Exclusive | Rajinikanth, Lokesh Kangaraj's 'Coolie' Trailer Will Be Out On August 2

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Tamil filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj confirmed that the trailer of his upcoming film Coolie will be out on August 2. Putting an end to all speculations about the possibility of a teaser cut, the filmmaker confirmed that he wants to deliver just a trailer and a film.

"I want to deliver one trailer and then, the film. More than that, anything will be a giveaway... You can relax and have the complete satisfaction of watching a commercial film. All I wanted to deliver was one trailer, and the date is August 2," he told THR India.

Speaking about the film, he said Coolie will have as much emotion as it will have action. "I have tried to elevate the drama part and the emotions more, especially in the first half which will drive you with emotions. And all of a sudden, it will shift gear to action, and you will see the other side of Rajini sir."

Coolie is also a film that will have a lot of style and new techniques. The writing, too, will be different, especially structure-wise, in the second half, he revealed. "The hype is very high," he said. That is also why there will be no other teaser for the film. Even for an earlier glimpse of Coolie, which was a brief video that was released 100 days before its release date, the filmmaker stuck to plain backshots.

"For '100 Days for Coolie', the production house wanted a poster. I called Gopi Prasanna [publicity designer] to do it at 3 pm when we had to release it at 6 pm. He was at an airport and couldn't do it. So instead, we took all the shots where we could not reveal anything. The idea behind the shots was to not show anything until the trailer is ready," Lokesh added.

Also co-starring Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Upendra, Shruti Haasan and Aamir Khan, Coolie will be out in theatres on August 14.

Watch out for our full interview with the filmmaker, dropping soon on The Hollywood Reporter India's YouTube channel