We had previously reported that Dragon star Pradeep Ranganathan and Premalu star Mamitha Baiju have teamed up for a film bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers. Now, on Saturday (May 10), the makers announced that the film’s been titled Dude.
The makers announced the title with a first-look poster that features Pradeep, scars all over his face, wielding a sacred Mangalsutra that is wrapped around his fists.
Written and directed by debutant Keerthiswaran, Dude also stars Sarathkumar, Rohini Molleti, Hridhu Haroon, and Dravid Selvam among others.
With music scored by Sai Abhyankkar, the film has cinematography by Niketh Bommi and editing by Barath Vikraman. Produced by Vamsi Shekar of Mythri Movie Makers, Dude will release in theatres in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi during Deepavali this year.
Pradeep, the director of Comali and Love Today, was last seen in the blockbuster comedy drama Dragon. The actor is currently awaiting the release of his film with Vignesh Shivan. Titled Love Insurance Kompany, the movie is produced by SS Lalit Kumar of Seven Screen Studio and co-produced by LK Vishnu Kumar.
Malayalam star Mamitha Baiju, catapulted into stardom for her performance alongside Naslen in Premalu, made her Tamil debut with GV Prakash Kumar’s Rebel. She will be seen in Jana Nayagan, superstar Vijay’s last film, directed by H Vinoth, and Irandu Vaanam, co-starring Vishnu Vishal.
Published – May 11, 2025 12:48 pm IST