section_path: Reception/Critical response
section_name: Critical response
paragraph_text: Critical response
  
  Dragon received widespread critical acclaim, who praised the performances and engaging storyline.
  
  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." Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 4/5 stars and wrote " The genius of Ashwath's writing is its thought-out screenplay structure. It raises despite its predictability. You see the conflict coming from a mile away. It is apparent Dragon will get caught; you know the next plot point is right around the corner, and you can feel the redemption arc in the air. Dragon delivers exactly all that, but in ways you didn't know were possible." 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."
  
  Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Dragon is a full-on entertainer with a good social message, which makes an impact without being preachy." Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 3/5 stars and wrote " Dragon warrants for a theatre watch. There is enough and more for the audience of today's age to get entertained and schooled at the same time. Dragon becomes a film on how redemption works." Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote " Dragon is a satisfying watch with minor shortcomings. Despite convenient writing, the screenplay keeps the story going with some interesting twists and turns."
  
  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." Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote " Dragon is a film that is fun and entertaining with an underlying social message that is important at this point in time. Money is important but is money everything in life? Director Ashwath Marimuthu and Pradeep Ranganathan have aced this outing."
  
  Dragon received widespread critical acclaim, who praised the performances and engaging storyline.
  
  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." Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 4/5 stars and wrote " The genius of Ashwath's writing is its thought-out screenplay structure. It raises despite its predictability. You see the conflict coming from a mile away. It is apparent Dragon will get caught; you know the next plot point is right around the corner, and you can feel the redemption arc in the air. Dragon delivers exactly all that, but in ways you didn't know were possible." 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."
  
  Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Dragon is a full-on entertainer with a good social message, which makes an impact without being preachy." Anusha Sundar of OTTPlay gave 3/5 stars and wrote " Dragon warrants for a theatre watch. There is enough and more for the audience of today's age to get entertained and schooled at the same time. Dragon becomes a film on how redemption works." Janani K of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote " Dragon is a satisfying watch with minor shortcomings. Despite convenient writing, the screenplay keeps the story going with some interesting twists and turns."
  
  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." Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote " Dragon is a film that is fun and entertaining with an underlying social message that is important at this point in time. Money is important but is money everything in life? Director Ashwath Marimuthu and Pradeep Ranganathan have aced this outing."