Coolie (the upcoming Rajinikanth–Lokesh Kanagaraj film) is reported to be nearly three hours long, with most credible reports and trade coverage putting it in the 2 hours 48–50 minutes range.

Quick Scoop: How long is Coolie?

When people ask “how long is Coolie” right now, they usually mean the 2025–26 Tamil film starring Rajinikanth, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.

  • Trade buzz and entertainment portals say the runtime is “close to three hours” , specifically around 2 hours 48 minutes.
  • Coverage of the film’s censor certificate mentions that it runs just short of 2 hours 50 minutes , making it longer than Lokesh’s earlier film Leo.
  • Some early theatre listings and forum posts have cited runtimes in the ~170 minutes / 3 hours 5 minutes band, but the more consistent figure across news pieces is the ~2h 48–50m range.

So, in practical terms, you should expect Coolie to run for about three hours including interval time in theatres , depending slightly on how your local cinema lists it.

Other “Coolie” films (if you meant one of these)

There are several older movies with similar titles; their runtimes are much shorter than the new Rajinikanth film:

Title| Language| Year| Approx. runtime| Source
---|---|---|---|---
Coolie (starring Amitabh Bachchan)| Hindi| 1983| About 2h 34m (commonly listed; varies slightly by print)| 10
Coolie No. 1| Hindi| 1995| 2h 23m| 8
Coolie No. 1| Hindi| 2020| 2h 14m| 9
Coolie No. 1 (Telugu, 1991)| Telugu| 1991| 2h 26m| 6

If you tell me which Coolie you had in mind (Rajinikanth’s new film, an older Hindi film, etc.), I can narrow it to a single precise runtime.

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