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New Indian Express
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Mamitha Baiju plays Kural in Dude
On the occasion of actor Mamitha Baiju's 24th birthday, the makers of her upcoming film, Dude, with Pradeep Ranganathan in the lead, dropped her character poster. The Premalu actor will play Kural in the film helmed by debutant Keerthiswaran. Dude is Pradeep's fourth film as the lead. He has previously headlined Love Today, in which he served as the director; Ashwath Marimuthu's Dragon, and Vignesh Shivan's Love Insurance Kompany (LIK), which is awaiting a release. The film, also featuring Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon, Rohini and Dravid Selvam, is bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers. This film is the production company's second Tamil film after Ajith Kumar's latest hit, Good Bad Ugly. Keerthiswaran had earlier worked as an assistant director for Sudha Kongara in Soorarai Pottru, her segments in Paava Kadhaigal and Putham Pudhu Kaalai. Dude has music by Sai Abhyankkar, cinematography by Niketh Bommi, and cuts by Barath Vikraman. The film is set to clash with Mari Selvaraj's Bison, starring Dhruv Vikram, at the box office.
New Indian Express
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Pradeep Ranganathan's next titled Dude, release date revealed
After facing immense success with Dragon, Pradeep Ranganathan is gearing up for the release of his next, directed by debutant Keerthiswaran. The film, earlier tentatively titled PR 04, has now been titled Dude. Starring Mamitha Baiju as the female lead, the film will release on the occasion of Diwali this year. This is Pradeep's fourth film as the lead after Love Today, which was directed by himself; Ashwath Marimuthu's Dragon and Vignesh Shivan's Love Insurance Kompany (LIK), which is awaiting a release. The film, also featuring Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon, Rohini and Dravid Selvam, is bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers. This the production company's second Tamil film after Ajith Kumar's latest hit Good Bad Ugly. Keerthiswaran had earlier worked as an assistant director for Sudha Kongara in Soorarai Pottru and her segments in Paava Kadhaigal and Putham Pudhu Kaalai. Dude boasts a technical crew that has music by Sai Abhyankkar, cinematography by Niketh Bommi, and editor Barath Vikraman. Upon release, the film is set to clash with Mari Selvaraj's Bison, starring Dhruv Vikram, at the box office.
Mint
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Pradeep Ranganathan stuns in first look from Dude, makers announce release date
On Saturday, Mythri Movie Makers announced the title of actor Pradeep Ranganathan's upcoming film. Titled Dude, the film was tentatively called PR 04. The production house dropped the first look of the actor from the film and announced its release date. In the first look image, Pradeep sported a rugged look with bruise marks on his face. Sporting an unbuttoned shirt, he posed with a yellow sacred thread tied around his palms as he threw a punch at the camera, hinting at his character in the film. The film will release on Diwali this year. Mythri Movie Makers on their official X handle wrote, 'Make way for the 'DUDE', coming to entertain you all BIG TIME #PR04 is #DUDE All set for a MASSIVE DIWALI 2025 RELEASE.' Dude is helmed by Keerthiswaran, who is marking his directorial debut. He previously assisted filmmaker Parasakthi director Sudha Kongara. The film also stars Mamitha Baiju in the lead role. R. Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon and Rohin also feature in key roles. Tamil music director Sai Abhyankkar has scored the music of the film. The makers also introduced the entire film team and added, "In Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam & Hindi. Staring 'The Sensational' @pradeeponelife Written and directed by @Keerthiswaran_ A @SaiAbhyankkar musical Produced by @MythriOfficial #MythriTamil02 #DUDEMovie 'Supreme Star' @realsarathkumar 'The Heartthrob' @_mamithabaiju @hridhuharoon @Rohinimolleti @dravid_selvam @nikethbommi @LathaMadhu4 @PoornimaRamasw1 @barathvikraman @prosathish @SureshChandraa @UrsVamsiShekar @thinkmusicindia." Dude marks Mythri's second Tamil production. Previously, the banner had backed superstar Ajith Kumar's hit Good Bad Ugly, which earned ₹ 200 crore at the box office and went on to become the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. In March, the makers officially announced the launch of Pradeep Ranganathan's PR 04 as the film hit the shooting floors. It was marked by a pooja ceremony. Sharing pictures from the day, the makers had updated fans, 'Beginning the BANGER OF A PROJECT on an auspicious note Clicks from the Pooja Ceremony of #PR04 Watch the highlights from the Pooja Ceremony. Don't miss the #FirstShot Boom at the end.' 'Shooting in progress,' they also confirmed. Meanwhile, Dude will be Pradeep Ranganathan's fourth film as an actor. He was last seen in the Tamil film Dragon. Besides, Dude, he also has a romantic-comedy Love Insurance Kompany in the pipeline.
