Overview
- Sun Pictures has allocated ₹350 crore to production and star fees, plus ₹25 crore for print and publicity
- Superstar Rajinikanth commands an upfront fee of ₹150 crore and director Lokesh Kanagaraj earns ₹50 crore
- Coolie has secured ₹130 crore from digital streaming rights, ₹90 crore from satellite rights and ₹20 crore from music rights
- The film is scheduled for wide release on August 14 in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and faces a box-office clash with War2
- The standalone gold-smuggling action thriller marks the first collaboration between Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj