It is widely known that Telugu senior hero Akkineni Nagarjuna plays a villain role in Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie. If we look at Lokesh’s earlier films, Master and Vikram, Vijay Sethupathi’s character was very well designed in both movies, But in the climax, it completely leans toward the hero’s side; Vijay Sethupathi’s character does not stand tall against the opposing hero.
In Leo, Sanjay Dutt and Arjun’s characters were poorly written from the start, and it became even worse in the climax. Recently, Sanjay Dutt also expressed that his character was not well written.
While coming to coolie, Nagarjuna is one of the biggest stars in cinema, and Lokesh has to maintain a balance between hero and villain, including the climax.
The director has a task, as he should not end the villain on a weak note like his earlier films. Even for Nagarjuna, it is a big burden not to let his character down at any point.
If we observe Nag’s recent release, Kuberaa was very well received by the neutral audiences who are happy with his performance, but fans have been extremely unhappy because the balance between his and Dhanush’s characters was missed in the 2nd half.Dhanush takes the center stage in the latter part of Kuberaa, and if Coolie also goes that way, definitely, fans will not be happy.
Lokesh Kanagaraj presented Nagarjuna in a very stylish avatar; Simon’s look and attitude became one of the major attractions of Coolie. But at any stage of the film Lokesh must maintain the right balance and give Nagarjuna proper justification. It was essential to satisfy both Nagarjuna’s fans and the Telugu audience
