Dude: Pradeep Ranganathan goes shirtless in new poster, film to release on Diwali

Popular Tamil actor Pradeep Ranganathan, best known for his last film 'Dragon', is gearing up for the release of his upcoming movie 'Dude'. The film, also starring Malayalam actor Mamitha Baiju, is set to release on Diwali 2025. On Sunday, the makers made the official announcement with a fresh new poster featuring Pradeep in a never-seen-before avatar, posing alongside Baiju.Pradeep Ranganathan shared the film's poster on May 11 with a quirky caption that read, "It will be a #Dude Diwali in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi (sic)." The poster gives a sneak peek at Ranganathan's character in the upcoming action thriller, in which the 31-year-old actor appears battered and bruised, with tousled hair, a rugged beard, and shirtless.advertisementHere's the poster:
Tentatively titled 'PR04', the official announcement of 'Dude' was made a day before (Saturday). However, the poster did not feature Mamitha. "All set for a MASSIVE DIWALI 2025 RELEASE. In Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. DUDE DIWALI. Written and directed by talented @keerthiswarann. A sensational @abhyankkar musical. Produced by prestigious @mythriofficial (sic)."Take a look at the poster:
'Dude' is directed by Keerthiswaran and features music composed by Sai Abhyankkar. Besides Pradeep and Mamitha, R Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon and Rohin also play key roles in the film. Additionally, it marks Mythri Movie Makers's second Tamil production after the Ajith Kumar-starrer 'Good Bad Ugly'.As for Pradeep Ranganathan, he was last seen in 'Dragon', alongside Kayadu Lohar, Anupama Parameswaran and Gautham Vasudev Menon. It is currently streaming on Netflix.

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