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Movie Review #10 — Coolie (2025)
A spoiler-free and unfiltered view on this newly released Lokesh Kanagaraj directed Indian Tamil Film (2025)
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A Rajini film had always been a guaranteed entertainer for me in all these years, except the one from 2021. This film’s trailer did not impress me much, but the ending shot really captivated me. While stepping into the theatre, all I wanted was a decently written film with Rajini moments (yes “Rajini moment” is the word) sprinkled all along the film. This starred actor Rajinikanth in the lead role. Below are my good and bad aspects of this Lokesh/Chandru written film.
THE GOOD
Rajinikanth as Deva, packed punch and set the screen on fire. He had the scope to really emote himself, and pulled it off brilliantly. Let it be the long single shot scene where he does something similar to a performance from one of Lokesh’s previous movies. Or the girl’s hostel fight sequence where the stunt choreography, the set pieces, and the dialogues came well together. Or the scene where Rajini gets to know of an important revelation through a telephone. “Lollu Saba” Maaran had a good comic outing with Rajini’s sidekick. And humour…
