The platform is set, but there is stressful tension in the crowd. A crowded local taste has faded from the routine. There is a nonsense where the Chatter is famous for forever – it’s about divorce to deal with an upcoming romance comedy, or to take vengeance from Maamannan in a road thriller to return Rathnevelu, or to make waves to a debut music musician. But there is silence in the lines of the balcony. A cool storm is going on in Tamil cinema, and Spotlight descends on one of the biggest superstars entering its 50th year to get up on the occasion.
“But is there a shortage of collective films?” You can wonder. Yes, there is a shortage Good Big-Star Mass Flix. For more than one and a half years, concerns have been raised about the status of Big-Star Mass Commercial films and the incredible hit rate between superstars, causing a large-scale mistrust in filmmaking. On the one hand, there is a change in the syntax, which has seen many stars to break out of the mold. As a result of a clear change towards fruitless formula hero vehicles and realism, many people have created a feeling – “Let’s wait until the reviews are out; we are quite disappointed.”
A promising 2023, in which big stars and small diamonds shone on the silver screen, Tamil cinema went through a dull patch in 2024. No Big-Star Mass Films clicked both important and commercial aspects; Only Amran And KingEfforts made by traditional mass, managed to tick the right boxes. And now, the first half of 2025 depicted an even more shocking image – big stars have not taken the stock of dip.
On the one hand, the superstar has given its itching to experiment, which is commendable, has added improper stress to gradual projects. Earlier this year, superstar Ajit Kumar tried like an off-beat attempt Vidamuirchi– Intention to stay away from the formula – and followed it with The good, the bad, the ugly -When, while it became a top-gerosar, yet ‘unconventionally mass’ is happening,’ with the overload of fan-service that could not affect the iconic ‘general audience’.
Ajit Kumar ‘Vidamuirchi’ and ‘Good Bed Ugly’ in Stills
Karthik Subbaraj and Su Arun Kumar have also shown lack of inclination towards Mass cinema, for good reasons, for good reasons. Arun Veera Dhara Sorran: Part 2Vikram starring, married to inventive screenwriting and immersive Scene Construction, but critics and spectators wondered if the moments that were sometimes felt forced to heroes. RetroWhile it portrayed a magnificent suria, there was a hit-or-miss for the larger audiences; It only influenced critics in its experimental style.
This year too MargonAnd AceAlthough the mouth of a good word helped, but did not intend to serve the mass. It has also been the year where small nuggets – like Kudumbasthan, Tourist Family, And excellent Madras Matini – A special place is found among the audience. Beautiful C a 13 -year -old success Mada Gaza Raja Pointing to a craving for mass masala among the audience, ensuring that cinema requires a healthy mix of both familiar comfort, courageous classification and topical. Madras MatiniIt is also that everyone’s eyes are now on Rajinikanth CoolieWhich is ready to reach theaters with great pomp on 14 August.
Where is the Thalapati of Tamil cinema?
Another reason is that in an upper econs may indicate a finger for the poor show. If there has been a superstar, which is repeatedly stuck and reinforced in Tamil, then it is victory. And Tamil cinema is already pinching how the post -Victory scene will feel (the actor has announced that his next, Jan NayaganHis last will be). What really attracts how a victory film is-is it like a large-scale style-centric actioner LeoOr like a large -scale entertainment Varisu – There was material to draw in the audience. If his opponent Ajit gets attracted, the limit of victory is deliberately focused. A quintage of Vijay film is reduced to 2025 – and after 2026 Tamil cinema is – miss. Perhaps it’s time to pull back to Ajit and reset its boundary between one Vishvasam And one Yennai Arindhaal.
The loss of a man is another man’s blockbuster:
Then the curious case comes thug LifeThe highly bang Kamal Haasan starrer, imbuated with misunderstanding naikan Deja Wu, who surprised fans whether it was actually on Mani Ratnam’s hull. Gargantuan falls from the fame of thug Life Unknowingly makes way CoolieStarring Rajinikanth, a contemporary of Kamal. With the caution in the air, a psychological bias towards the mean reversion will come into the game, and the initial first day reviews can defeat the first day’s reviews thug Life turned out to be.
Lokesh, a storyteller with a habit for mass cinema
If all of the above mentioned reasons should be helped CoolieRajinikanth starrer has a ‘minimum guarantee’ factor, which has conducted the promotion in front of a single-hand release-it is directed by Lokesh Kangarraj, a modern Mavric that shown with filmmaking Mangaram And KathyCaught the pulse of modern audience with lotus Vikram And the formation of a cinematic universe, and is inch to improve itself after its middle-winning victory-starrer LeoAn inadvertently a creator for action film production, Lokesh has become a go-to for stars who want to break the formula in style, and yet somehow make it his own.
Rajinikanth and Lokesh Kanagaraja from the set of ‘Coolie’. Photo Credit: Sun Pictures
Cracking a superior Rajinikanth film is quite a challenge for modern filmmakers – only Sabbaraja has come close to making a Rajinist film. PETAIf there is a filmmaker who can take a well -calculated swing on it, it is Lokesh. From the word, about everything Coolie Rajinikanth’s fans promise to return to all-you can expect adequate fan-service, Quintage Rising-The-A-Accessor Arc, and superstars in their most stylish self, against the barrage of the villain. Even with the film, his prestigious Lokesh is not part of the cinematic universe, you can expect Coolie To be a freeer – to measure their own principles by curious fans, or to bring the story obstacles of a shared universe.
Success of ‘Jailor’ formula:
What do we know about Coolie If the film’s production banner, Sun Pictures has surprised a fan, he has seen to make the magic again JalikStarted by Rajinikanth’s previous film, Nelson. For that film, we have many A-listers-like Nagarjuna Akini, Upendra, Saubin Shahir, and Aamir Khan-Rajnikanth are formed against/against/. There is a ‘Monica’ for a ‘Kavala’, and if Jalik Was unexpectedly violent, you know Coolie Will be tirelessly gritty.
Karthik Subberaj, Rajinikanth, Lokesh Kanagaraja and Nelson from the set of ‘Cool’. Photo Credit: Sun Pictures
Tamil cinema needs ‘Thalapati’:
It now shows that many people have increased interest. In an interview recently, Lokesh revealed that he wished Coolie To be compared TalapatiRajinikanth’s acclaimed gangster film directed by Mani Ratnam. Fans have noticed how some shots from promo and superstar hairstyle are similar to the 1991 film. Although this may worry you a little – in the previous glory, cashing films are coming late – you can trust Lokesh what he has done VikramWhich was a spiritual sequel of Kamal’s 1986 film of this name. Even if it is not so, a film is needed like Tamil cinema TalapatiIn any case, we need both Thalapati and Thalarvar to lighten these dark, desolate sky.
Published – July 19, 2025 09:43 AM IST
