The makers of Coolie have been making back-to-back announcements about the film's stellar cast. The film stars Rajinikanth in the lead role. Earlier this week, the makers announced that Soubin Shahir joined the cast. On Nagarjuna's 69th birthday, his association with the project was announced. The latest addition to the film is Shruti Haasan. Director Lokesh Kanagaraj shared a poster featuring Shruti Haasan and he wrote on X (earlier known as Twitter), "Kicked to have Shruti Haasan joining the cast of Coolie as Preethi. Welcome on board."
Check out the post shared by Lokesh Kanagaraj here:
Kicked to have @shrutihaasan joining the cast of #Coolie as #Preethi
— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) August 30, 2024
Welcome on board @rajinikanth sir @anirudhofficial @anbariv @girishganges @philoedit @Dir_Chandhru @sunpictures @PraveenRaja_Off pic.twitter.com/nYgZIFCJcK
On Nagarjuna's 69th birthday, the makers shared his official poster from the film and they wrote introducing his character, "Kicked to have King Nagarjuna Sir joining the cast of Coolie as Simon. Welcome on board and wishing you a very happy birthday Sir."
Kicked to have King @iamnagarjuna sir joining the cast of #Coolie as #Simon
— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) August 29, 2024
Welcome on board and wishing you a very happy birthday sir@rajinikanth sir @anirudhofficial @anbariv @girishganges @philoedit @Dir_Chandhru @sunpictures @PraveenRaja_Off pic.twitter.com/Vv7wqA25VA
Before that, Lokesh Kanagaraj welcomed Soubin Shahir on board and he wrote on X, "Kicked to have Soubin Shahir sir joining the cast of Coolie as Dayal. Welcome on board sir."
Kicked to have #SoubinShahir sir joining the cast of #Coolie as #Dayal
— Lokesh Kanagaraj (@Dir_Lokesh) August 28, 2024
Welcome on board sir @rajinikanth sir @anirudhofficial @anbariv @girishganges @philoedit @Dir_Chandhru @sunpictures pic.twitter.com/Cl9eFOpJMO
Coolie has been backed by Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Pictures.
In terms of work, Shruti Haasan was last seen in the hit Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire, starring Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran. She will next be seen in Chennai Story and Dacoit: A Love Story. She also featured in the web-series Bestseller. She has starred in several Tamil as well as Bollywood films. She stepped into Bollywood with the 2009 film Luck, co-starring Imran Khan. The actress has also been a part of films such as Welcome Back, Ramaiya Vastavaiya, Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji and D-Day among others.
