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Dhanush is an Indian film actor, who better known by his stage name Dhanush. He made his debut in the Tamil film Thulluvatho ilamai under the direction of his father, Kasthuri Raja. It gave a big hit on all over Tamilnadu. Then he was acted in Kadhal Konden, which was directed by his brother Selvaragavan. It was the Selvaragavan’s debut movie and earned huge fans to Dhanush. He starred around 25 films. Dhanush’s Popular song “Why this Kolaveri Di” became the first Indian music video, which crossed over 100 million views on YouTube. Check out below for Dhanush Wiki, Biography, Age, Movies, Images, and More.

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Dhanush Profile And Career

Dhanush was born on 28 July 1983, in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. He is the son Kasthuri Raja, who is a film director and producer. He studied at the JRK Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Vadapalani, Chennai. Dhanush Married Aishwarya, Rajinikanth’s daughter on 18th November 2004. They have two sons Yatra and Linga. Dhanush has received 5th National Film Awards for Best Actor for the Film Aadukalam (2010). He is also popular as a Playback Singer from his song “Why this Kolaveri Di.” Dhanush produces movies under his own production company named Wunderbar Films.

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Dhanush Biography

Name	Dhanush
Real Name	Venkatesh Prabhu
Nickname	Dhanush
Profession	Film actor, director, producer, writer, playback singer, lyricist, and screenplay writer
Date of Birth	28 July 1983
Age	34
Father Name	Kasthuri Raja
Mother Name	Vijaylakshmi
Height	1.73 m
Weight	63 Kg
Religion	Hindu
Educational Qualification	B. CA
School	Thai Sathiya Matriculation High School, Chennai
College	Kamraj University, Madurai
Hobbies	Table Tennis, Writing, reading and Listening Music
Hometown	Chennai, India
Nationality	Indian
Married	Yes
Wife Name	Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Current City	Chennai, India

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Dhanush Movies List

Film	Year	Role(s)	Director(s)	Note(s)
Thulluvadho Ilamai	2002	Mahesh	Kasthuri Raja
Kadhal Kondein	2003	Vinod	Selvaraghavan	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Thiruda Thirudi	2003	Vasu	Subramaniam Siva
Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan	2004	Saravanan	S. S. Stanley
Sullan	2004	Subramani (Sullan)	Ramana
Dreams	2004	Sakthi	Kasthuri Raja
Devathaiyai Kanden	2005	Babu	Boopathy Pandian
Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam	2005	Seenu	Balu Mahendra
Pudhupettai	2006	Kokki Kumar	Selvaraghavan
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam	2006	Thiru Kumar	Boopathy Pandian
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram	2007	Azhagu Sundaram (Parattai)	Suresh Krissna
Polladhavan	2007	Prabhu	Vetrimaaran
Yaaradi Nee Mohini	2008	Vasu	Mithran Jawahar	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Kuselan	2008	Himself	P. Vasu	Special appearance in the song “Cinema Cinema”
Padikkadavan	2009	Radhakrishnan (Rocky)^[b]	Suraj
Kutty	2010	Kutty	Mithran Jawahar
Uthamaputhiran	2010	Siva	Mithran Jawahar
Aadukalam	2011	K. P. Karuppu	Vetrimaaran	National Film Award for Best Actor Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Seedan	2011	Saravanan	Subramaniam Siva	Cameo appearance
Mappillai	2011	Saravanan	Suraj
Venghai	2011	Selvam	Hari
Mayakkam Enna	2011	Karthik Swaminathan	Selvaraghavan
3	2012	Ram	Aishwarya R. Dhanush	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil
Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath	2013	Himself	Thomson K. Thomas	Malayalam film Cameo appearance
Ethir Neechal	2013	Himself	R. S. Durai Senthilkumar	Special appearance in the song “Local Boys”
Raanjhanaa	2013	Kundhan Shankar	Anand L Rai	Hindi film Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Maryan	2013	Maryaan	Bharat Bala	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Naiyaandi	2013	Chinna Vandu	A. Sarkunam
Velaiilla Pattadhari	2014	Raghuvaran	Velraj	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Shamitabh	2015	Danish	R. Balki	Hindi film
Anegan	2015	Ashwin, Murugappa and Kaali	K. V. Anand	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Vai Raja Vai	2015	Kokki Kumar	Aishwarya R. Dhanush	Special appearance
Maari	2015	Maari	Balaji Mohan
Thanga Magan	2015	Thamizh	Velraj
Thodari	2016	Poochiyappan	Prabhu Solomon
Kodi	2016	Kodi, Anbu^[d]	R. S. Durai Senthilkumar	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Pa Paandi	2017	Paandi (Paandian Pazhanisami)	Dhanush	Guest appearance Also director
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2	2017	Raghuvaran	Soundarya Rajinikanth	Also screenwriter Simultaneously shot in Telugu as VIP 2
Enai Noki Paaym Thota	2018	Raghu	Gautham Menon	Filming
Vada Chennai	2018	TBA	Vetrimaaran	Filming
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir	2018	Ajatashatru	Ken Scott	English-French language film Post-production
Maari 2	2018	Maari	Balaji Mohan	Filming

National Film Awards

Year	Category	Film	As	Result
2010	Best Actor	Aadukalam	Actor	Won
2014	Best Children’s Film	Kaaka Muttai	Producer	Won
2015	Best Feature Film in Tamil	Visaranai	Producer	Won

Filmfare Awards

Year	Category	Film	As	Result
2013	Best Debutant Actor (Male)	Raanjhanaa	Actor	Won
2013	Best Actor	Raanjhanaa	Actor	Nominated

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Category	Film	As	Result
2003	Best Actor	Kadhal Kondein	Actor	Nominated
2008	Best Actor	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Actor	Nominated
2010	Best Male Playback Singer	Un Mele Aasaidhaan from Aayirathil Oruvan	Singer	Nominated
2011	Best Actor	Aadukalam	Actor	Won
2012	Best Male Playback Singer	Why This Kolaveri Di from 3	Singer	Won
2012	Best Actor	3	Actor	Won
2013	Best Actor	Maryan	Actor	Nominated
2013	Critics Best Actor	Maryan	Actor	Won
2014	Best Actor	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Actor	Won
2015	Best Film	Kaaka Muttai	Producer	Won
2015	Best Actor	Anegan	Actor	Nominated
2016	Best Film	Visaranai	Producer	Nominated
	Best Actor	Kodi	Actor	Nominated

Vijay Awards

Year	Category	Film	As	Result
2007	Best Actor	Polladhavan	Actor	Nominated
2007	Favorite Hero	Polladhavan	Actor	Nominated
2008	Best Entertainer of the Year	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Actor	Won
2008	Best Actor	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Actor	Nominated
2011	Favorite Hero	Aadukalam	Actor	Nominated
	Best Actor	Aadukalam	Actor	Nominated
	Best Lyricist	Voda Voda from Mayakkam Enna	Lyricist	Nominated
	Best Crew	Aadukalam	Producer	Won
	Best Entertainer of the Year	Aadukalam & Mayakkam Enna	Actor	Won
2012	Best Actor	3	Actor	Won
	Best Male Playback Singer	Why This Kolaveri Di from 3	Singer	Nominated
	Best Lyricist	Po Nee Po from 3	Lyricist	Won
	Favorite Hero	3	Actor	Nominated
2013	Best Actor	Maryan	Actor	Nominated
	Best Crew	Ethir Neechal	Producer	Won
	Favorite Hero	Maryan	Actor	Nominated
2014	Best Lyricist	Amma Amma from Velaiyilla Pattathari	Lyricist	Nominated
	Favorite Hero	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Actor	Nominated
	Favorite Film	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Producer	Nominated
	Best Actor	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Actor	Won
	Best Film	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Producer	Won

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year	Category	Film	As	Result
2011	Best Actor	Aadukalam	Actor	Won
	Best Male Playback Singer	Voda Voda from Mayakkam Enna	Singer	Won
	Sensation of South Indian Cinema	Tamil Cinema	Actor	Won
	Best Lyricist	Pirai Thedum from Mayakkam Enna	Lyricist	Nominated
2012	Best Actor	3	Actor	Won
	Best Lyricist	Kannazhaga from 3	Lyricist	Won
	Best Singer	Why This Kolaveri Di from 3	Singer	Won
	Best Debutant Producer	Wunderbar Films for 3	Producer	Nominated
	Sensation of Innovative Marketing	Wunderbar Films for 3	Producer	Won
2013	Critics Best Actor	Maryan	Actor	Won
2014	Best Actor	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Actor	Won
	Best Lyricist	Amma Amma from Velaiyilla Pattathari	Lyricist	Won
	Pride of South Indian Cinema	South Indian Cinema	Actor	Won
2016	Best Film	Kaaka Muttai	Producer	Nominated
	Best Actor	Anegan	Actor	Nominated

Edison Awards

Year	Category	Film	Result
2013	Best Actor	Maryan	Won
2014	Best Actor	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Won
2015	Best Producer	Kaaka Muttai	Won
2015	Mass Hero	Maari	Won

Vikatan Award

Year	Category	Film	Result
2014	Best Actor	Velaiyilla Pattathari	Won
2015	Best Film	Kaaka Muttai	Won

IIFA Utsavam

Year	Category	Film	As	Result
2015	Best Lyricist – Tamil	Don-u Don-u Don-u from Maari	Lyricist	Won
	Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil	Danga Maari from Anegan	Singer	Nominated
	Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada	No Problem from Vajrakaya	Singer	Won

Dhanush Upcoming Movies

Enai Noki Paayum Thota – Tamil
Vada Chennai – Tamil
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir – English & French
Maari 2 – Tamil

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