Rajinikanth: 'Shooting for 'Coolie' to commence on June 10, 'Vettaiyan' release scheduled for October 10'

CHENNAI: Superstar Rajinikanth, who is currently in the Himalayas on a spiritual trip has shared updates of his upcoming films in a conversation with a yogi. A video clip of the actor surfaced online in which he is seen revealing the release date of his upcoming film 'Vettaiyan' directed by TJ Gnanavel as well as the date for the shooting schedule of Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial 'Coolie'.

In the video, Rajinikanth is asked by the head of the Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram in Uttarakhand's Dwarahat about the release date of 'Vettaiyan', to which the actor replied, "It will come out on October 10, a Dussehra release. I have completed my portions while scenes of other actors are being filmed."

The veteran actor added that he also has a new film 'Coolie' and will begin shooting for it from June 10.

The superstar was last seen in Nelson's 'Jailer' which minted over Rs 500 crore at the box-office.

Meanwhile, 'Vettaiyan', produced by Subaskaran Allirajah for Lyca Productions, features an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Manju Warrier, Rana Daggubati, Dushara Vijayan, and Rithika Singh. The film is is scheduled to be released in October.

'Coolie', on the other hand, is produced by Kalanithi Maran under his Sun Pictures banner, and scheduled to release in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada. 

Notably, Anirudh Ravichander is the composer for both the Rajini films.

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