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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. 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Dhanush is the 11,935th most popular actor (down from 11,582nd in 2019), the 1,413th most popular biography from India (down from 1,299th in 2019) and the 379th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dhanush ranks 11,935 out of 13,578. Before him are Kang Mi-na, Judith Chemla, Rina Hidaka, Mackenzie Ziegler, Aditya Pancholi, and Perdita Weeks. After him are Victoria Jackson, Courtney Gains, Arta Dobroshi, Lil Rel Howery, Shazad Latif, and Marnette Patterson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Dhanush ranks 838. Before him are Renata Voráčová, David Lee, Sharni Vinson, Jon Lech Johansen, Keith Langford, and Anderson Gonzaga. After him are Firas Al-Khatib, Jaycee Carroll, Daniel Köllerer, Stephen Makinwa, Tyler Hilton, and Kiril Terziev.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dhanush ranks 1,413 out of 1,861. Before him are Dipika Kakar (1986), Yukta Mookhey (1977), Shweta Basu Prasad (1991), Dolly Guleria (1949), 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 379. 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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