Nagarjuna on Pradeep Ranganathan not a hero material. Pradeep Ranganathan is getting ready to entertain movie lovers with his film Dude. The film is releasing on 17 Oct 2025.
It is known that during one of the promotions, a journalist insulted Pradeep Ranganathan saying he is not a hero material. When Pradeep Ranganathan entered the sets of Bigg Boss house hosted by Nagarjuna, Nagarjuna came up with a powerful take.
He said “A few decades back, a merupu teega came to cinema and changed its fate. His name is Rajinikanth. A few decades later, there came another merupu teega who was skinny, someone who attracted the youth, Dhanush came. Now, a few decades later, I am seeing Pradeep.”
Pradeep seemed overwhelmed at the praise as he replied, “Sir, those are really big words, and when it comes from you, it really means the world to me.” Nagarjuna then said, “I have seen both your films, and I really love them. They’re so updated to today’s youth. It’s hard to tell a heart-touching story in contemporary style. Be it Love Today or Dragon, they’re the kind of films that break language barriers.”
Earlier, Kiran Abbavaram also came up with a powerful take. He said “You ask me any question, I will answer. You tell me anything, and I will take it. Because at the end of the day, we co-exist,” he said, adding, “But it is not okay to demean and body shame an actor who came here from another state to promote his film. I don’t think its right.”