Show Notes
🚂 Superstar Rajinikanth teams up with Lokesh Kanagaraj in Coolie — one of the year’s most hyped Tamil releases. But did it live up to expectations?
In this episode of Paisa Vasool, Sravan and Tarun break down the film’s highs and lows: Rajini’s screen presence, Anirudh’s score, underutilised stars, shaky logic, and why the second half completely derails. We also discuss Nagarjuna’s role, cameo overload, and where this leaves Lokesh after back-to-back disappointments.
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Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro music & welcome 0:26 - Episode begins: Rajinikanth & Lokesh team-up 1:30 - Box office & budget talk 2:26 - Early reviews & first impressions 3:36 - Anirudh’s music & placement issues 4:50 - Performances & wasted cast 6:30 - Disappointing second half 7:39 - Rajini’s role vs. mass moments 8:59 - Nagarjuna’s villain arc & missed potential 9:50 - Aamir Khan & Upendra cameos wasted 10:55 - First half vs. second half quality 11:53 - Spoilers begin 12:25 - Illogical “vaporising machine” plot 13:55 - Shobin’s confusing character decisions 15:46 - Nagarjuna’s sudden re-entry 16:57 - “Coolie” theme shoehorned 17:49 - Comical action sequences 18:39 - Shruti Haasan’s underwhelming role 19:11 - Aamir Khan’s language mismatch 20:16 - Random daughter subplot reveal 21:43 - More logic gaps & plot conveniences 23:04 - Lokesh’s struggles with the LCU 24:33 - Hype fatigue: Rajini + Kamal movie next? 25:17 - Recent Tamil disappointments (Hit 3, Hari Hara Veera Mallu) 26:22 - What’s next for Tamil cinema? 27:07 - Audience reactions & polarising views 27:19 - War 2 comparisons 28:29 - How to share your thoughts & follow us 28:38 - Outro
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