Nagarjuna compares Pradeep Ranganathan to Rajinikanth and Dhanush, calls him the ‘Next Merupu Teega’

Nagarjuna praises Pradeep Ranganathan

Pradeep Ranganathan was busy promoting his Diwali release, Dude, where he confronted some comparisons with Dhanush.

During a press conference in Hyderabad, the Tamil actor-director was told he's "not hero material.” He was also asked if he's trying to imitate Dhanush.

However, Nagarjuna reassured the actor during the Bigg Boss 9 weekend episode by likening him to Rajinikanth and Dhanush's "merupu teega" (flash of lightning).

Pradeep graced the reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu 9 to promote Dude during the weekend episode.

Host Nagarjuna showered praise on the Tamil actor and said, “A few decades back, a merupu teega came to cinema and changed its fate. His name is Rajinikanth. A few decades later, there came another merupu teega who was skinny, someone who attracted the youth, Dhanush came. Now, a few decades later, I am seeing Pradeep.”

Pradeep was left overwhelmed with Nagarjuna’s compliment and responded, “Sir, those are really big words, and when it comes from you, it really means the world to me.”

Nagarjuna then stated, “I have seen both your films, and I really love them. They’re so updated to today’s youth. It’s hard to tell a heart-touching story in contemporary style. Be it Love Today or Dragon, they’re the kind of films that break language barriers.”

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‘Don’t look like hero material’

At a press meet in Hyderabad last week, Pradeep was asked, “Don’t take this negatively, but you don’t look like hero material. Is hard work or luck behind the kind of fan following you have?”

However, Pradeep’s co-star Sarathkumar reacted to the comment and said, “You cannot say A-Z who is a hero material; everybody here is hero material. There are no specifications for what a hero must look like.”

He added, “A person doing any act that benefits society is a hero. The question you asked might not be negative, but you could’ve just asked him why he isn’t a bodybuilder like Sarathkumar.”

Pradeep will be next seen in Dude, which will release on 17th October.