India, Aug. 12 -- Lokesh Kanagaraj's Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie is gearing up for release on 14 August. The producers, Sun Pictures, released a full video of the pre-release event for the film held in Chennai on 2 August. In it, Rajinikanth is all praise for one particular Khan 'standing tall' amid his contemporaries. Here's what he said.

Rajinikanth couldn't help but praise Aamir Khan, who plays an extended cameo as Dahaa in the film. Calling him a 'legend', the Tamil star said, "There are Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan; he stands tall among them. What a legend! Salute to him."

Rajinikanth also joked at the event that when Lokesh came to him talking about a special cameo, he believed the director would rope in Kamal Haasan, given that ...