Dhanush

BIOGRAPHY

Venkatesh Prabhu(born 28 July 1983) known by his stage name Dhanush, is an Indian film actor, producer, lyricist, screenwriter and playback singer who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. In 2011, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the Tamil film "Aadukalam" and in the same year, he received international attention for his song "Why This Kolaveri Di", which went on to became the most viewed Indian song in YouTube. As of 2014, he has won five Filmfare Awards. His first film was "Thulluvadho Ilamai", a 2002 coming-of-age movie directed by his father, Kasthuri Raja. Over the next ten years, Dhanush featured in 25 movies and made his Hindi debut in "Raanjhanaa" in the year 2013.

Dhanush'sfirst film was Thulluvadho Ilamai, a 2002 coming-of-age film directed by his father, Kasthuri Raja. Over the last 15 years, Dhanush has starred in over 25 films. Dhanush won the Best Actor award at the 58th National Film Awards for his performance in Aadukalam (2010). In 2011, Dhanush's popular song "Why this Kolaveri Di" became the first Indian music video to cross 100 million views on YouTube. Dhanush produces films through his production company, Wunderbar Films. In addition to his best actor award, he has a national award for a movie he produced, Visaranai. He has also won seven Filmfare Awards.

CAREER

Dhanush debuted in the film Thulluvadho Ilamai, directed by his father Kasthuri Raja, which received mostly positive reviews from critics and the public. He then appeared 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, eventually turning possessive of her. Upon release, the film won critical acclaim and also became a major commercial success, eventually becoming Dhanush's first major breakthrough in Tamil cinema.

FILMOGRAPHY

FILMFARE AWARDS SOUTH

As a child, Dhanush’s ultimate fantasy was to own the red remote-controlled toy car that his neighbour proudly bandied about. “I really wanted it,” His brother, Selvaraghavan, noticing his younger brother’s desire, tried a trick. He’d take a used thread spool and try to shape it into something that looked like a car. “The days I’ve yearned for that red car I’d never forget.”