New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming film Coolie is already making waves, and it hasn't even hit theatres yet. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and backed by Sun Pictures, the action drama is seeing record-breaking advance bookings in Kerala and overseas, setting the stage for one of the biggest openings ever for a Tamil film.

Slated for a grand August 14 release, Coolie will open in five languages: Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada, boosting its pan-India appeal. The star-studded cast, featuring Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Nagarjuna, Shruti Haasan, Upendra, Soubin Shahir, and Sathyaraj, has only added to the growing excitement.

In Kerala alone, over 2 lakh tickets have already been sold in advance, raking in more t...