Dragon Kerala Box Office 21 Days Collection: Pradeep Ranganathan-Kayadu Lohar's Film Emerges As A Hit

Dragon Box Office Collection: The Tamil coming-of-age comedy-drama Dragon, written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, had its worldwide premiere on February 21, 2025, under the AGS Entertainment banner.

Dragon Kerala Box Office 21 Days Collection

According to film industry tracker AB George, Dragon has garnered a total of ₹3.40 crore at the Kerala box office within 21 days of its release. The film's steady performance over the weeks has contributed to its success, earning it a Hit verdict. Despite competition from other releases, Dragon has managed to maintain its hold in theaters, reflecting a positive audience reception.

Dragon Cast and Crew

The Tamil film Dragon features Pradeep Ranganathan in the lead role as Ragavan "Dragon" Dhanapal, alongside Anupama Parameswaran as Keerthi Deepak and Kayadu Lohar as Pallavi Parasuram, whose voice was dubbed by Savitha Radhakrishnan. The film also stars Mysskin as S. Mayilvahanan, Gautham Vasudev Menon as Vale Kumar, K. S. Ravikumar as Parasuram, George Maryan as Dhanapal, and Indumathy Manikandan as Chitra Dhanapal, with her voice dubbed by Vinodhini Vaidyanathan. The supporting cast includes VJ Siddhu as Anbu, Harshath Khan as Vetri "Kutty Dragon," P. L. Thenappan as Thenappan, Fatman Ravinder as M. S. Rajesh, and Apollo Ravi as a college staff member. Joe Michael Praveen appears as a clerk in a matrimonial office, while Whatsapp Mani plays Paambu, and Ramesh Narayanan portrays Karups. Lakshman Tekumudi, Rohith Muralidharan, and Sujatha Babu play Bandi, Venkat, and Pallavi's mother, respectively. Aruljothi appears as a co-worker with a crush on Ragavan.

The film also features several cameo appearances, including Ivana as Harini Mayilvahanan, Sneha as a doctor, and Ashwath Marimuthu as Gowtham. Sandy Master appears as the hostel warden in the song "Maatikkinaaru Orutharu," while Anveshi Jain plays Sherin Gowtham. Bjorn Surrao is seen as Ragavan's proxy interviewer, Gopika Ramesh portrays Anjana, and Deepa Shankar plays a maid.

The Tamil film Dragon was written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and produced under the AGS Entertainment banner by Kalpathi S Aghoram, Kalpathi S Ganesh, and Kalpathi S Suresh. Archana Kalpathi served as the creative producer, with Aishwarya Kalpathi as the associate creative producer. The film's executive producer was S. M. Venkat Manickam. The music was composed by Leon James, while Niketh Bommi was the director of photography, and Pradeep E Ragav handled the editing. Production design was led by V. Selva Kumar, with action choreography by Vicky and Dilip Subbarayan and dance choreography by JD. The story was credited to Ashwath Marimuthu and Pradeep Ranganathan, with Ashwath Marimuthu also responsible for the screenplay and dialogues.

Costume design was handled by Dinesh Manoharan and Praveen Raja, while Kabilan was the publicity designer. The sound mix was done by M. R. Rajakrishnan, with sound design by Sync Cinema. The film's color grading was by Suresh Ravi. Ramesh Narayanan served as the co-director, with Vignesh Ravi as the chief associate director and Meenakshi Sundar, Ajay Gurunathan, and Vichu as associate directors. Assistant directors included Prabhu Devan, Gowtham V, and Chanakkiyan R. Aakash Balaji was credited for still photography, with Prasad as the costumer and Kuppusamy handling makeup.

The production team included executives D. Saravana Kumar, Sakthivel, and Veera Kumar. Visual effects were managed by D'Note, while digital intermediate (DI) work was done by Mango Post. Hemanth Acharya was the associate cinematographer and gaffer, with Yogeshwar Rao Kotapati as the first AC/focus puller. Assistant cinematographers included Govind Rao P, Vijay, and Prasanna. Editing support came from associate editor Selvakarthick Murugan, with assistant editors Venkatesh and Kavimani. The art department consisted of art associates D. Dinesh Kumar and V. Mohan, along with art assistants Sekar and Yuvi.

The production team also included Kamal Radhakrishnan, Karthik Pandian, and Arthi Palanisamy. The AGS marketing team comprised Sivakumar PK, Poorni Gopinath, Chinna Suresh, S. Manoj, Radhika Anandan, and V. Shri Shivani. Creative promotions were managed by The Tabs and Digitally Powerful. The film's public relations (PRO) were handled by Nikil Murukan. The audio label for the film was Think Music.