Nagarjuna is playing a powerful cameo in Dhanush's Kuberaa directed by Sekhar Kammula. The film is racing for release on 20 June 2025.
It is known that Nagarjuna is playing an important role in Rajinikanth's Coolie under the direction of Lokesh Kanagaraj. During Kuberaa promotions, Nagarjuna shared the details about his role in Coolie.
He said "I don't know what made Lokesh come to me, but the first question he asked me was, 'Do you mind playing an antagonist?' He told me that if that wasn't on the cards at all, then we would just talk, have a cup of tea and he would take off. I told him honestly that I was not against it, but had to first listen to the script."
He revealed "I liked it so much that I made him come back six to seven times to figure out my role! But now, if anyone asked me how my role in 'Coolie' was, I'd answer it in a word: liberating,"
He continued "There was no pressure in how I acted...unlike say, the character of Deepak that I play in 'Kuberaa'. Deepak has to be a certain way all the time, even the manner in which he has a cup of coffee has to be decent. But, in 'Coolie', all of that flew out of the window."
He concluded "Everyone said I made for a very charming villain. Lokesh has presented me that way. I had such a liberating experience. I asked him a couple of times if he was sure he wanted me to behave a certain way and if people acted this way, and Lokesh would go, 'Yes sir, people are very evil!'"