India, Oct. 13 -- It seems to have been an unusual time for Pradeep Ranganathan last week, as he was busy promoting his Diwali release, Dude. From being asked if he's trying to ape Dhanush to being told he's 'not hero material', the Tamil actor-filmmaker faced it all during press meets in Hyderabad. On the weekend episode of Bigg Boss 9, Nagarjuna, however, reassured the actor by comparing him to 'merupu teega' (flash of lightning) like Rajinikanth and Dhanush. Here's what he said.

During the weekend episode, Pradeep visited Bigg Boss Telugu 9 to promote Dude. Host Nagarjuna was all praise for the actor when he said, "A few decades back, a merupu teega came to cinema and changed its fate. His name is Rajinikanth. A few decades later, the...