Dude Box Office Collection Day 1: Pradeep Ranganathan’s film opens with double digit earnings, surpasses Dragon

Dude Box Office Collection Day 1: Pradeep Ranganathan’s new film Dude is out in theaters now. Starring Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju, the film arrived just before the Diwali holiday season. The Tamil film, which is also available in Telugu, had a better opening than the actor-director’s previous release, Dragon (₹6.5 crore). Dude Box Office Collection Day 1 According to industry tracker Sacnilk, Dude collected ₹10 crore nett in India on day 1. The film is Ranganathan’s fourth release as an actor. Watch Dude Trailer Here: Dude Tamil vs Telugu Shows The film, originally in Tamil, had 48.85% occupancy in theaters on Friday. While the morning programs had the worst bookings with around 33.94% occupancy, the afternoon programs saw an improvement of 45.75%. The evening shows had a slight increase in occupancy with 46.17% while the evening shows had the highest occupancy at 69.53%. Chennai had the highest number of shows for Dude with 604 shows and 61.50% overall occupancy. Bengaluru and Coimbatore were next with 242 and 194 shows respectively. On the other hand, the Telugu version of Dude opened to 49.61% occupancy on its first Friday. The occupancy among the Telugu audience also saw a similar trend as morning shows (42.93%) had the worst turnout. It gradually improved with afternoon shows (47.63%) and evening shows (44.06%). The evening shows had the highest occupancy with 63.83%. Hyderabad led with the highest number of shows for Dude. With 372 shows, it had 47% occupancy. Other regions including Bengaluru, Warangal, Guntur, Mahbubnagar and Kakinada also recorded a high occupancy rate due to limited shows. About Dude: Makers, Cast, Crew Dude is directed and written by Keerthiswaran, who marked his directorial debut with the film. It stars Pradeep Ranganathan as Agan and Mamitha Baiju as Kuralarasi in the lead roles. The film also has actors including Neha Shetty as Amudha, R. Sarathkumar as Athiyamaan Azhagappan, Hridhu Haroon and Rohini in key roles. Dude is produced by Mythri Movie Makers. This is the production house’s second Tamil project. The film music is composed by Sai Abhyankkar. While cinematography is handled by Niketh Bommi, editing is done by Barath Vikraman. The Pradeep Ranganathan starrer, which released on October 17, received mixed reviews from critics. Dude was announced earlier this year in January. It was tentatively titled PR 04.