Coolie (1997 film)
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| Coolie | |
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 Thearetical Film poster of Coolie | |
| Directed by | Montazur Rahman Akbar |
| Written by | Abdullah Zahir Babu |
| Based on | Coolie No. 1 (1995 film) |
| Produced by | A K Siddique |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lal Mohammad |
| Edited by | Amzad Hossain |
| Music by | Alam Khan |
Production company | Flamingo Movies |
| Distributed by | Flamingo Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Language | Bengali |
| Budget | ৳1.20 crore (equivalent to ৳6.9 crore or US$560,000 in 2024) |
| Box office | ৳7 crore (equivalent to ৳40 crore or US$3.3 million in 2024)[1] |
Coolie (Bengali: কুলি, 'Porter') is a 1997 Bangladeshi Dhallywood action comedy film, directed by Montazur Rahman Akbar[2] and written by Abdullah Zahir Babu. AK Siddique produced the films under the banner of Flamingo Movies. The film stars Omar Sani[3][4] and Sadika Parvin Popy[5][6][7][8] in the leading roles with supporting roles played by Amin Khan, Dildar, Humayun Faridi, Dolly Johur and more.[9][10] The film actress Sadika Parvin Popy started her career with the film.[11][12] It was a remake of the 1993 Tamil film Chinna Mappillai.
- Omar Sani - Raju Coolie
- Popy - Poppy, Raju's wife
- Amin Khan - Babu Driver, Ruju's friend
- Humayun Faridi - Keramat Ali Bepari, Poppy's father
- Dolly Johur - Raju's mother
- Mizu Ahmed - Badru, Rail station gangster
- Dildar - Asgar
- Nargis Akter Marjina - Asgar's wife
- Anisur Rahman - Matchmaker
- Ali Amjad - Janab Chowdhury
- Syed Akhtar Ali - Old Porter
- Jahanara - Poppys Aunty
- Songeeta - Rupa, Poppy's sister
- Farhad -
Released
The film was released on 16 May 1997 on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.[13] It grossed ৳7crores ($1.6M as of May 1997), making it the highest-grossing Bangladeshi film of 1997.[1][14]
