Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
Directed by Mani Ratnam
friendship
based on novel or book
gangster
motherly love
orphan
lost son
abandoned baby
long lost son
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.2 / 5
Cast
Rajinikanth
Surya
Mammootty
Devaraj 'Deva'
Arvind Swamy
Arjun
Srividya
Kalyani
Jaishankar
Krishnamoorthy
Amrish Puri
Kalivardhan
Shobana
'Subbu' Subbulakshmi
Geetha
Selvi
Bhanupriya
Padma
Nagesh
Panthulu
Kitty
Police Commissioner Sundaram
Charu Haasan
Subbulakshmi's Father
Crew
Mani Ratnam
Director
Mani Ratnam
Screenplay
Ilaiyaraaja
Original Music Composer
Suresh Urs
Editor
Santosh Sivan
Director of Photography
G. Venkateswaran
Producer
Mani Ratnam
Story
Prabhu Deva
Choreographer
Raju Sundaram
Choreographer
Super Subbarayan
Stunt Coordinator
Thotta Tharani
Art Direction
Vaali
Lyricist
Popular Reviews
34 reviews
Sreyas Kota
8.0★ · 12/18/25
Dragged on for the first few bits for the set up but very well written second half
Dragged on for the first few bits for the set up but very well written second half
Meowmeowclevin
10.0★ · 08/22/25
fucking peak
fucking peak
Ayshnan Banutheepan
9.0★ · 08/01/25
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#CooliePrep 1
Since Loki said his favourite superstar film is Thalapathi, let’s see what he’s preparing with Coolie.
