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Shruti Haasan reacts to unfair ‘damsel in distress’ tag for her Coolie role: ‘It is someone else's vision’

Posted on: Aug 23, 2025 16:52 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Shruti Haasan reacts to unfair ‘damsel in distress’ tag for her Coolie role: ‘It is someone else's vision’
SHruti Haasan is basking in the success of her a la mode(p) give up cooly. Starring Rajinikanth in the top role, the mobster drama directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj was released in theatres on August 14. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Shruti did an AMA session on Friday where a fan asked her whether it is fair that her character Preethi is shown as a ‘damsel in distress’ in the film.What Shruti saidShruti posted the question on her Instagram Stories, which read, “Don't you think Preethi's portrayal as a damsel in distress is unfair?” In response, Shruti said in the caption, “She was in distress and it is someone else's vision. Not about fair or unfair.”About her role in CoolieCoolie tells the story of a former union leader named Deva (Rajinikanth) who seeks answers after the sudden death of his friend Rajasekhar (Sathyaraj). Preethi plays the daughter of Rajasekhar who then takes the help of Deva to avenge her father's death. In the film, her character is abducted several times.Meanwhile, Shruti also answered other fans' questions, revealing that her least favourite colour is Yellow and promising to do more Tamil films in the near future.Ahead of the release, Shruti had spoken to HT in an interview where she shared what made her say yes to the project. "When a project like this comes to you with an actor like that, a director like that, it’s already exciting. But I really liked the character of Preethi and what she brought to the story,” she said.Coolie also stars Nagarjuna, Soubin Shahir, Sathyaraj, Upendra and Aamir Khan. The film is produced by Sun Pictures and has music composed by Anirudh Ravichander. It was released in theatres on 14 August and clashed with Ayan Mukerji’s War 2. It made ₹150 crore worldwide on its opening day. In India, the film has so far crossed ₹230 crore.

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