1983-07-28 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who works mainly in Tamil cinema. One of the most recognizable stars of contemporary South Indian cinema, his accolades include 4 National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), 14 SIIMA Awards, 9 Vijay Awards, 7 Filmfare Awards South, 5 Vikatan Awards, 5 Edison Awards and a Filmfare Award. After initially gaining recognition as a versatile character actor in films such as Kadhal Konden and Pudhupettai, Dhanush came to further prominence as a popular leading man in Polladhavan and Yaaradi Nee Mohini, both of which were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. His role as a rooster fight jockey in Aadukalam won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He saw continued critical and commercial success with hit films such as Mayakkam Enna, Velaiilla Pattadhari, Vadachennai, Asuran, Karnan and Thiruchitrambalam. Vadachennai emerged as the highest-grossing A-rated Tamil film of all time, while Thiruchitrambalam entered the 100 Crore Club within a month of its release. Dhanush also gained recognition in the Bollywood film industry through his performance as an obsessive one-sided lover in the film Raanjhanaa, which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut in addition to a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He is also well known as a playback singer and lyricist, often contributing to the soundtracks of his own films. In 2011, his song "Why This Kolaveri Di" from the romantic psychological thriller film Moonu became the first Indian music video to cross 100 million views on YouTube.
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கேப்டன் மில்லர் | Analeesan "Easa" / Captain Miller | 2024-01-11 |
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வாத்தி | Balamurugan | 2023-02-16 |
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நானே வருவேன் | Prabhu/Kadhir | 2022-09-29 |
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மாறன் | Mathimaaran | 2022-03-11 |
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The Gray Man | Avik San | 2022-07-13 |
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திருச்சிற்றம்பலம் | Thiruchitrambalam | 2022-08-18 |
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अतरंगी रे | Vishu | 2021-12-24 |
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கர்ணன் | Karnan | 2021-04-09 |
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ஜகமே தந்திரம் | Suruli | 2021-06-18 |
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பட்டாஸ் | Sakthi (Pattas) & Thiraviyam Perumal | 2020-01-14 |
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எனை நோக்கி பாயும் தோட்டா | Raghu | 2019-11-29 |
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அசுரன் | Siva Saamy | 2019-10-02 |
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மாரி 2 | Maariyappan aka Maari | 2018-12-21 |
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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir | Ajatashatru Lavash Patel | 2018-05-09 |
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வடசென்னை | Anbu | 2018-10-17 |
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வேலையில்லா பட்டதாரி 2 | Raghuvaran | 2017-08-11 |
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ப பாண்டி | Younger Paandian Pazhanisami (Power Paandi) | 2017-04-14 |
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தொடரி | Poochiappan | 2016-09-22 |
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கொடி | Kodi & Anbu | 2016-10-28 |
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மாரி | Maari | 2015-07-17 |
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தங்கமகன் | Thamizh Vijayraghavan | 2015-12-18 |
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அநேகன் | Ashwin, Murugappa and Kaali | 2015-02-13 |
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வை ராஜா வை | Kokki Kumar (Guest appearance) | 2015-05-01 |
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शमिताभ | Danish | 2015-02-06 |
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வேலையில்லா பட்டதாரி | Raghuvaran | 2014-07-18 |
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കമ്മത്ത് & കമ്മത്ത് | Self | 2013-01-24 |
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நய்யாண்டி | Chinna Vandu | 2013-10-11 |
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எதிர் நீச்சல் | Special Appearance in "Local Boys" Song | 2013-05-01 |
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रान्झाना | Kundan | 2013-06-21 |
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மரியான் | Mariyaan | 2013-07-19 |
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3 | Ram | 2012-03-30 |
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சீடன் | Saravanan | 2011-02-25 |
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மாப்பிள்ளை | Saravanan | 2011-04-08 |
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மயக்கம் என்ன | Karthik Swaminathan | 2011-11-25 |
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வேங்கை | Selvam | 2011-07-08 |
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ஆடுகளம் | K. P. Karuppu | 2011-01-14 |
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உத்தம புத்திரன் | Sivaramakrishnan / Dhandapani | 2010-11-05 |
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குட்டி | Kutty | 2010-01-14 |
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படிக்காதவன் | Radhakrishnan (Rocky) | 2009-01-14 |
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யாரடி நீ மோகினி | Vasu | 2008-04-04 |
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பரட்டை என்கிற அழகு சுந்தரம் | Azhagu Sundaram (Parattai) | 2007-04-27 |
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பொல்லாதவன் | Prabhu | 2007-11-08 |
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திருவிளையாடல் ஆரம்பம் | Thirukumaran | 2006-12-15 |
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புதுப்பேட்டை | 'Kokki' Kumar | 2006-05-26 |
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தேவதையை கண்டேன் | Babu | 2005-01-14 |
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அது ஒரு கனா காலம் | Srinivasan | 2005-11-02 |
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ட்ரீம்ஸ் | Shakti | 2004-11-01 |
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புதுக்கோட்டையிலிருந்து சரவணன் | Saravanan | 2004-01-14 |
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சுள்ளான் | Subramani | 2004-07-23 |
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திருடா திருடி | Vasu | 2003-09-05 |
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காதல் கொண்டேன் | Vinod | 2003-07-04 |
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துள்ளுவதோ இளமை | Mahesh | 2002-05-10 |
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