# Coolie (1983)

> A charismatic coolie leader battles a vindictive criminal while searching for his amnesiac mother and defending his fellow workers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15112

## Facts

- Runtime: 169 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Manmohan Desai, Prayag Raj
- Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Rati Agnihotri, Kader Khan, Shoma Anand, Suresh Oberoi
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085361/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: melodramatic, energetic, comic, classic bollywood marathon, action movie night

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