Dude

There’s an argument to be made about the cleverness of the opening sequence of Pradeep Ranganathan’s third outing as hero, Dude. Not only does he deserve an introduction befitting a rising star, but he’s also not at the level where he can save an entire village — at least, not yet. So instead of a grand hero’s entry, what he gets is the absolute definition of a zero entry.

Director-turned-actor Pradeep Ranganathan, with just three films, carved his own path in Tamil cinema. He sells his eccentricity and has been the face of loud films that capture the pulse of youngsters. With his fourth film, ‘Dude’, he seems to have course-corrected his way by working on one big criticism that followed him from his first film. And that is about his films being anti-women. But, how exactly has he turned this image with ‘Dude’? Let’s find out!