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Dragon (Tamil, 2025) review
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Filmi Score
Exceptional
16 reviews
80
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Critics largely call Dragon a heartfelt, emotionally strong coming-of-age entertainer with a standout father-son climax and good performances, though several flag a slow or convenience-heavy first half and weak songs.
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Summary
Dragon (2025, Tamil) has a Filmi Score of 80 from 16 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹151.83 CrWorldwide gross in 102 days
India gross₹118.83 Cr
Overseas gross₹33.00 Cr
As of 26 Aug 2026 · Sacnilk
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Ashwath Marimuthu · written by Ashwath Marimuthu & Pradeep Ranganathan · music Leon James
Ashwath MarimuthuDirector · Writer
Pradeep RanganathanWriter
Leon JamesMusic
Niketh BommiCinematography
Pradeep E. RagavEditing
Pradeep RanganathanLead
Anupama Parameswaran
Kayadu Lohar
Mysskin
Gautham Vasudev Menon
K. S. Ravikumar
George Mariyan
Indumathi Manikandan
VJ Siddhu
Harshath Khan
P.L. Thenappan
Apollo Ravi
Full crew
Production designV Selvakumar
CostumeDinesh Manoharan · Praveen Raja
ChoreographySandy · Azar · J.D Master · Brinda Gopal
LyricsVignesh Shivan · Ko Sesha · Gana Apelow
ActionDhilip Subbarayan · Vicky
MakeupP Kuppusamy
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Summary
Raghavan transforms from a school topper into a “bad boy” to score girls in college, but ends up a heartbroken dropout. He then cons his way into a successful finance career, but the lies keep building and maintaining the facade proves tricky.
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.What the critics said
16 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 16 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 22 Feb 2025
The critic finds Dragon highly relatable, emotionally effective and consistently funny, with praise for every performer (Mishkin singled out),… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
92
YouTube, Hindi · transcript read · 22 Feb 2025
The reviewer loved Dragon, calling it a superbly entertaining film packed with fun, emotion and message, with a father-son climax that moved him… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
90
Varun · YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 15 Mar 2025
The reviewer praises Dragon's writing as exceptionally tight with meaningful callbacks, appreciating how it subverts toxic 'bad-boy hero' tropes… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
YouTube, Kannada · transcript read · 22 Feb 2025
The reviewer praises the storytelling, emotional balance, frequent plot twists and strong performances (Pradeep Ranganathan, George Maryan),… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
85
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 15 Mar 2025
4/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 84
80
Latha Srinivasan · 21 Feb 2025
Hindustan Times calls Dragon a fun, entertaining film with an important social message, praising the drama, the Pradeep-Mysskin face-off and Leon… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
84
Bhuvanesh Chandar · 21 Feb 2025
The Hindu calls Dragon a thoroughly entertaining dramedy that hits every emotional beat, praising the writing's callbacks and tonal shifts; its… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
83
Ganesh Aaglave · 12 Mar 2025
‘Return of the Dragon’ movie review: Pradeep Ranganathan-Ashwath Marimuthu's film is masterfully crafted by... Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 82
70
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 21 Feb 2025
The reviewer calls Dragon a clean, mature entertainer with sharp, well-closed writing and a strong conclusion, noting only minor length issues, a… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
80
Avinash Ramachandran · 21 Feb 2025
Dragon Movie Review: This Pradeep Ranganathan-Ashwath Marimuthu film passes with flying colours Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 78
70
YouTube, Telugu · transcript read · 21 Feb 2025
The reviewer liked the film overall, calling the first half routine and the writing weak in places, but says the last 30-40 minutes land… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
21 Feb 2025
Dragon Movie Review: This Ashwath Marimuthu rollercoaster ride is fun & fully charged Read it there →
Published · 4.0/5
Filmi’s reading 78
80
Amogh Ravindra · 22 Mar 2025
The critic finds Dragon an emotionally engaging coming-of-age film weighed down by a meandering first half and weak songs, but lifted by strong… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Anusha Sundar · 21 Feb 2025
Dragon Movie Review: Pradeep Ranganathan-Ashwath Marimuthu film amplified by fiery moments, but not free of glorifications Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 70
60
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 22 Feb 2025
The reviewer describes Dragon as a well-packed coming-of-age entertainer with strong performances and a good emotional father-son track, faulting… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
68
Janani K · 21 Feb 2025
Dragon review: Pradeep Ranganathan's coming-of-age film takes flight post-interval Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 68
60
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 16 readings; 6 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Dragon: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Dragon's box office collection?
Dragon has a box office collection of ₹151.83 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹118.83 Cr India gross and ₹33.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 102. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Dragon collected at the box office?
Dragon has collected ₹151.83 Cr worldwide in 102 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Dragon?
Dragon is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Dragon?
Dragon has a Filmi Score of 80 (Exceptional), the mean of 16 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 68 (Aswanth Kok) to 92 (Unni Vlogs Cinephile). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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