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Dhanush
Sign in to saveAlso known as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, Dhanush Kastooriraja, Dhanush K Raja
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He has mainly acted in Tamil films, as well as few Hindi and Telugu films. Having starred in 50 films over his career, his accolades include four National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), fourteen SIIMA Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and a Filmfare Award. One of the highest paid actors in Tamil cinema, he has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times.
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Dhanush is an Indian male film actor, producer, screenwriter, and playback singer who began his career in 2002. Born in Chennai, he is a citizen of India and speaks Tamil. His professional work includes the film *Raanjhanaa*. He has received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil and the National Film Award for Best Actor.
Dhanush is married to Aishwarya R. Dhanush and has a sibling named K. Selvaraghavan. His name in the native language is தனுஷ். He has 11,331,889 social media followers.
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Person · Open Library
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Film & TV
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Dhanush is an Indian actor, producer, director and playback singer acclaimed for his versatility. He made his debut with Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) and earned early recognition through Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Pudhupettai (2006). His performance in Aadukalam (2011) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor, marking a major milestone in his career. Dhanush gained wider popularity in Hindi…
Known for
- Kara — Karasaami2026
- Tere Ishk Mein — Shankar Gurrukkal2025
- Kuberaa — Deva Kalam2025
- Idli Kadai — Murugan2025
- Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam — Cameo2025
- Raayan — Kathavaraayan 'Raayan'2024
- Captain Miller — Analeesan "Easa" / Captain Miller2024
- Vaathi — Balamurugan2023
- Maaran — Mathimaaran2022
- The Gray Man — Avik San2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
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Vengatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born on 28 July 1983),[1] better known by his stage name Dhanush (Tamil: தனுஷ்), is an Indian film actor and playback singer. His filmography includes critically acclaimed films like Kadhal Kondein, Pudhupettai and Aadukalam, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor[2] and commercially successful films like Thiruda Thirudi, Thiruvilayadal Arambam, Polladhavan, Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Padikathavan. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dhanush">Read more
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- Dhanush
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- Dhanush at the ‘Asuran’ Success Meet
- Actor.birth_place
- Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
- Actor.birth_name
- Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja
- Actor.years_active
- 2002–present
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- 2
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- Kasthuri Raja family
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Chennai
- Spouse
- Aishwarya R. Dhanush
- Sibling
- K. Selvaraghavan
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Image
- Dhanush at the ‘Asuran’ Success Meet.jpg
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- Dhanush
- date of birth
- 1983-02-25
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- 2002-00-00
- name in native language
- தனுஷ்
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- Dhanush filmography
- social media followers
- 11331889
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Acting career
- 2002–2010: Career beginnings
- 2011–2015: Established actor and critical acclaim
- 2016–present: Commercial success and progression
- Personal life
- Music career
- Other works
- Wunderbar Films
- Controversies
- In the media
- Filmography
- Discography
- Accolades
- References
- External links
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He has mainly acted in Tamil films, as well as few Hindi and Telugu films. Having starred in 50 films over his career, his accolades include four National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), fourteen SIIMA Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and a Filmfare Award. One of the highest paid actors in Tamil cinema, he has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times.
Dhanush's debut film was Thulluvadho Ilamai, a 2002 coming-of-age film directed by his father, Kasthuri Raja. He achieved further success in Polladhavan (2007) and Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), both of which were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. His role as a rooster fight jockey in Aadukalam (2010) won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He continued success with films, including Maryan (2013), Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), Anegan (2015), Maari (2015), Kodi (2016), Vada Chennai (2018), Asuran (2019), Thiruchitrambalam (2022), Vaathi (2023) and Raayan (2024), the lattermost of which emerged as his highest-grossing release.
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