Dude, Pradeep Ranganathan's upcoming film after Dragon is currently in production and works to release it for the festive occasion of Diwali has been in full swing. The upcoming film helmed by debutant Keerthiswaran has currently been picked up by Netflix for its digital and post-release OTT streaming for a whopping price of Rs 25 crore, according to reports. This is a significant feat for the film as well as for the actor-director who earned critical and commercial success with Love Today and Dragon.

Dude is Pradeep's fourth film as the lead. He has previously headlined Love Today, which was released last year 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 Mamitha Baiju, Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon, Rohini and Dravid Selvam, is bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers and will also release in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, apart from Tamil. 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.