Wasted Cameos & Endless Runtime
Coolie: The Powerhouse (the Hindi dub of Rajinikanth’s latest) had such promise with Lokesh Kanagaraj at the helm, but it left me rather underwhelmed.
Clocking in at nearly three hours, it drags endlessly with a convoluted plot full of convenient twists and shortcuts that strain belief. The direction’s over-the-top without building proper emotional connect… feels like a 90s Rajni script dusted off purely for die-hard fans, not us general punters.
Thalaivar himself is the lone bright spot, oozing that timeless charisma, but even he can’t fully salvage it. Nagarjuna’s villain is muddled and poorly etched, Aamir and Upendra pop up in pointless cameos, and Shruti Haasan sleepwalks with one expression. Anirudh’s score thumps along, but overall, it’s just watchable, 5/10.
Fans might lap it up; others, give it a miss.
Binge. 52 weeks. 24x7 
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