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Superstar Rajinikanth’s much anticipated film Coolie is scheduled to release on the big screen during the Independence Day weekend, on August 14, 2025. From the trailer, teasers, posters to songs, audiences have been eagerly waiting for the movie to release. The advance bookings opened on Friday and excited fans rushed to a theatre in Thrissur, Kerala. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
Massive fan craze storms theatres for just the advance booking of #Coolie in Thrissur, Kerala!🔥🔥🔥#Coolie releasing worldwide August 14th @rajinikanth @Dir_Lokesh @anirudhofficial #AamirKhan @iamnagarjuna @nimmaupendra #SathyaRaj #SoubinShahir @shrutihaasan @hegdepooja… pic.twitter.com/nYWOQNfHSg
— Sun Pictures (@sunpictures) August 8, 2025
In the now-viral video, fans of Rajinikanth thronged to the ticket windows of a theatre in Kerala, pushing each other so that they could book their tickets. The video was shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by the makers of the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial with the caption, “Massive fan craze storms theatres for just the advance booking of #Coolie in Thrissur, Kerala!🔥🔥🔥 #Coolie releasing worldwide August 14th @rajinikanth @Dir_Lokesh @anirudhofficial #AamirKhan @iamnagarjuna @nimmaupendra #SathyaRaj #SoubinShahir @shrutihaasan @hegdepooja @anbariv @girishganges @philoedit @ArtSathees @iamSandy_Off @Dir_Chandhru @PraveenRaja_Off @RIAZtheboss #CoolieFromAug14.”
Produced by Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Pictures, the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial is headlined by superstar Rajinikanth. Coolie also stars Nagarjuna, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, Shruti Haasan, Reba Monica John, Junior MGR, and Monisha Blessy, along with Aamir Khan in a special cameo.
It is to be noted that Coolie is a part of Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) along with Karthi starrer Kaithi (2019), Kamal Haasan starrer Vikram (2022), Thalapathy Vijay starrer Leo (2023), and Raghava Lawrence starrer Benz, which has yet to be released. The movie is scheduled for release on August 14, 2025. The movie will be clashing at the box office with Ayan Mukerji directorial War 2, co-starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani.
