Coolie: Thalaiva still shines, but the script trips over itself

It's a delight when a superstar meets a script worthy of their aura, it's pure magic.

- Rishabh Suri

COOLIE Direction: Lokesh Kanagaraj Cast: Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj.

Think Jawan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Dangal, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior. Equally, it's a letdown when the aura is intact but the script is too tangled in itself to realise what it has in hand. Coolie falls into the latter category.

Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the film opens with a tribute to Thalaivar's 50 years in cinema. It sets you up for the ride you hope this will be. If there's one thing the southern industry does brilliantly, it's celebrating its stars. Coolie aims to be an unabashed homage, evoking nostalgia for the Rajinikanth audiences first fell in love with.