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Pradeep Ranganathan pulls Mamitha Baiju's hair to recreate a scene from Dude, leaves internet miffed

Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju recreated a scene from their upcoming Diwali release, Dude. Many on social media were shocked at the stint.

Updated on: Oct 16, 2025 06:13 PM IST
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Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju are awaiting the release of Dude. The upcoming romantic comedy film will release during Diwali. During a promotional event for the film, Pradeep and Mamitha were on stage where they tried to create a ‘cute’ recreation of a scene from the film. But seeing how Pradeep pulled Mamitha's hair, many were shocked and said that there is nothing ‘cute’ about it. (Also read: Mamitha Baiju kicked Pradeep Ranganathan so hard during Dude shooting, his phone broke: ‘Give me money for new one’)

Pradeep and Mamitha recreate scene from Dude

Pradeep Ranganathan pulled Mamitha Baiju's hair on stage.
Pradeep Ranganathan pulled Mamitha Baiju's hair on stage.

In the scene from the trailer, Mamitha's character pulls the cheeks of Pradeep's character, and he stops her, saying ‘What is so cute about it?’ Meanwhile, on stage, it was Pradeep who pulled Mamitha's cheeks, and on top of that, also pulled her hair from behind. He then playfully kicked her, while the audience cheered. She said, “This is not cute. Okay?” He nodded and stood beside her and that was the conclusion of the act.

How internet reacted

Dude is directed by debutant director Keerthiswaran and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. Neha Shetty, R Sarathkumar, Hridhu Haroon and Rohini also star in it apart from Pradeep and Mamitha. It will be released in theatres on 17 October for Diwali.

 
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