'Loki mama, love you!' Lokesh Kanagaraj's viral moment with a young fan seizes hearts
Lokesh Kanagaraj
is currently busy promoting the film 'Coolie,' starring superstar
Rajinikanth
. Recently, he attended a grand event in Coimbatore and was a bit shocked when he heard a child's voice calling out, "Loki Mama, I love you!" as he was coming out after the event.
The video of him immediately going to find the child, hugging him, and cuddling him is currently going viral.
That one scene alone has fans talking about Lokesh Kanagaraj's endearing side.
Becomes
Tamil cinema
's
highest-paid director
with ₹50 crore for 'Coolie'
Lokesh Kanagaraj is currently a leading director in Tamil cinema after the success of films like 'Maanagaram,' 'Kaithi,' 'Master,' 'Vikram,' and 'Leo.' He revealed in a recent interview with Galatta that he received a salary of Rs 50 crore for the film 'Coolie.'
This is the highest amount paid to a director in Tamil cinema. It is expected that his salary for the next film could go up to 60 crores.
'LCU is incomplete without
Vijay
Anna'—comment 'triggers fan buzz
To promote the film 'Coolie,' Lokesh Kanagaraj gave a 2-hour-long interview with Gopinath and also attended a program held at a Coimbatore cinema. While talking about LCU during the Coimbatore event, he said, "LCU is incomplete without Vijay Anna." His comment was widely shared among Vijay fans. This led to heated discussions on social media that this speech may have been intended to involve
Thalapathy Vijay
's fans in the plot.
Despite violent films, kids embrace him as 'Loki Mama.'
Even though his films are full of violence and action, the way children see him as "Loki mama" has taken him to a new place. Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is soon to make his mark not only as a director but also as an actor, has now started converting the new generation into his fans.
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