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There have been several families who have been involved in South Indian cinema in a variety of professions related to the industry. For actors who featured in predominantly Hindi films rather than South Indian films, see List of Hindi film clans. Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in South Indian cinema.
Kasthuri Raja. Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director. He is the father of director Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. He also worked with Director Visu on more than 16 films.
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Dhanush was born as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja on 28 July 1983 to Tamil film director and producer, Kasthuri Raja, and his wife, Vijayalakshmi, in Madras, Tamil Nadu. He is of Telugu descent. Initially he wished to go to a school of hotel management and become a chef. However his brother, director Selvaraghavan, pressured him to become an actor...
2002–2010: Career beginnings
Venkatesh Prabhu adopted the screen name "Dhanush" after being inspired by the fictional covert operation from Kuruthipunal (1995). He debuted in the 2002 teen drama film Thulluvadho Ilamai, directed by his father Kasthuri Raja, which became a sleeper hit. He then appeared in his brother Selvaraghavan's first directorial venture, the romantic psychological thriller Kaadhal Kondein in 2003. The film portrayed Dhanush as a mentally-disturbed youth, Vinodh, who yearned for the love of his friend...
2011–2014: Critical success
Dhanush's first release in 2011, which he had shot for over three years, was Aadukalam, marking his second collaboration with Vetrimaran. Dhanush played the role of a local cockfighter and described the venture as his "dream project" during production. The film gained widespread critical acclaim and won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards, with Dhanush receiving the National Film Award for Best Actor, becoming the youngest actor to win the award. He also won his first Filmfare Award f...
2015–present: Experimental projects
Dhanush's next release in 2015 was the action comedy Maari, featuring Kajal Aggarwal, Robo Shankar and Vijay Yesudas. Directed by Balaji Mohan and composed by Anirudh Ravichander, it was released worldwide on 17 July 2015 and received mixed reviews. He also appeared in Thanga Magan, directed by Velraj with Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, K. S. Ravikumar and Radhika. In 2016, Dhanush appeared Thodari, which was an action thriller film set on a train and Kodi, a political action thriller, wh...
Dhanush married Aishwarya, actor Rajinikanth's eldest daughter on 18 November 2004. They have two sons, Yatra and Linga, who were born in 2006 and 2010 respectively.The couple announced their separation on 17 January 2022. Dhanush is an ardent devotee of the Hindu god Shiva and has given his two sons Shaivite names. Dhanush is a vegetarian.
Dhanush is a singer, generally for his own films. As a lyricist, he is often credited as "Poetu Dhanush". 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 sang further numbers in Selvaraghavan's fi...
Dhanush has been associated with a number of causes. He worked with WWF India to support Earth Hour in 2012. Dhanush donated Rs.5 lakh for the 2015 South India floods rain-affected people. In 2017, he donated Rs. 50,000 to the families of 125 farmers that committed suicide.In August 2013, Dhanush was signed by Perfetti India Ltd. as their brand amb...
All lyrics and vocals in songs are in Tamil, unless specified otherwise.(D)indicates dubbing.Dhanush has won and received several nominations at the National Film Award, Filmfare Awards and Vijay Awards ceremony. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor, twice, in 2011 and 2021, for his films with Vetrimaaran, Aadukalam and Asuran.
Dhanush at IMDbDhanush at Rotten TomatoesAug 3, 2023 · Initially slow to gain traction, the film eventually attracted large audiences due to its portrayal of teenage experiences and was controversially promoted as a “soft porn” movie in some regions. While Selvaraghavan claimed to have directed the film, he had to credit his more renowned father, Kasthuri Raja, as the official director to secure a distributor.
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- 05/03/1977
There have been several families who have been involved in South Indian cinema in a variety of professions related to the industry. For actors who featured in predominantly Hindi films rather than South Indian films, see List of Hindi film clans. Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in South Indian cinema.
The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film Industry. It consists of renowned poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. One of the most famous among them is Urdu poet, author and philosopher Javed Akhtar , whose great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi is a notable name in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 .
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Jun 21, 2020 · The current crop of top actors Vijay, Suriya, Dhanush — all of them have a strong film background. While Vijay is the son of producer-filmmaker SA Chandrasekar, Suriya is the son of yesteryear actor Sivakumar and Dhanush is the son of filmmaker Kasthuri Raja. Ajith Kumar and Vikram, who are also in the same league, however, are outsiders or ...
