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Rajinikanth and Lokesh share this emotional connection with Coolie
Updated : Aug 11, 2025
Superstar Rajinikanth speeches at his movie audio launch events in recent times have become highly popular and they have been increasing hype for his films, too. Now, the makers of Coolie, Sun Pictures, dropped audio launch event videos on OTT and YouTube. Once again, Rajini shared an emotional anecdote from his life.
Interestingly, he and Lokesh share similar emotional connection. Rajini shared that he worked as Coolie, even though, he passed out SSLC, as he ran away from his house to find some job in Film Industry. His father asked him to become a Coolie and he shared how he faced difficulties during those days to earn Ten rupees.
After long struggle, he got a chance to become bus conductor and later, life took a huge turn, like everyone know him, today. He shared that such tough times have made him stronger and he is always looking to deliver what people expect from him as their beloved actor.
While this brought huge motivation to his fans and people who take him as an inspiration to work and make big. But the surprise came from director Lokesh Kanagaraj, as he shared how the number he used on Coolie badge of Rajinikanth is his faher's badge number.
He also shared that his father worked as bus conductor and when Rajinikanth, asked him about his father, he shared this anecdote. Lokesh stated that Rajini asking him about his father has become a huge memory for him and it will same for his father, too.
King Nagarjuna, Aamir Khan, Upendra, Satyaraj, Shruthi Haasan, Soubin Shahir are playing other prominent leading roles in this movie. Coolie is releasing on 14th August and it has created huge box office euphoria in Southern States with pre-sales.
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