Dhanush is a well-known South Indian actor, and producer and is also famous as a director, writer, and singer. He was born on 28 July 1983 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. Dhanush will be a part of the new upcoming Indian movie Kubera (2024).
He debuted as an actor in the 2002 Tamil film ‘Thulluvadho Ilamai’ as Mahesh. In 2003, he acted in the Tamil film ‘Kadhal Kondein’ In 2004, he appeared in back-to-back flop films like ‘Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan,’ ‘Sullan,’ and ‘Dreams.’
Dhanush then appeared in Tamil films like ‘Devathaiyai Kanden’ (2005), ‘Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam’ (2005), ‘Yaaradi Nee Mohini’ (2008), and ‘Padikkadavan’ (2009) which did well at the box office and gave a kick-start to his acting career.
Dhanush played the role of a rooster fight jockey in the Tamil film ‘Aadukalam’ (2011) for which he won his first National Award. He gained immense popularity after this film, and critics started recognizing him as one of the finest South Indian actors.
In 2012, he became an internet sensation with his song “Why This Kolaveri Di” which became popular not only in India but in other countries also.
In the same year, the song was picturised on Dhanush in the Tamil film ‘3’ which is the directorial debut of Dhanush’s wife Aishwarya R. Dhanush.
In 2013, he made his Bollywood debut in Aanand L Rai’s film ‘Raanjhanaa’ opposite Sonam Kapoor. He played the role of Kundan Shankarin in the film. His acting skills in the film were appreciated by the audience and critics, and he won many awards for this film.
He then acted in the Hindi film ‘Shamitabh’ (2015) along with the legendary Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and Akshara Haasan (who debuted in the film as an actor).
In 2015, he played a triple role in the Tamil romantic-thriller film ‘Anegan.’ In 2018, he made his first international appearance as Ajatashatru “Aja” Lavash Patel in the film ‘The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir.’
As of 2021, he has completed shooting for the Tamil film ‘Jagame Thandhiram’ and the Hindi film ‘Atrangi Re.’ He is filming for the English film ‘The Gray Man’ and an untitled film by the film director Karthick Naren and also his next project is Vaathi (2023) which he play the leading role in the movie.
On 20 May 2010, he started his film production company ‘Wunderbar Films’ along with his wife Aishwarya. He started his stint as a producer in the Tamil film ‘3’ in 2012.
He has worked as a producer in many Tamil films like ‘Ethir Neechal’ (2013), ‘Kaaki Sattai’ (2015), ‘Maari’ (2015), ‘Kaala’ (2018), and ‘Maari 2’ (2018).
Dhanush’s father, Kasthuri Raja, is a Tamil film director and producer. His mother’s name is Vijayalakshmi. His brother, Selvaraghavan, is a film director too. He has two sisters, Karthika Devi, who works as a doctor, and his second sister K. Vimala Geetha.
Dhanush got married to Aishwarya on 18 November 2004 who is two years older than him. It was a lavish traditional Tamil wedding ceremony at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, Chennai, and many renowned Indian celebrities attended the wedding.
On 10 October 2006, the couple was blessed with a child, a boy named Yatra Raja, and on 21 June 2010, their second son, Linga Raja, was born. In January 2022, Dhanush and Aishwaryaa announced that they were going to end their 18-year-long marriage
