Famous actor Dhanush has made his mark in the whole world today. Very few people know that the acting for which they get so much love today, sometimes it was like a burden for them.
To avoid acting, he used to make various excuses and when he did not work on the pretext, he would go to the shelter of God and keep fast, so that he could avoid going to acting school. This story is one of the most interesting moments of his life.
Dhanush is from film family
Dhanush’s real name is Venkatesh Prabhu Kasturi king. He was born on 28 July 1983 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He comes from a film family. His father Kasturi Raja and his elder brother Selwaraghavan are a famous director.

Despite being from the film house, he did not love acting at all. He used to run away from acting in childhood. He was interested in cooking. He wanted to become a chef. When his family talked about sending him to acting school, he opposed it and left food.
He started fasting to escape the acting school. However, luck had something else approved. At the behest of the family, he slowly adopted the acting world and never looked back again.
Identification from Thuluvidho Ilamai
Dhanush started his career in 2002 with the film ‘Thulluvadho Ilamai’, which was directed by his father. After this, he did many consecutive films, but he got a special recognition from the 2006 film ‘Pudhupatti’. The film was directed by his brother and he played the role of a gangster in it.
The film ‘Adukalam’, released in 2011, proved to be an important turn in his career. In this, he played the role of a young man fighting a cock and for this he received the National Film Award.
In the same year, he sang a song ‘Whi This Kolaveri D’, which became very viral on the internet. It was written in just 6 minutes and recorded in 35 minutes. The song became India’s first YouTube hit, which was viewed more than 100 million times.
Step in Bollywood with Raanjhana
In 2013, Dhanush made her Bollywood debut with the Hindi film ‘Ranjhana’. In this, he played the role of Banarasi boy and won the hearts of people with his acting. After this, he also did Hindi films with Amitabh Bachchan with the film ‘Shamitabh’, Sara Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar with ‘Atrangi Re’.
Dhanush has given many superhit films in South Cinema, including films like ‘Mari’, ‘Kodi’, ‘Wada Chennai’, ‘Velila Pattadhari’, ‘Asuran’, and ‘Karnan’. In the 2019 film ‘Asuran’, he played the role of a poor farmer, for which he once again received the National Film Award.
The impression left in Hollywood too
Not only South and Bollywood, Dhanush also worked in the Hollywood film ‘The Gray Man’ in 2022, in which he shared the screen with stars like Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans.
In today’s time, Dhanush is a big name not only in Tamil cinema, but in the entire Indian and global film world. He has become an inspiration for millions of people due to his simplicity, hard work and talent.

