Director Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is currently promoting Coolie, his upcoming film with Rajinikanth, recently revealed that the veteran actor is in the process of writing his autobiography. In an interview with Galatta Plus, the Vikram director mentioned that he has been writing a few pages everyday during the last two schedules of Coolie.

"Every day, I would ask him, 'What episode are you in?'" the director continued. "In which stage are you?" After that, he (Rajinikanth) would inform me that this was what occurred in his 42nd year and that this was what happened thereafter."

Lokesh revealed that the superstar confided in him stories he hadn’t shared with anyone else, making the experience deeply personal and memorable. "It’s something I’ll always hold dear. What stays with you is the journey that man has lived through. The one thing that binds not just me, but everyone in our state to him, is the many challenges he has faced and overcome," he said.

Produced by Kalanithi Maran under his Sun Pictures banner, 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. Rajinikanth plays Deva in the film. Aamir Khan is Dahaa in the film.

The rest of the technical crew consists of 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.

Coolie is all set to release in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada on August 14 worldwide. The film has been titled Coolie The Powerhouse for Hindi audience. Pen Marudhar and Pen Studios will handle the release of the Rajinikanth-starrer across a wider North Indian market.