Dragon is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, in his second directorial venture.

Produced by AGS Entertainment, the film stars Pradeep Ranganathan in the titular role, alongside Anupama Parameswaran and Kayadu Lohar, George Maryan, K. S. Ravikumar, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Mysskin.

In the film, a young man lands in trouble after a crooked attempt to become successful, threatening to destroy his relationship, employment and family.

The film has music composed by Leon James, cinematography handled by Niketh Bommi and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.

Dragon was released worldwide on 21 February 2025 in standard and EPIQ formats to positive reviews from critics, who praised the lead cast's performance and narrative.

With the help of his friend Anbu, he cultivates a notorious reputation at AGS Engineering College in Vellore, accumulating 48 arrears.

After completing his college education, Dragon deceives his parents, pretending to work for an IT company and providing them with a meager allowance, courtesy of his friends.

His girlfriend, Keerthi, ends their six-year relationship, citing Dragon's inability to clear his arrears or secure employment.

Goutham reveals to Dragon that he too struggled with backlog arrears in college and had obtained a fake degree certificate to secure a job.

With the money, Dragon obtains the fake degree certificate and even resorts to malpractice during a video interview, landing a job at an MNC, Lateral View, with an annual salary package of Rs.

Thenappan, who had provided financial assistance to Dhanapal, takes a liking to Dragon and arranges for him to marry Pallavi, the USA-returned daughter of wealthy businessman Parasuram.

Mayilvahanan is shocked to discover that Dragon had forged a fake degree certificate to secure his job and orders him to return to college and clear his 48 backlog arrears in a single attempt within three months.

However, the news of Goutham's arrest for faking his degree certificate changes Dragon's mind and decides to focus on clearing his backlog arrears.

Overwhelmed with regret, Dragon halts his marriage ceremony and confesses to his boss and relatives that he has faked his degree and manipulated his exam results.

[14] The team retained collaborators from their previous films, including composer Leon James, editor Pradeep E. Ragav, and publicity designer Kabilan Chelliah; S. M. Venkat Manickam was appointed as the executive producer by the production house, while cinematographer Niketh Bommireddy was chosen to handle the cinematography.

[18][19] Anupama Parameswaran would be pairing opposite Pradeep,[20] in her fourth Tamil film after Kodi (2016), Thalli Pogathey (2021) and Siren (2024).

[21][22] K. S. Ravikumar, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Mysskin were confirmed to be playing important roles, in their first collaboration with Pradeep and Ashwath.

[26] Shortly thereafter, George Maryan and television actress Indumathy Manikandan were announced to play the title character's parents.

[49] Harshini SV of The Times of India gave 4/5 stars and wrote "'Ashwath Marimuthu’s second outing is also a fun, emotional, and fully charged ride.

"[51] Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "With a terrific Pradeep Ranganathan in the lead, director Ashwath Marimuthu and his team have delivered a heavily preachy yet immensely entertaining film that knows its audience.

"[54] Bhuvanesh Chandar of The Hindu wrote "Ragavan’s story is a modern take, an antidote, to the countless Tamil college dramas with heroes proclaiming the swag with which young men should carry themselves.