Dragon

"Worst student of the decade."

2025 2h 37m TA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 55

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.

“Worst student of the decade.”

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Cast

Pradeep Ranganathan
D. Raghavan 'Dragon'
Anupama Parameswaran
Keerthi
Kayadu Lohar
Pallavi Parasuram
Mysskin
Mayilvahanan
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Vale Kumar
K. S. Ravikumar
Parasuram
George Mariyan
Dhanapal
Indumathi Manikandan
Chithra Dhanapal

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ashwath Marimuthu
Writers: Pradeep Ranganathan, Ashwath Marimuthu, Ashwath Marimuthu
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, shot by Niketh Bommi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Leon James. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pradeep E. Ragav shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Pradeep Ranganathan and Anupama Parameswaran and Kayadu Lohar carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ashwath Marimuthu directs. Niketh Bommi behind the camera. Leon James scores. Pradeep E. Ragav cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
4Released last year.
5Directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, shot by Niketh Bommi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Leon James. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Pradeep E. Ragav shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Pradeep Ranganathan and Anupama Parameswaran and Kayadu Lohar carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Worst student of the decade.".
10IMDB entry: tt32080876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.