Tamil legend Rajinikanth\u2019s keenly awaited gangster drama, Coolie, is all set for a record-breaking opening on August 14. The film is directed by Kollywood hit machine Lokesh Kanagaraj, marking his first-ever collaboration with the Superstar.<\/p>\n
Coolie\u2019s grand pre-release event was held in Chennai recently. Speaking at the event, Rajini, in his usual nonchalant style, revealed how Coolie was materialised with Lokesh Kanagaraj. Rajini\u2019s revelation hints that a film with Lokesh was in the pipeline even before Kamal Haasan\u2019s Vikram.<\/p>\n
The Thalaivar revealed that he thought Lokesh\u2019s debut film, Maanagaram, and Kaithi were excellent. \u201cI watched the movie (Kaithi) and called him immediately. I wanted to get him before others could,\u201d the Superstar said, amid a thunderous cheer.<\/p>\n
Rajini continued, saying, \u201cI asked Lokesh if he had a story for me. He said, \u201cSir, don\u2019t even ask, I do have a story. I\u2019ll tell you soon. But one thing, sir. I\u2019m a Kamal fan, sir. Guess it\u2019s my fate, but even Nelson comes to my house, asks for a good coffee, and before he starts the narration, he tells me he\u2019s a Kamal fan. Did I ask whose fan you are? They were just indirectly telling me that I have to shun my mass hero antics and act intelligently like Kamal,\u201d Rajini said, leaving the entire auditorium in splits.<\/p>\n
The Superstar went on to say that Lokesh gave him a terrific narration, but only the first half. He had asked me for some time to come back with the second half. \u201cAnd then I received a call from Kamal. He told me that he had a good script (Vikram) and that it\u2019ll just take 40 days, and then he\u2019ll send Lokesh to me. But Vikram\u2019s shooting kept going on and on,\u201d Rajini said.<\/p>\n
\u201cVikram was released, but I didn\u2019t hear from Lokesh. I started working on other projects. One day Ani (Anirudh Ravichander) told me that Lokesh had a story and asked if I wanted to meet him. I told Ani that I was waiting for Lokesh, but he never turned up. Just bring him first, I\u2019m not letting him slip this time,\u201d Rajini quipped.<\/p>\n
Rajini further said that Lokesh had first narrated an out-and-out villain character and that he was quite happy. \u201cBut after a month, Lokesh told me that the story needed so many actors (as if he didn\u2019t fill Coolie with too many actors). And that\u2019s when he narrated Coolie\u2019s story,\u201d Rajini concluded.<\/p>\n
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