Sarath Kumar who played in an important role in Pradeep Ranganathan's Dude speaking to scribes, expressed his desire to romance Deepika Padukone.
He said “Pradeep's fans also started liking me. They call me dude. So I became a dude too." He added “If Naveen sir or Ravi sir think of making Deepika Padukone my heroine in the next film and putting on a duet, I am ready to do it.”
He also pointed out “I have even played Aishwarya Rai's husband. Don’t feel jealous about it. It's only on occasions like this that you can ask. Think about it. If you think there are no more beautiful people than them, think about it and decide. Decide who you want as my heroine. Let's get Sai (Abhyankkar) to do the song. Let's also seek Pradeep's advice.”
Dude directed by Keerthiswaran starred Mamitha Baiju as the female lead with Sai Abhyankar as the music director.