoiling the movie bro , by giving context of climax 😡😡😡😡
— Keptz (@33keptz) August 11, 2025
LCU vaa doute ahh iruku pic.twitter.com/arbuiM6zdu
— LEO (@Abi7777555) August 11, 2025
Is Loki moving to a new team ? Feels like a thanks and goodbye 😳 https://t.co/kqrVuD9lSa
— General Giap (@BossMann3004) August 11, 2025
இவன் டெயிலி இத எல்லாம் போடுறத பார்த்தா மொத நாளு அனேகமா விக்ரம் பார்த்துட்டு வாங்கனு டிவிட் போட போறான் போர https://t.co/9upTZ3iePb
— RCB Dr. Mike (@Jack04000482) August 11, 2025
Kids only see for loki...men will see only for thalaivar.... pic.twitter.com/exETH0wrpg
— John cena (@Johncenagoat0) August 11, 2025
A Sun Pictures production, Coolie has Anirudh Ravichander for music, Girish Gangadharan for cinematography, Philomin Raj for edits, and Anbariv for action. Censored A, Coolie comes with a runtime of 2 hours 49 minutes 57 seconds, and tells the story of a mysterious man (Rajinikanth), who takes a stand against a corrupt syndicate that exploits, and abuses the workers of a port town.