Nagarjuna recalls intense 'Coolie' shoot, asks Lokesh "Can people be this evil?" — Here's what the director said
Nagarjuna after his recent outing in the Tamil film 'Kuberaa', will be next seen alongside
Rajinikanth
in 'Coolie'. Directed by renowned filmmaker Lokesh Kanakaraj, the film is an action thriller and Nagarjuna is playing a full-fledged villain.
He recently opened up about a moment on set that left him shaken.
Nagarjuna recalls chilling moment
According to an IANS report, speaking at the pre-release event of 'Coolie', the veteran actor shared a chilling interaction he had with the director during the early days of filming. Recalling a powerful scene shot in Vizag, Nagarjuna said, "Our first shoot took place in Vizag. A scene shot during the second day of shooting was leaked on social media and went viral.
We were all very sad about it."
However, it wasn't the leak that stayed with Nagarjuna, it was the emotional effect of performing the scene. "After watching that scene, I asked Lokesh, 'Can people be this evil?'" The director's response was simple yet haunting: 'They are more evil than this.'
Praise for Lokesh
Despite playing a darker character, Nagarjuna had only praise for Lokesh's vision and direction. "Shooting with Lokesh is like a dream," he said, adding, "He's a director with empathy, and that's a fantastic quality.
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The people who work with him want to work with him again."
The film has a star-studded cast including Sathyaraj, Aamir Khan, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, and Shruti Haasan. Interestingly, Sathyaraj and Rajinikanth will be seen sharing screen space after nearly four decades since their last collaboration was the 1986 hit 'Mr. Bharath', in which Sathyaraj played Rajinikanth's father.
On the musical front, Anirudh Ravichander has composed the score.
'Coolie' marks Rajinikanth's 171st outing as a lead, and is slated for release on August 14.
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