Rajini arrives in 'Coolie' in this look, shot in July by Lokesh Kanagaraj

 

Rajinikanth's 'Coolie' is one of the films that the audience is eagerly waiting for. Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanakaraj are teaming up for the first time in this film. Rajinikanth's film after Vettaiyan. Now a picture posted by Lokesh Kanagaraj on X is the talk of the town.

Lokesh has posted a picture with Rajinikanth on social media. In the picture, Rajinikanth is looking in the mirror in front and Lokesh is capturing it from behind with his mobile camera. Lokesh captioned the film as 'look test for hire'. In the picture, Rajinikanth can be seen sitting on a chair in a salt and pepper getup with his arms rolled up in a black full sleeve shirt. He has also placed a cooling glass. Fans have accepted it as Rajini's upcoming getup in Kooli. In the film, Rajini looks similar to his old days. At the same time, there is a difference in the hairstyle.

Sathyaraj had clarified this during a press conference. Reportedly, Sathyaraj will play the role of the friend of Rajinikanth's character in the film. And Sathyaraj's poster is also gaining attention on social media. A black and white poster has been released. Meanwhile, the shooting of Cooley will begin in June in Chennai. Kooli is also Rajinikanth's 171st film. According to reports, Rajini will play the role of a smuggler in the film produced by Sunpictures. Anirudh Ravichander is composing the music for the film. The Anpariv team, a regular presence in Lokesh Kanagaraj films, is creating the conflict sequences.

It was big news that Lokesh visited the Sabarimala temple before the shooting of the film. Lokesh was accompanied by writer-producer Ratnakumar, co-writer of Leo. Ratnakumar shared a picture of him visiting Sabarimala with Lokesh on Twitter.

Kooli, which is being prepared as a periodic action drama, is reportedly not a part of Lokesh Kanagaraj's cinematic universe. The crew is hinting that the film will release in 2025. There is no information available about the other stars in the film. Vijay's Leo is the last film of Lokesh to hit the theaters. There are also reports that he will join hands with Karthi for Kaiti 2 after Kooli. Recently, Lokesh also acted in a music album called Inimael with Shruti Haasan.

Lokesh's foray into acting also received huge audience support. After 14 years, Leo starring Vijay and Trisha in lead roles opened to great response at the box office. Lal Salaam, directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth, is Rajinikanth's last film to reach the audience.