Dhanush

Born in 1983, Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, better known as Dhanush, stands out as one of the versatile names of Indian cinema. Dhanush, who shows himself in different fields such as actor, director, producer and singer, is also known as the son of master director Kasthuri Raja and Vijayalakshmi. Dhanush's brother, Selvaraghavan, who is among a brother and two sisters, is also a successful director in his field.

Stating that his brother played an important role in his step into cinema, Dhanush appeared on the screens for the first time with the movie Thulluvadho Ilamai directed by his father. He attracted attention in a short time after appearing in his brother's first film, Kadhal Kondein. Dhanush, who reached wide audiences with the 2007 movie Polladhavan, broke box office records with the movie Yaaredi Nee Mohini in 2008, in which he starred with Nayantara.

In 2011, the movie Aadukalam was both a commercial success and won six awards at the National Film Awards, becoming one of the important turning points in Dhanush's career. He was praised for his performance in the same film by being selected as Best Actor at both the National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards.

Dhanush, who made his name known in the global arena with the song Why This Kolaveri Di, which we heard from his own voice in 2012 and which became a worldwide phenomenon with the movie 3, also stepped into Bollywood. He made his Bollywood debut with the movie Raanjhanaa, starring opposite Sonam Kapoor, and this movie managed to break box office records.

Then, he had the opportunity to take part in the same project with the biggest names of Indian cinema with the movie Shamitabh, in which he starred with Amitabh Bachchan and Akshara Haasan.