Dropping right ahead of the actor’s birthday, the monumental 4-minute-and-28-second “first glimpse” video has shattered social media records, plunging audiences into a dark, atmospheric world set in 1967.
The expansive narrative unfolds against the gritty backdrop of the international opium trade operating within the infamous Golden Triangle.
Jr NTR plays a ruthless assassin named Luger, the Assassin-in-Chief of the Afghan Trading Company, positioning him at the absolute center of a brutal landscape of villains.
In a striking visual highlight from the glimpse, he is seen standing atop a mountain amidst a massive pile of dead bodies.
The footage also formally introduced a powerhouse ensemble cast, concluding with a power-packed reveal of Bollywood veteran Anil Kapoor playing Raghuveer Rathod, the Chief of India’s Narcotics Bureau.
The film also stars Biju Menon, Rukmini Vasanth, Khushbu Sundar, and Guru Somasundaram.
Jointly bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers and NTR Arts, Dragon is being mounted on a scale that completely eclipses Neel’s previous ventures.