Updated On: 17 July, 2025 01:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As the anticipation around Rajinikanth's Coolie continues to increase, the story of the film was recently leaked online, marking a huge backlash for the makers. The film helmed by Lokesh Kanagaraj releases on August 14, 2025

Rajinikanth in Coolie
Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie has been making waves for a long time now. The buzz around the film has been high, making it one of the most anticipated films of the year. To add to it, the regular updates have made sure that the excitement around the film remains intact. Meanwhile, the makers have been very careful with the promotional material, not revealing much about the film and keeping the speculations sparking. But looks like their efforts were in vain, since the film's story reportedly leaked online recently.
The film's story was seemingly leaked in the synopses of the film on sites like Letterboxd and Fandango. According to the Letterboxd synopsis, Coolie is the story of a mafia gang's rise. The gang is led by Rajinikanth, who plays the character Deva. He makes a plan to reunite his old gang and take over. The synopsis reads, “An ageing gold smuggler uses stolen tech hidden in vintage golden watches to revive his old mafia crew. But his plan to reclaim his empire spirals into something bigger, a new universe forged from crime, greed, and broken time.” It must be noted that Coolie's promotional materials like posters, trailers and more have heavily featured the elements of watches and gold have featured heavily in the film's promotional material.
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