The Rise of the Peripheral: On Discovering Soubin Shahir in ‘Coolie’
I started watching Coolie expecting Rajinikanth. That alone should tell you how the evening was supposed to go. A dose of charisma, a few gravity-defying stunts, and the rapture of watching a man who can turn a cigarette flick into an epiphany. I was ready for Rajini. I also knew Nagarjuna was in the…