Dhanush acted in two Hindi films Ranjhanaa and Atrange Re.
32 Facts About Dhanush
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Dhanush has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times, which is based on the earnings of Indian celebrities.
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Dhanush achieved further success in Polladhavan and Yaaradi Nee Mohini, both of which were critically acclaimed and commercially successful.
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Dhanush continued success with films including Maryan, Velaiilla Pattadhari, Anegan, Kodi, Vadachennai, Asuran, Thiruchitrambalam and Vaathi.
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Dhanush made his Bollywood debut with Aanand L Rai's Raanjhanaa.
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Dhanush produces films through his production company, Wunderbar Films, and he made his directorial debut with Pa Paandi.
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Dhanush won his second National Film Award for Best Actor for Asuran.
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Dhanush was born as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja on 28 July 1983 to a Tamil Naidu film director and producer, Kasthuri Raja, and mother, Vijayalakshmi, in Madras, Tamil Nadu.
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Dhanush married Aishwarya, Rajinikanth's eldest daughter on 18 November 2004.
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Dhanush is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and gave his two sons Shaivite names.
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Venkatesh Prabhu adopted the screen name "Dhanush" after being inspired by the fictional covert operation from Kuruthipunal.
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Dhanush debuted in the 2002 teen drama film Thulluvadho Ilamai, directed by his father Kasthuri Raja, which became a sleeper hit.
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Dhanush then appeared in his brother Selvaraghavan's first directorial venture, the romantic psychological thriller Kaadhal Kondein in 2003.
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In 2005, Dhanush appeared in Devathaiyai Kanden and in the same year, he worked on Balu Mahendra's Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam.
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In 2006, Dhanush worked under his brother in their gangster film Pudhupettai.
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The film, about a young man's journey from street urchin to gangster received critical acclaim, with Dhanush's performance receiving major praise.
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Dhanush went on to star in the commercial entertainer Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam opposite Shriya Saran.
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Dhanush later appeared in a cameo appearance, for his father-in-law Rajinikanth's venture Kuselan.
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Dhanush played the role of a local cockfighter and described the venture as his "dream project" during production.
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The film gained widespread critical acclaim and won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards, with Dhanush receiving the National Film Award for Best Actor, becoming the youngest actor to win the award.
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Dhanush appeared in an extended guest appearance in Subramania Siva's Seedan.
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Dhanush's next two ventures were the action films, Mappillai, a remake of his father-in-law's same-titled 1989 film and Venghai, by Hari, which received mixed reviews but was a commercial success.
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Dhanush played a cameo in his directorial debut Power Paandi, which released on 14 April 2017.
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Dhanush's first international film, titled The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, released in 2019 worldwide and was a commercial failure.
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Dhanush joined the ensemble cast of Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas in Russo brothers Netflix produced film The Gray Man.
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Dhanush starred in Aanand L Rai's August 2021 film Atrangi Re, co-starring Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan.
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In 2022, Dhanush starred in Thiruchitrambalam, directed by Mithran Jawahar, and featuring Nithya Menen, Priya Bhavani Shankar, Rashi Kanna, Bharathiraja, Prakash Raj, Munishkanth, all alongside Dhanush.
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Dhanush was introduced as a playback singer in Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan, by its composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and collaborated again with him in his brother Selvaraghavan's directorial, Pudhupettai.
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Anirudh Ravichander was the soundtrack composer for the film and Dhanush wrote much of the lyrics.
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Dhanush worked with WWF India to support Earth Hour 2012.
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Dhanush has won and received several nominations at the National Film Award, Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards ceremony.
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Dhanush won the National Film Award for Best Actor, twice, in 2011 and 2021, for his films with Vetrimaaran, Aadukalam and Asuran.