After Vettaiyan, Rajinikanth is working on his much-anticipated film Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj in his maiden collaboration with the actor. While the makers have remained tight-lipped on the updates regarding the shoot, Rajinikanth has revealed that the film has wrapped 70 per cent of filming. In an interaction with reporters, he said shoots are scheduled for this month from 13th to 28th.

Coolie boasts a star-studded ensemble consisting of Nagarjuna as Simon, Sathyaraj as Rajasekar, Upendra as Kaleesha, Shruti Haasan as Preethi and Soubin Shahir as Dayal. Reports also suggest that Aamir Khan is on board the film. However, the actor or the makers are yet to confirm the same.

On the technical front, it has music by Anirudh Ravichander, cinematography by Girish Gangadharan, editing by Philomin Raj, and stunts by Anbariv. The dialogues for the film are written by Lokesh alongside Chandhru Anbazhagan, who has also written the additional screenplay for the film.

Produced by Kalanithi Maran under his Sun Pictures banner, Coolie is scheduled to release in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada. An official release date is yet to be announced.