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Released
2025 · FILM

Coolie

A former coolie union leader dives into a shadowy crime syndicate to uncover his friend’s suspicious death, battling ruthless enemies and buried secrets to protect the people he loves.

Directed by
Lokesh Kanagaraj
Written by
Chandhru Anbazhagan, Lokesh Kanagaraj
Runtime
170 min
Language
TA
ActionCrimeThriller
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

Deva, who once lived a quiet life, is disturbed by the suspicious death of his close friend. Resolute in uncovering the truth, he infiltrates a powerful gang operating in the shadows. As his investigation unfolds, Deva becomes entangled in a dangerous web of crime, betrayal, and secrets from his own past, compelling him to confront powerful enemies while striving to protect those he loves.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 16

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Philomin RajShot by Girish GangadharanScored by Anirudh Ravichander

Box Office

2025 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.3× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$57.9M

Budget$43.0M
Worldwide gross$57.9M
break-even (2.5×)

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