Director

Dhanush

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

Emerging

Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 59

TMDB ID: 550165

IMDb ID: nm1333687

Known for: Acting

Born: July 28, 1983

Age: 43

Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2002 - 2026

Years active: 25

Average TMDB rating: 6.54

Wikidata: Q331050

Also known as

Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja • தனுஷ் • धनुष • ധനുഷ് • ధనుష్ • Ragavindia$

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Playback Singer (26)Producer (17)Lyricist (9)Story (2)Writer (2)Co-Producer (1)

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Biography

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 cinema with Raanjhanaa (2013) and continued to balance commercial and critically acclaimed films such as Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), Vada Chennai (2018), Asuran (2019), and Thiruchitrambalam (2022). He made his Hollywood debut with The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018) and his directorial debut with Pa Paandi (2017), showcasing his range as a filmmaker. He achieved an important milestone in the history of Indian cinema, acting in The Gray Man (2022) alongside Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, under the Russo brothers' directorial.