India marks 78 years of Independence from the colonial British rule on August 15, 2025, and Superstar Rajinikanth whose has seen 74 years of this remarkable journey, will be marking this weekend with his new film release, Coolie.  

Coolie in an action thriller that marks the maiden collaboration with the lead act Rajini with a much younger writer-director Lokesh Kanagaraj. Coolie also marks Rajinikanth's reunion with his hitmaker nephew-in-law Anirudh Ravichander after Vettaiyan (2024), Jailer (2023), Darbar (2020), and Petta (2019). For Coolie, the Superstar once again reunites with Sun Pictures, the production banner behind Rajinikanth's Rs. 600 Cr+ blockbuster Jailer (2023). 

With this powerful synergy sky-rocketting expectations surrounding Coolie, and the movie being all the buzz right now, here is all you need to know about Coolie:

• FDFS: 
  • 4 AM IST - USA, UK
  • 5 AM - Mumbai (Maharashtra)
  • 6 AM - Kerala, Karnataka
  • 7 AM - Andhra Pradesh
  • 9 AM - Tamil Nadu, Telangana

• Release Date: August 14, 2024 (Thursday)

• Language: Tamil, Telugu (Dubbed), Hindi (Dubbed), Kannada (Dubbed)

• Title: Coolie (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada), Coolie: The Powerhouse (Hindi)

• Genre: Action, Thriller

• Censor: A

• Runtime: 169. 57 minutes [2 hours 49 minutes 57 seconds]

• Plot: Deva (Rajinikanth), a hostel owner investigates into the mysterious death of his friend Rajasekar (Sathyaraj). What Deva uncovers is a crime ring operating at a port putting him, and his late-friend’s daughter Preethi (Shruthi Haasan) in danger. A gritty action-drama set in the world of labourers, and the underbelly of a port city, Coolie explores themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and survival.

• Cast/Character
  • Rajinikanth - Deva (Protagonist, Runs 'Deva Mansion')
  • Nagarjuna - Simon (Villain)
  • Soubin Shahir - Dayal (Dockyard Thug)
  • Upendra - Kaleesha (Deva's Coolie friend from youth)
  • Shruti Haasan - Preethi Rajasekar (Rajasekar's daughter)
  • Sathyaraj - Rajasekar
  • Aamir Khan - Dahaa (Mafia boss)
  • Rachita Ram - Rajasekar's other daughter
  • Reba Monica John - Rajasekar's other daughter
  • Junior MGR
  • Kanna Ravi
  • Monisha Blessy
  • Kaali Venkat
  • Rishikanth
  • Tamizh
  • Charle
  • Pooja Hegde - Monica (dance cameo in the song Monica)
  • Kishore Kumar G (Archive Footage)

• Writing
  • Story: Lokesh Kanagaraj
  • Screenplay: Lokesh Kanagaraj
  • Dialogues/Additonal Screenplay: Chandhru Anbazhagan

• Direction: Lokesh Kanagaraj

• Music: Anirudh Ravichander

• Audio Label: Sun Network

• Lyrics
  • Tamil: Arivu (Chikitu, Powerhouse), Heisenberg (I Am The Danger, Monica, Mobsta), Vishnu Edavan (Uyirnaadi Nanbane), Amogh Balaji (Kokki)
  • Telugu: Srinivasa Mouli
  • Hindi: Kumaar, Raqueeb Alam
  • Kannada:

• Playback Singing
  • Tamil: Anirudh Ravichander (Coolie Disco, Chikitu, Uyirnaadi Nanbane, I Am The Danger, Monica, Powerhouse, Mobsta), Arivu (Chikitu, Powerhouse), T Rajhendherr (Chikitu), Sai Smriti (Uyirnaadi Nanbane), Siddharth Basrur (I Am The Danger), Sublahshini (Monica), Sooraj Santhosh, Amogh Balaji (Kokki)
  • Telugu:
  • Hindi:
  • Kannada:

• Cinematography: Girish Gangadharan

• Edit: Philomin Raj

• Art: Satheesh Kumar

• Stunts/Action: Anbariv

• Choreography: Sandy

• Makeup: Sasikumar Paramasivam

• Costume Design: Praveen Raja

• VFX: Unreal Engine Environment, Matchmove

• Sound Design: Sync Cinema

• DI Colorist: Ranga

• Special Effects: Babu Tyagi

• Dialogue Coach: Srividya Vanamamalai

• Publicity Design: Gopi Prasanna

• Production: Sun Pictures

• Distribution:
  • Andhra Pradesh, Telangana - Asian Multiplexes Private Limited
  • Kerala - Haasan Meenu Associates
  • Karnataka - AV Media Consultancy
  • North India - Pen Marudhar
  • Overseas - Hamsini Entertainment
    • Switzerland - Hamsini Entertainment
    • UK - Hamsini Entertainment, Lights On Entertainment
    • North America (USA, Canada) - Prathyangira Cinemas
    • Nepal - Shree Byankatesh Entertainment
    • Ireland - AKS Entertainment
    • Malta -  Indeser Entertainment
    • Georgia - Black Ticket Entertainment
    • Hungary - Dakshin Films 
    • Sri Lanka - SAS Plaza
    • Philippines - Filmgoer Company
    • Thailand - JTN Movies
    • Indonesia - Asian Tamil Sangam
    • Malaysia - Malik Streams Corporation
    • Singapore - Home Screen Entertainment
    • Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Jordan, Israel, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon) - Phars Film
    • Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea) - Tolly Movies
    • Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) - Linus Media
    • Europe (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland) - Snowdrops As
    • Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain) - 7K Cinema, Cine Globe
    • France - Friday Entertainment

• OTT (Post-Theatrical): Amazon Prime Video (OTT Release date: September 11/12)

• Satellite (Post Theatrical): Sun TV (Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada)