‘Coolie’: Aamir Khan’s first look from Rajinikanth’s film with Lokesh Kanagaraj out

The makers of Coolie, superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming multi-starrer film with director Lokesh Kanagaraj, unveiled the first look of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Thursday (July 3). Set to release in theatres on August 14, the film features Aamir in a special cameo appearance.

The first look introduces the star as the rugged-looking Dahaa, sporting a dark vest, smoking a pipe.

Notably, this comes just weeks after Aamir opened up on his role in Coolie during the promotions of his recent release, Sitaare Zameen Par. In an interview with Zoom, Aamir revealed that he agreed to do the role without even reading the script since he is a huge fan of Rajinikanth. “I really enjoyed doing it. I am big fan of Rajini sir…huge fan. I have a lot of love and respect for Rajini sir. So, I did not even hear the script. When Lokesh told me that it is a Rajini sir’s movie and that he wanted me to do a cameo, I said, ‘Done. I am doing it. Whatever it is, I am doing it,” said the star.

Rajinikanth’s Coolie boasts an ensemble star cast that includes Nagarjuna Akkineni, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, and Sathyaraj. Pooja Hegde is set to play a special role. Shruti Haasan is the other prominent actor in the movie.

Anirudh Ravichander is composing music for the movie, while Girish Gangadharan is the cinematographer. Anbariv is in charge of the stunt choreography. Sun Pictures is producing the film.

Lokesh had previously confirmed that Coolie will not be part of his popular film universe called the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, which includes movies such as Kaithi, Vikram and Leo.

Aamir, last seen in Sitaare Zameen Par, is also set to begin working on his dream project, Mahabharata, and a biopic on pioneering filmmaker and the father of Indian cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke, with director Rajkumar Hirani. Interestingly, Aamir and Lokesh are all set to team up for a big-scale superhero action film set to go into production in 2026.