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Dhananjay

Dhananjay is an Indian actor, producer, and lyricist who predominantly works in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut movie Director’s Special he appeared as Dhananjay directed by Guruprasad and for this movie he won the SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant. For his performance, he is called a Special Star and Classical Star. His title track from the Hoysala movie was a huge hit and became an internet sensation.

Biography

NameDhananjay
Real NameKalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya
NicknameDaali, Nataraakshasa Natabhayanakara
ProfessionActor, Writer, Producer, Lyricist
Date of Birth23 August 1986
Age (as of 2023)37
Zodiac signVirgo
FamilyFather: Adaviswamy
Mother: Savitramma
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsYet to be updated
HusbandNA
ChildrenNA
ReligionHindu
Educational QualificationGraduate
SchoolSt. Mary’s High School in Arasekere Taluk
CollegeMarimallapa College
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
HobbiesListening to Music, Singing, Dancing, Reading Books, Dancing
Birth PlaceKalenahalli Arsikere, A Village in Hassan District, Karnataka
HometownKalenahalli Arsikere, A Village in Hassan District, Karnataka
Current CityBengaluru, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndia

Social Media Profiles

Dhananjay FACEBOOK

Dhananjay TWITTER

Dhananjay INSTAGRAM

Interesting Facts

  • In his childhood, he used to spend his time watching and acting in dramas, in the village with his father. Once after his graduation, he gets a job in Infosys, Mysore.
  • As he is more interested in acting he frequently visits the popular Rangayana theatre group in Mysore, and eventually, he got many acting assignments in the same theatre group.
  • His acting was noticed by director Guruprasad and he offered an important role in his movie Director’s Special. It took three years for making and it gets released in 2013 but the movie received mixed and negative responses at the box office.
  • Then after seeing his performance, many filmmakers approached him for roles in their films. Then he appeared in his next movie Rhaatee opposite Shruthi Hariharan which is directed by A. P. Arjun under musician V. Harikrishna’s debut production.
  • His next movie is Boxer directed by Preetham Gubbi and this movie brought him wide accolades. He also appears in the villain role for the movie Tagaru appeared with Shivarajkumar which is directed by Duniya Suri.
  • Her Instagram account has more than 1.2M followers (as of February 2023).

Movies

As Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Director's SpecialDhananjayaDebut Film
2014Jayanagar 4th BlockHimselfActor and Story-writer
2015RhaateeRaja
2015BoxerRaja
2016JessieJessie
2016BadmaashVijay
2017AllamaAllama Prabhu
2017Eradane Sala
2017Happy New YearRJ Danny
2018TagaruDaali
2018Bhairava GeethaBhairavaKannada-Telugu Bilingual Film
2018Life Jothe Ondh SelfieKarthikSpecial Appearance
2019YajamanaMittai Soori
2020Popcorn Monkey TigerTiger Seena
2021PogaruDhananjay
2021YuvarathnaaAntony Joseph
2021SalagaSamrat
2021Rathnan PrapanchaRathnakara
2021Pushpa: The RiseJolly ReddyTelugu Film
2021Badava RascalShankarAlso producer
2022Twenty One HoursSrikanth
2022BairageeKarna
2022Monsoon RaagaKatte
2022ThothapuriNarayana Pillai
2022Head BushM. P. JayarajAlso producer
2022Once Upon A Time in JamaliguddaKrishan (Heroshima)
2023HoysalaGurudevFilming
2023Pushpa 2: The RuleJolly ReddyFilming; Telugu Film
2023Paayum Oli Nee YenakkuTBACompleted; Tamil Film

As Lyricist

  • 2021 – Udupi Hotelu
  • 2022 – Habibi Habibi
  • 2023 – Maadappa
  • 2023 – Sulla Chandira
  • 2023 – Nadiyondu
  • Dum Idre Hodi Nanna

As Producer

  • 2021 – Badava Rascal
  • 2022 – Head Bush

Awards and Nominations

Film TitleAwardCategoryResult
Director's Special3rd SIIMA AwardsBest Male DebutantWon
Allama65th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actor (Critics)Won
AllamaBasavaratna AwardsBest ActorWon
TagaruZee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga AwardBest Supporting ActorWon
Tagaru66th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting Actor – KannadaWon
Tagaru8th SIIMA AwardsBest Actor in a Negative RoleWon
Popcorn Monkey Tiger9th SIIMA AwardsBest Actor – KannadaWon
Badava Rascal67th Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actor – KannadaWon
Badava Rascal10th SIIMA AwardsBest Actor – KannadaNominated
Salaga10th SIIMA AwardsBest Supporting Actor – KannadaNominated
Yuvarathnaa10th SIIMA AwardsBest Actor in a Negative Role – KannadaNominated
not applicable10th SIIMA AwardsBest sensation of Kannada cinemaWon

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