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Dhanush
File:Dhanush.jpg
Dhanush in 2011
Born
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja

(1983-07-28) July 28, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film actor, playback singer, lyricist
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Aishwarya Rajinikanth
(2004–present)

Dhanush (Tamil: தனுஷ்) (born Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja on 28 July 1983),[1] is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry. His filmography includes critically acclaimed films like Kadhal Kondein, Pudhupettai, Mayakkam Enna and commercially successful films like Thiruda Thirudi, Thiruvilayadal Arambam, Polladhavan, Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Padikathavan. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Aadukalam. He is the son of Kasthuri Raja and the brother of Selvaraghavan, both directors in Tamil cinema. Dhanush has been in the spotlight in the wake of the mass success of his song "Why This Kolaveri Di". ==Acting career==

Early career: 2001–04

Following his upbringing as the son of a noted director, Dhanush debuted under the direction of Kasthuri Raja in the Thulluvadho Ilamai with fellow debutant, Sherin. Upon release, the film fetch up big reviews and was a blockbuster, following the story of his character, Mahesh,[2] and how his friends help him elope with his girlfriend, Kezia.

But Dhanush's breakthrough film was in his brother Selvaraghavan's first directorial venture, Kadhal Kondein. The film portrayed Dhanush as a mentally-disturbed youth, Vinodh, who yearned for the love of his friend, played by Sonia Agarwal, eventually turning possessive over her.[3] Upon release, the film won critical acclaim and became a commercial success, catapulting Dhanush into the main foray of actors in Tamil films.[4][5] Furthermore his next film, released later in 2003, Thiruda Thirudi became a blockbuster. Appearing in his first hero-centric film, Dhanush earned Good reviews for his portrayal opposite debutant Chaya Singh.[6] Furthermore, his performance in the song, Manmadha Rasa, was appreciated, subsequently earning the song cult status.

Setback: 2004–05

Despite achieving three profitable ventures in his first three films, Dhanush's following films all gained mixed reviews and were commercial failures. The first failure was his first action film, Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan opposite Aparna Pillai, was lamented by critics as a "poor film".[7] This was followed by Ramana's Sullan, which received negative reviews.[4][8] However the film, which had Sindhu Tolani as the lead heroine, was dubbed into Telugu as Maurya.[9] The third and most-criticized failure was Dreams alongside two new heroines.[10] The film directed by his father, like their previous venture was released with reviews claiming it was another adult film.[11] This hampered the film's progress, and the film remains Dhanush's biggest failure till date.

In 2005, Dhanush had two average grossers in Devathaiyai Kanden and the much-hyped Balu Mahendra's Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. The former was a commercial venture, directed by debutant Boopathy Pandian, which despite receiving average reviews on Dhanush's performance,[12] was dubbed into Telugu,[9] while the latter, an off-beat venture, which featured Dhanush opposite Priyamani, received rave reviews but failed to succeed at the box-office.[13]

Breakthrough: 2006–present

Dhanush's biggest film, in terms of budget, till date is the 2006-released Pudhupettai. The film, re-united him with his brother after their successful previous venture, pitted him against two prominent heroines Sneha and Sonia Agarwal.[14] The movie is about the rites of passages in the life and times of an everyday-man who ends up as a dreaded gangster, 'Kokki' Kumar, the role portrayed by Dhanush. A critic praised Dhanush's realistic portrayal, claiming that "as the innocent boy who transmogrifies into a bloody criminal, Dhanush is utterly believable. The subtle changes in his body language and his ability to give every expression a deeper meaning make the character more interesting. This is certainly one of his better performances."[15] The film which became universally critically praised, failed to relate to Tamil Nadu audiences and ended up being an above average grosser at the box-office, despite the positive reviews. The film fared marginally better, in the Telugu dubbed version, titled Dhoolpet.[9] Dhanush achieved his first hit in three years with the commercial entertainer Thiruvilayadal Arambam, alongside Shriya Saran and Prakash Raj. The comedy film showed the relationship between a poor man who loved the sister of a businessman. The film was well-received by critics and audiences alike.[16][17]

Dhanush's first release of 2007, Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram, bombed at the box-office, gaining negative reviews in the process.[18] The film, which was a remake of the successful Kannada language film, Jogi, starred him opposite Meera Jasmine[19] However, his second film Polladhavan released during Diwali 2007,[20] became a blockbuster at the box office, in which his performance was raved. Polladhavan, based on 1948–Italian neorealist The Bicycle Thieves, featured Dhanush opposite Divya Spandana,[20] and the film's "fresh screenplay" by director Vetrimaran helped the film become a super hit.[21]

The remake of a successful Telugu film directed by his brother, was the plotline for Dhanush's first 2008 release. Directed by debutant M. Jawahar, Yaaradi Nee Mohini with Nayantara[22] became a big blockbuster at the box-office. He later appeared in a cameo appearance, for his father-in-law Rajnikanth's venture, Kuselan, being portrayed as himself in a song sequence. His subsequent venture was Suraj's Padikathavan opposite Tamannaah Bhatia which had a January 2009 release.[23] His performance was praised, with Sify.com citing that "Dhanush is in top form in his dance" and "has improved a lot in action", with claims that the climax fight featuring him was "outstanding" and the film had become a super hit, giving Dhanush a "hat-trick of successes".[24] His following 2010 films Kutty and Uthama Puthiran, both collaborations with director Mithran Jawahar, received mixed reviews and but were decent hits.

His first 2011 release was Aadukalam, marking his second collaboration with Vetrimaran, which Dhanush had shot for over a period of three years. Dhanush played the role of a local cockfighter, KP Karuppu and described the venture as his "dream project" during production.[25] The film gained very positive reviews and won six prizes at the 58th National Film Awards, with Dhanush receiving accolades for his performance including the National Film Award for Best Actor,[26] becoming the youngest actor to win the award.[27] Dhanush appeared in an extended guest appearance in Subramania Siva's Seedan, portraying the role of a god. His next two ventures were action-masala films, Mappillai, a remake of his father-in-law's same-titled 1989 comedy flick and Venghai by Hari, which both opened to mixed reviews.

His next film, another collaboration with his brother, Mayakkam Enna released to generally positive reviews and was declared a successful venture at boxoffice. His forthcoming venture is 3 directed by his wife, Aishwarya Rajinikanth with Shruti Haasan paired opposite him. The film particularly gained high popularity prior to the release, after the single track "Why This Kolaveri Di", penned and sung by Dhanush went viral.[28][29] He was nominated to become the brand ambassador of PETA with the title of India's Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2011, competing with Vidya Balan[30]

Other work

Dhanush occasionally works as a playback singer and lyricist as well, generally in his own films. He was introduced as a playback singer in Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan by its composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and collaborated again with him in his brother Selvaraghavan's directorial, Pudhupettai. He sung further numbers in Selvaraghavan's films Aayirathil Oruvan and Mayakkam Enna; the former featured him alongside his wife Aishwarya Rajinikanth. His biggest success became the song "Why this Kolaveri Di" from his upcoming film 3, directed by his wife. The song became viral on internet and gained overwhelming response, fetching Dhanush nationwide fame.[31][32][33] He had also sung another song "Kannazhaga" from the same film with his co-star Shruti Haasan.

Personal life

Family

Dhanush was born to film director Kasthuri Raja as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (Tamil: வெங்கடேஷ் பிரபு கஸ்தூரி ராஜா). He finished higher education at St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Alwarthirunagar and entered acting, after being pressurised by his brother, director Selvaraghavan.[34] Dhanush was married on 18 November 2004 to actor Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya.[35] They have two sons, named Yatra (b. 10 October 2006) and Linga (b. 21 June 2010).

Facebook account

In August 2009, Dhanush publicly announced that an account on Facebook under the name "Dhanush Kasthuri Raja" was not his but a fake user, taking his identity. The account had nearly 4000 friends added, which the actor claimed were mostly his global fans. He ordered the user to deactivate the account immediately, before any intentions of tarnishing his image, while he takes up the issue with cyber-crime authorities.[36]

Filmography

As Actor

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Thulluvadho Ilamai Mahesh
2003 Kadhal Kondein Vinod Nominated—Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Thiruda Thirudi Vasu
2004 Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan Saravanan
Sullan Subramani (Sullan)
Dreams Sakthi
2005 Devathaiyai Kanden Babu
Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam Seenu
2006 Pudhupettai Kokki Kumar
Thiruvilayadal Arambam Thirukumaran
2007 Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram Azhagu Sundaram
Polladhavan Prabhu Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor
Nominated- Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2008 Yaaradi Nee Mohini Vasu Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year
Nominated—Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor
2009 Padikathavan Radhakrishnan (Rocky)
2010 Kutty Kutty
Uthama Puthiran Sivaramakrishnan (Siva)
2011 Aadukalam K. P. Karuppu National Film Award for Best Actor
V4 Entertainment Award for Best Actor [37]
Seedan Saravanan Extended Cameo
Mappillai Saravanan
Venghai Selvam
Mayakkam Enna Karthik Swaminathan
2012 3 Ram Post-Production

Awards

See Also

References

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  3. ^ Meet Dhanush. Archives.chennaionline.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-31.
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  9. ^ a b c "Cashing in on papa-in-law's name". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
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  13. ^ "Review: Athu Oru Kana Kaalam". Indiaglitz. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  14. ^ Reddy, T. Krithika (14 February 2006). "'We are creative gamblers'". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  28. ^ Ramadurai, Charukesi (24 November 2011). "BBC News - Tamil 'nonsense' film song goes viral in India". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  29. ^ "'Kolaveri Di': Nonsensical, Semi-English Music Video Goes Viral in India | NewsFeed | TIME.com". Newsfeed.time.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  30. ^ Prakash. "Actor Dhanush | Actress Vidya Balan | PETA Race". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  31. ^ "Dhanush's 'Kolaveri di' song is the new youth anthem".
  32. ^ "'Kolaveri Di' song crosses 4 million mark, Big B hooked on to it".
  33. ^ "Kolaveri di next big thing in popular culture".
  34. ^ "K. Selvaraghavan". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2007. their father Kasturi Raja
  35. ^ "Biography for Dhanush". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2007. Attention: The IMDB entry apparently contains a false date of birth
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  39. ^ "Ujala Asianet Film Awards-2012, Dubai - Malayalam Cinema Forum". Forumkeralam.com. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

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