Coolie (2025) Movie Review: Rajinikanth’s Style Outshines the Story
Coolie promised style, action, and Rajinikanth’s mass presence, but did it deliver on substance? Here’s my full review on whether Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film lives up to the hype.

Emon (Ade Faisal), a rather spoiled, effeminate young man, falls in love with Prilly (Nurul Arifin), a model who, as it turns out, is having an affair with his father, Oom Eddy (Aom Koesman). Prilly is only really interested in getting a car and a house. She isn’t in love with Emon, but does enjoy his sense of humor. One day Emon catches his father with Prilly. His father begs Emon not to tell his mother. As time passes, it seems that Emon cannot get Prilly out of his mind. In the meantime, Emon’s discovery of her love affair with his father has woken Prilly up to the error of her ways, and she begins praying regularly and even apologizes to Emon. Emon then realizes that Prilly really wants to be with him. Happy ending.
Coolie promised style, action, and Rajinikanth’s mass presence, but did it deliver on substance? Here’s my full review on whether Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film lives up to the hype.
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