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Coolie starring Rajinikanth hits theatres on August 14 2025. Lokesh Kanagaraj who has directed films such as Leo Kaithi and Vikram is in charge of this one. The action thriller starring pan-Indian superstar Rajinikanth is already making a lot of stir. Not only has the premise of the film earned a lot of attention but so has the ensemble cast. However since the films premiere fans have been anxious to learn more about Coolies finale. Coolies involvement in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) has sparked numerous suspicions. This is what we know. Star cast of Coolie Before digging into Coolies denouement let us meet the films cast. Rajinikanth played Deva Nagarjuna Akkineni played Simon Soubin Shahir played Dayalan a.k.a Dayal Shruti Haasan played Preethi Devas daughter Sathyaraj played Rajasekar and Aamir Khan played Dahaa. Know Coolies plot Coolies story turned to a flashback depicting Deva fighting Simon. He said that many years ago he was a labour union leader when Simons father Xavier attempted to frame and falsely accuse 100 coolies and execute them. To save the workers Deva had to assassinate Xavier in front of the little Simon. This encounter revealed why Simon harboured such great resentment for Deva. Aside from gold smuggling Simon ran a dark trade that involved him murdering workmen and selling their hearts abroad. Later when Simon travelled abroad Dayalan murdered Simons son and accused Deva. Preethi who was in captivity was able to call Deva using a coolie number taught by her father causing Deva to understand that Preethi was his biological kid. After discovering her true identity he became outraged and murdered Simon destroying his business. He kept the truth from Preethi out of fear that it would ruin her life. She left believing that Deva was merely her guardian while he remained silent concealing the anguish of a fathers affection. Is Coolie linked to Lokesh Cinematic Universe? Coolies joining LCU along with Kaithi Vikram and Leo generated a lot of talk. For the uninitiated the LCU connection appeared in Leo during a post-credits sequence featuring Kamal Haasans voice from Vikram. However Coolie has no such relationship and there is no post-credits scene either. In truth Aamirs character Dahaa is not related to Suriyas Rolex in Vikram. Does Aamir Khan join hands with Rajinikanth in Coolie? Aamir Khan makes an appearance as Dahaa in the final scene. He was Simons boss and the leader of his enterprise. When he discovered about Deva he wanted to team up with him. However Deva declined his offer while Dahaa promised to take revenge for Simons death.