Telusukada & Dude out together - one misogynistic male fantasy, other female fantasy

[Shekar]

[Imtiaz]

I don't regret watching either on OTT - just time pass. Neither is good, but none were terrible for me. Both are stupid, but I don't care.

[Radhika]

You really think Dude is a female‑fantasy film??

[Lavanya]

Both movies are pretty dumb, but I don't buy the idea that Dude is a wet female fantasy.

In Dude, the girl never cheats or hides anything from him, she has no feelings, she just moves away and is blunt about it. The guy decides to help his cousin because she's his friend and relative, and he ends up saving her from a clear honour‑killing. The real villain is her caste‑ist dad. The film makes the hero look like he has to sacrifice for no reason, and I don't get why this so‑called 'progressive' story forces the heroine to keep the child - that decision feels forced. The ending for the hero also feels forced. The film is flawed, but the anti‑caste message is spot on. Fuck casteism!

In Telusukada, the hero himself is the villain. He should have moved on, but he doesn't and ends up gaslighting both women to stay with him. That's a twisted move if you ignore the moral.

[Aarohi]

Dude at least had conflict and moral dilemmas. The characters are proactive and Sharath Kumar's role is well written. Most of the plot decisions come from his dominant, negative personality and the youngsters' stupidity. The film pits the old‑generation mindset against the new‑generation one.

In Telusukada, the male lead just spouts dialogues that twist common sense, and the women are mostly reactive. Only his friend questions him, not his wife or ex‑girlfriend. He should have married Harsha because he only talks, listens and argues with Harsha. His emotional bond is stronger with Harsha than with the Rashi Khanna character; he's just after her looks.

[Vaishali]

How did Dude end up being called a female‑fantasy film?

[Kalpana]

I'd like to know your reasoning behind calling Dude a female fantasy.

[Hitesh]

The irony is that the 'wet dream' angle came from a female director, and the opposite is true for the other film.

[Mohaideen]

At least Pradeep didn't say 'If there's estrogen, then how much testosterone should be there'.

[Michael]

Why call it a 'misandrist wet female fantasy' when you keep talking about the male side so much?

[Komal]

I actually watched both back‑to‑back in the theatre.