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Dhanush

1983 - Today

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Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema, besides a few Hindi and Telugu films. Having starred in 50 films over his career, his accolades include four National Film Awards (two as actor and two as producer), fourteen SIIMA Awards, eight Filmfare Awards South and a Filmfare Award. One of the highest paid actors in Tamil cinema, he has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times. Dhanush's first film was Thulluvadho Ilamai, a 2002 coming-of-age film directed by his father, Kasthuri Raja. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Dhanush is the 12,660th most popular actor (down from 11,582nd in 2024), the 1,432nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,299th in 2019) and the 383rd most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dhanush ranks 12,660 out of 13,578. Before him are Judith Chemla, Rina Hidaka, Mackenzie Ziegler, Norbert Leo Butz, Aditya Pancholi, and Perdita Weeks. After him are Victoria Jackson, Courtney Gains, Adam Nagaitis, Alan Becker, Arta Dobroshi, and Lil Rel Howery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Dhanush ranks 883. Before him are Renata Voráčová, David Lee, Sharni Vinson, Jon Lech Johansen, Keith Langford, and Anderson Gonzaga. After him are Firas Al-Khatib, Ahmed Al-Kaf, Jaycee Carroll, Marianne Steinbrecher, Daniel Köllerer, and Stephen Makinwa.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dhanush ranks 1,432 out of 1,861. Before him are Shweta Basu Prasad (1991), Dolly Guleria (1949), Tamilisai Soundararajan (1961), Premlata Agrawal (null), Anupama Deshpande (1953), and Aditya Pancholi (1965). After him are Namitha (1981), Harjit Sajjan (1970), Anil Kumble (1970), Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (1970), Tapan Kumar Pradhan (1972), and Varun Dhawan (1987).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Dhanush ranks 383. Before him are Bhumika Chawla (1978), Sangeeta Bijlani (1960), Dipika Kakar (1986), Yukta Mookhey (1977), Shweta Basu Prasad (1991), and Aditya Pancholi (1965). After him are Varun Dhawan (1987), Vani Bhojan (1988), Aishwarya Rajesh (1990), Mohnish Bahl (1961), Ashish Vidyarthi (1962), and Himani Shivpuri (1960).

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