The much-awaited glimpse of NTR’s new film “Dragon” is finally out. Titled “Dragon Glimpse,” the video introduces the film’s key characters, beginning with heroine Rukmini Vasanth, followed by the villains controlling the drug empire, NTR as a ruthless assassin, and Anil Kapoor as a police officer.
The glimpse opens in director Prashanth Neel’s signature narrative style, tracing the origins of British colonization in India.
According to the film’s premise, the British initially arrived for steel, cotton, and spices, but what made them stay for 250 years was a plant: the opium poppy. The narration further explains that the highest cultivation of heroin takes place in two regions, Afghanistan and the Golden Triangle, with the British once controlling the opium trade. After the British left India, they allegedly handed over the business to two powerful entities, the Afghan Trading Company and the Golden Trading Company.
The narrative then shifts to Rukmini Vasanth’s character, who speaks about how God created nature, animals, humans, and finally the devil. The devil is Luger. NTR appears as Luger, the assassin-in-chief.
NTR sports a fierce new avatar with a lean yet chiselled physique. His intense screen presence, coupled with a chilling dialogue about forgetting everything once the trigger is pulled, hints at the brutal carnage unleashed by his character amid heaps of dead bodies.
The trailer ends with the introduction of Raghuveer Rathod, the head of the Narcotics Bureau, played by Anil Kapoor. The final shot shows NTR covered in blood and breathing heavily after a violent confrontation.
Released on the occasion of NTR’s birthday on May 20, the “Dragon Glimpse” has instantly created massive buzz among fans.
“Dragon,” with music composed by Ravi Basrur and produced by Prashanth Neel, is slated for release on June 11, 2027. The four-minute glimpse stands out for introducing all the major villain characters while effectively establishing the film’s expansive backdrop. Although the visual tone and narrative style resemble Neel’s previous films like “KGF” and “Salaar,” the glimpse remains riveting and packed with high-octane action.
