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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.

Raayan ( 2024) | IMDb: 0

Action , Drama , Thriller

Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, feud, politics and power, a quagmire that he has repeatedly warned them not to get pulled into.

Starring:

Dhanush , S. J. Suryah , Aparna Balamurali , Dushara Vijayan , Kalidas Jayaram , Sundeep Kishan

Directed by:

Dhanush , Venkatesh Menon

Produced by:

Kalanithi Maran , Kabilan Chellaiah

Captain Miller ( 2024) | IMDb: 0

Action , War

In the 1930s, during the British Raj, Analeesan "Eesa", a former soldier of the British Indian Army called Captain Miller, is on a mission to protect the people from the British after witnessing an atrocity.

Starring:

Dhanush , Priyanka Arul Mohan , Shivaraj Kumar , Sundeep Kishan , Nivedhithaa Sathish , Vinayakan

Directed by:

Arun Matheswaran

Produced by:

Tuney John , Arjun Thiyagarajan , G. Saravanan

The Gray Man ( 2022) | IMDb: 6.5

Action , Thriller

When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.

Starring:

Ryan Gosling , Chris Evans , Ana de Armas , Billy Bob Thornton , Jessica Henwick , Dhanush

Directed by:

Martin Hladík , Trevor Tavares , Daniela Paulova

Produced by:

Mike LaRocca , Murtaza Kathawala , Joe Russo

Anegan ( 2015) | IMDb: 6.7

Comedy , Mystery , Romance , Thriller

Madhumitha is convinced that she and her colleague Ashwin were lovers in their past lives and have been brought together by fate. Is there any truth to this or is she merely hallucinating?

Starring:

Dhanush , Amyra Dastur , Karthik Muthuraman , Ashish Vidhyarthi , Jagan , Lenaa

Directed by:

K. V. Anand

Produced by:

Kalpathi S Suresh , Kalpathi S Aghoram , Kalpathi S Ganesh

Shamitabh ( 2015) | IMDb: 6.7

Comedy , Drama , Thriller

A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the way?

Starring:

Dhanush , Amitabh Bachchan , Akshara Haasan , Ivan Rodrigues , Rajeev Ravindranathan , Uday Tikekar

Directed by:

R. Balki , Ranjit Govind

Produced by:

Ekta Kapoor , Damani Roberts , R Damani

Raanjhanaa ( 2013) | IMDb: 7.6

Drama , Romance

A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.

Starring:

Dhanush , Sonam Kapoor Ahuja , Abhay Deol , Swara Bhasker , Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub , Shilpi Marwaha

Directed by:

Aanand L. Rai , Rahul Tanwar

Produced by:

Krishika Lulla , Rahul Shanklya

3 ( 2012) | IMDb: 7.4

Drama , Romance

Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she tries to find out the truth behind his death.

Starring:

Dhanush , Shruti Haasan , Sivakarthikeyan , Prabhu , Sunder Ramu , Rohini

Directed by:

Aishwarya Rajinikanth

Produced by:

Dhanush , Kasthoori Raja

Aadukalam ( 2011) | IMDb: 8.1

Action , Drama , Thriller

Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his word in a fight, it leads to an enmity between them.

Starring:

Dhanush , Kishore , V. I. S. Jayapalan , Adukalam Naren , Taapsee Pannu , Meenal

Directed by:

Vetrimaaran

Produced by:

S. Kathiresan

Pudhupettai ( 2006) | IMDb: 8.5

Action , Crime , Drama

After running away from home, a young man from the slums falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld, transforming into a ruthless gangster as he navigates love, power and betrayal.

Starring:

Dhanush , Sneha , N. Azhagamperumal , Sonia Agarwal , Nithish Veera , Prudhviraj

Directed by:

Selvaraghavan

Produced by:

K. Muralidharan , G. Venugopal , Kasthoori Raja

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