Dhanush
Sign in to saveVenkatesh 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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1983-02-25
- Works
- 1
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Film & TV
Acting · 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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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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Utilitarian and Hedonic Motivations for Live Streaming Shopping
· 2018 · cited 185x
- Transformation in Practice: A Review of Empirical Cases of Transformational Adaptation in Agriculture Under Climate Change
· 2018 · cited 147x
- Cannabinoid Receptors: An Update on Cell Signaling, Pathophysiological Roles and Therapeutic Opportunities in Neurological, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Diseases
· 2020 · cited 119x
- Sentiment and Emotion help Sarcasm? A Multi-task Learning Framework for Multi-Modal Sarcasm, Sentiment and Emotion Analysis
· 2020 · cited 110x
- Intrinsically disordered regions that drive phase separation form a robustly distinct protein class
· 2023 · cited 110x
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Key facts
- Actor.name
- Dhanush
- Actor.image
- Dhanush at the ‘Asuran’ Success Meet (cropped).jpg
- Actor.caption
- 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
- Actor.works
- Full list
- Actor.children
- 2
- Actor.family
- Kasthuri Raja family
- Actor.awards
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Key dates
- Born
- 25 February 1983
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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
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Image
- Dhanush at the ‘Asuran’ Success Meet.jpg
Article
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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