Akkineni fans were on cloud nine when they got to know that Nagarjuna is playing a villain opposite Superstar Rajinikanth in Coolie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. However, the fans are furious with Nagarjuna after watching the film today.
Nagarjuna is one of the 4 pillars of Tollywood in the past generation who has a big fan base and following. Yes, he is facing a series of setbacks as a lead hero continuously, but the veteran actor is still capable of pulling off a big success with a good movie.
Even the other senior hero, Venkatesh, also faced a big setback with the 2024 Sankranthi, where he scored a big disaster with Saindhav, but on this Sankranthi, he delivered a sensational BB with Sankranthiki Vastunnam.
The catch here is that Venky is patiently waiting and setting up the movies according to his strengths. But Nagarjuna takes a different route. He is not signing any movie as a lead and is accepting character roles.
Nagarjuna Faces The Heat From Fans Because Of Coolie
Nag played a crucial character in Kuberaa, and it resulted in a mixed response from fans, as they liked his role in the 1st half, as there was a good balance, but in the 2nd half, the character was sidelined, and the film completely moved on to Dhanush’s side.
Again, the Manmadhudu actor took a big risk as he accepted an antagonist role in Coolie. Everyone expected it to be on par with Rajini’s role, as Lokesh is the director.
Nagarjuna Needs To Take Care Of His Script Selection
But after watching the movie, even the neutral audiences are disappointed, and fans are furious with Nagarjuna, as they are angry that he could do such a regular villain character for his stature.
Nagarjuna needs to take this feedback seriously. He has correctly chosen to do crucial or villain characters at the right age, which is definitely appreciable, but he needs to select the films where he can score on par with the lead actor or even bigger for his stature.
