“ “Will You Accept If It Happened In Your Family?” Director Mohan G Kshatriyan Slams “Dude” Film That Glorifies Adultery”, The Commune, October 27, 2025
“Filmmaker Mohan G Kshatriyan, known for his films like Draupathi, Bakasuran, Rudra Thandavam, has expressed concern over the themes portrayed in the recent Tamil film Dude. Speaking to Tamil Janam, Mohan said that while open discussion on ideas and philosophies is essential, certain justifications shown in cinema could send misleading messages to younger audiences.
He said, “You can talk about any philosophy – about Periyar, or about Scholar Annadurai. You can discuss their principles; you can internalize those and have conversations about them. Everyone has the right to deliberate on ideas, that right cannot be denied. So, there’s nothing wrong in having these discussions. But what’s interesting about this particular film is, when such characters are created in the movie, usually the film keeps it negative or doesn’t provide justification. But the director here is quite a young guy – perhaps at his age, he doesn’t fully grasp the gravity. He’s actually justified the story he’s presented.”
Explaining the theme of the film, he said, “Essentially, two people fall in love from a very young age. It’s a blood relation, like cousins. At one point, when their love isn’t accepted, immediately the girl finds another lover within six months. When the wedding is about to happen with the new lover, she tells this to the hero. To unite with her old lover, she arranges a fake wedding with the new lover, and the interval of the film comes after that. Up to that point, the movie was very good. The screenplay remained engaging throughout. But in the second half, there’s a subject that seems extremely unpleasant; it’s hard to see how this is possible in real life. Pradeep Ranganathan is a really good actor; he created sympathy for the character and kept us invested in the film. It makes you want that character do whatever is necessary to achieve this goal. But if you look closely, after the child from the new relationship is born and the marriage is over, the hero puts his initials and gives permission for the girl and the new husband to live together in his house. This is repulsive. It’s hard for families watching this film in theaters, not to frown……..”
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