India, June 17 -- Fans are eagerly awaiting Lokesh Kanagaraj's upcoming film Coolie, which boasts an ensemble cast including Rajinikanth and Nagarjuna. Adding to the excitement, in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Nagarjuna confirmed that he will be playing the villain in the film and described the experience as "liberating." (Also Read: Nagarjuna equates Indian mass heroes to superheroes like Superman, Iron Man: 'A guy raises his fist, 20 people fall')

Nagarjuna shared how filmmaker Lokesh approached him with the idea of playing an antagonist. Recalling their first meeting, he revealed that Lokesh began the conversation by directly asking whether he would be open to playing a negative role. Lokesh even added that if...