Shruti Haasan comes up with her take on damsel in distress role in Coolie

Rajinikanth's Coolie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj starred Nagarjuna, Upendra in key roles and Aamir Khan in a special role. Shruti Haasan played an important role.

However, netizens felt that she played the role of a damsel in distress. When Shruti was asked “Don’t you think Preethi’s portrayal as a damsel in distress is unfair?”. The actor responded to the same and wrote, “She was in distress and it’s someone else’s vision. Not about fair or unfair (sic).”

Shruti earlier said "I don't think Preeti is like me at all," She continued "But I did connect with certain aspects of her. I believe many women will relate to those parts, and that's what I really liked about the character. Preeti is extremely responsible, extremely focused, and quite inspiring,”