Nagarjuna says that playing the role of Rajinikanth’s villain in the Coolie is getting liberated. here’s why
Telugu actor Nagarjuna will play the role of Rajinikanth’s villain in director Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Cool’. In a recent interview, he called it a liberation experience.
In short
- Nagarjuna played the role of a counterpart in Rajinikanth’s ‘Cool’, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj
- The actor found the role free
- The film will be released in theaters on August 14
Telugu actor Nagarjuna will essay the main opposition to superstar Rajinikanth’s ‘Cool’ directed by Lokesh Kanagaraja. The actor recently talked about his role in an interview Hollywood Reporter IndiaFreeing the shooting experience, Nagarjuna said that people on the set thought that they had created for an attractive villain in the form of Simon.
Recalling the time when he met Lokesh Kanagaraj, Nagarjuna said, “I don’t know what Lokesh did with me, but the first question he asked me, ‘Did you want to play an opponent?’ He told me that if it was not on the card at all, we will just talk, do a cup of tea and he will tell me honestly.
Nagarjuna explained that he was surrounded by his role – so much that he met Lokesh several times to discuss his character.
He said, “I liked it very much that I came back six to seven times to find out my role!
He further said, “There was no pressure on how I acted … Contrary to say, Deepak’s character I play in ‘Kubera’. Deepak should have a certain way all the time, even the way he has a cup of coffee, he has to be decent. But, in ‘Colony’, all this flew out of the window.”
Emphasizing that ‘Coolie’ was an experience of a liberation, he said, “Everyone said that I have made a very attractive villain. Lokesh has presented me in this way. I had such a liberation experience. I asked him one or two times whether he was sure that he wanted to behave in a certain way and if people act in this way, and if people act in this way, and Lokesh is very bad, then people are very bad, then people are very bad, then
‘Coolie’ claims an artist contingent, including Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Upendra, Satiraj, Shruti Haasan and Saubin Shahir in important roles. Produced by Sun Pictures, the film features music composed by Anirudh Ravichender.
‘Cool’ will be released in theaters on 14 August.
