Biography
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, screenwriter, lyricist and singer who works mainly in Tamil cinema. One of the most recognizable stars of contemporary South Indian cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor. One of the highest paid actors in Indian cinema, he has been included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list six times.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Tere Ishk Mein
2025
as Shankar Gurrukkal

Idly Kadai
2025
as Sivanesan

Idly Kadai
2025
Writer, Director, Producer

Kuberaa
2025
as Deva Kallam
A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggar...

Kuberaa
2025
Playback Singer
A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggar...

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam
2025
as Cameo
Prabhu, a young chef, is ready to move forward with an arranged marriage when his past love, Nila, unexpectedly reenters his life, challenging his pla...

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam
2025
Director, Screenplay, Playback Singer
Prabhu, a young chef, is ready to move forward with an arranged marriage when his past love, Nila, unexpectedly reenters his life, challenging his pla...

Project One
2024
Original Concept

Raayan
2024
as Kathavaraayan 'Raayan'
Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, f...

Raayan
2024
Writer, Director, Playback Singer
Raayan, a simpleton patriarch has to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a violent world with whirlpool of murder, debauchery, f...

Captain Miller
2024
as Analeesan "Easa" / Captain Miller
In the 1930s, during the British Raj, Analeesan "Eesa", a former soldier of the British Indian Army called Captain Miller, is on a mission to protect ...

Viduthalai: Part I
2023
Playback Singer
Kumaresan, a police constable, gets recruited for an operation implanted to capture Perumal Vaathiyar, who leads a separatist group dedicated to fight...

Vaathi
2023
as Balamurugan
An assistant maths teacher takes up a tedious task of transforming underprivileged students despite the politics around education in the 90s.

Vaathi
2023
Lyricist
An assistant maths teacher takes up a tedious task of transforming underprivileged students despite the politics around education in the 90s.

Naane Varuvean
2022
as Prabhu/Kadhir
A father finds out that his teenager daughter is possessed, and the only way he can save her is by doing the ghost's bidding, which will mean an encou...

Naane Varuvean
2022
Story
A father finds out that his teenager daughter is possessed, and the only way he can save her is by doing the ghost's bidding, which will mean an encou...

Thiruchitrambalam
2022
as Thiruchitrambalam
A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it be before he realises what he is loo...

Thiruchitrambalam
2022
Lyricist, Playback Singer
A guy-next-door tries to find romance in his life while also dealing with his personal problems. How long will it be before he realises what he is loo...

The Gray Man
2022
as Avik San
When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head...

Maaran
2022
as Mathimaaran
An investigative journalist gets into trouble when he publishes an article that exposes bitter truths about a corrupt politician.

Atrangi Re
2021
as Vishu
Runaway Rinku gets forcefully married to already engaged Vishu. Both don't want this marriage and make a deal to go on their separate ways. The equati...

Atrangi Re
2021
Playback Singer
Runaway Rinku gets forcefully married to already engaged Vishu. Both don't want this marriage and make a deal to go on their separate ways. The equati...

Jail
2021
Playback Singer
Three youngsters in a resettlement colony that houses people displaced from their neighbourhood because of gentrification try to chart out a life for ...

Jagame Thandhiram
2021
as Suruli
When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that foll...

Jagame Thandhiram
2021
Lyricist, Playback Singer
When a clever, carefree gangster is recruited to help an overseas crime lord take down a rival, he is caught off guard by the moral dilemmas that foll...

Karnan
2021
as Karnan
Karnan, an angry young man, fights for the rights of his oppressed people. Can he save them from those who wield power and weapons?

Karnan
2021
Playback Singer
Karnan, an angry young man, fights for the rights of his oppressed people. Can he save them from those who wield power and weapons?

Nenjam Marappathillai
2021
Playback Singer
A god-fearing young woman who takes up the job of a caretaker in a rich household tries to take revenge on her lustful employer.

Yaadhumagi Nindraai
2020
Playback Singer
This is based on several true stories that happen in the daily lives of background dancers. This is the first film in Tamil to give an insight into th...

Pattas
2020
as Sakthi (Pattas) & Thiraviyam Perumal
A petty thief learns about his father's illustrious legacy and decides to attack the man who murdered him in order to bring the ancient martial art fo...

Pattas
2020
Playback Singer
A petty thief learns about his father's illustrious legacy and decides to attack the man who murdered him in order to bring the ancient martial art fo...

Enai Noki Paayum Thota
2019
as Raghu
A college student’s life takes an unexpected turn when he falls for an actress caught in a dangerous web of control. As their love story unfolds, he i...

Asuran
2019
as Siva Saamy
A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to...

Asuran
2019
Playback Singer
A family from the underprivileged class is on the run after the teenaged son kills a rich man from the upper caste. Can the pacifist father be able to...

Brother's Day
2019
Playback Singer, Lyricist
One day Rony meets an unexpected guest Chandy and they become very close, however, Chandy does not disclose his true identity. Over time Chandy disclo...

Petta
2019
Lyricist
A hostel warden becomes the target of a dreaded politician and his gangster son, but little do they realise that it is they who should fear him.

Maari 2
2018
as Maariyappan aka Maari
After falling off the radar for a few years, Maari is back in the fray doing what he does best: taking trouble by the horns and being a total bad-ass....

Maari 2
2018
Producer, Playback Singer, Lyricist
After falling off the radar for a few years, Maari is back in the fray doing what he does best: taking trouble by the horns and being a total bad-ass....

Ezhumin
2018
Playback Singer
A few children who are adept in martial arts are kidnapped by a bunch of goons to stop them from participating in a sports competition. The kids use a...

Vada Chennai
2018
as Anbu
Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.

Vada Chennai
2018
Producer, Playback Singer
Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.

Kaala
2018
Producer
Karikaalan consistently fights to keep the people of Dharavi, a slum in Mumbai, safe from the clutches of mighty politicians and the land mafia don, H...

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir
2018
as Ajatashatru Lavash Patel
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a jo...

Padai Veeran
2018
Playback Singer
A care-free youngster sets out to become a cop and comes back to his village to control a riot. He realises that he has to take on people, who are clo...

Tharangam
2017
Producer
Kallan Pavithran is in negotiation with God to save his great grandchild, who is the latest victim of the curse the Maker had imposed on Pavithran's s...

Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
2017
as Raghuvaran
A cool-headed crusader for the struggling engineers, Raghuvaran faces the powerful and arrogant owner of a construction company Vasundhara Parameswara...

Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
2017
Story, Producer, Dialogue
A cool-headed crusader for the struggling engineers, Raghuvaran faces the powerful and arrogant owner of a construction company Vasundhara Parameswara...

Cinema Veeran
2017
Producer
An ode to the fighters and stunt coordinators of Tamil cinema, this documentary, with a voice-over by Rajinikanth, showcases the life of these unsung ...

Pa Paandi
2017
as Younger Paandian Pazhanisami (Power Paandi)
‘Power’ Paandi, once a legendary stunt master who ruled the world of film stunts in his prime years is now content in living a peaceful life with his ...

Pa Paandi
2017
Director, Story, Screenplay
‘Power’ Paandi, once a legendary stunt master who ruled the world of film stunts in his prime years is now content in living a peaceful life with his ...

Yaakkai
2017
Playback Singer
When the chairman of a multi-specialty hospital dies mysteriously, a cop begins an investigation which leads him to find more bodies.

Kodi
2016
as Kodi & Anbu
A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike tw...

Kodi
2016
Playback Singer, Lyricist
A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike tw...

Thodari
2016
as Poochiappan
A pantry boy falls in love with the touch-up girl of an actress travelling on his train, but an incident turns the train into an unstoppable force pos...

Thikka
2016
Playback Singer
Aditya and Anjali are a couple who are in love with each other. However, due to certain problems, they break up and Aditya calls for a breakup party w...

Amma Kanakku
2016
Producer
A mother tries to persuade her daughter who has given up on her studies to pursue her education despite the financial burdens.

Visaranai
2016
Producer
Pandi and his friends, immigrant workers in Andhra Pradesh, are picked up by cops for a crime they never committed. And thus begins their nightmare, w...

Thangamagan
2015
as Thamizh Vijayraghavan
The happiness of Tamizh and his middle-class family is shattered when his dad commits suicide. The youngster tries to understand why his father took t...

Thangamagan
2015
Producer, Playback Singer, Lyricist
The happiness of Tamizh and his middle-class family is shattered when his dad commits suicide. The youngster tries to understand why his father took t...

Naanum Rowdydhaan
2015
Producer
Pandian, the son of a cop and a wannabe rowdy, falls in love with Kadambarai, a hearing-impaired girl, who wants him to take on Killivalavan, a gangst...

Maari
2015
as Maari
A feared local rowdy, known for his dominance in the streets and pigeon racing, finds himself at odds with a newly appointed police officer. As tensio...

Maari
2015
Producer, Playback Singer, Lyricist
A feared local rowdy, known for his dominance in the streets and pigeon racing, finds himself at odds with a newly appointed police officer. As tensio...

Vajrakaya
2015
Playback Singer
Vajrakaya is a Kannada film directed by Harsha A and produced by C. R. Manohar and C R Gopi. The film stars and Shivaraj Kumar in lead roles. Music w...

Kaaka Muttai
2015
Producer
Two slum kids yearn to taste a pizza after being enticed by the pizza shop that has opened near their locality. What happens when they manage to find ...

Vai Raja Vai
2015
as Kokki Kumar (Guest appearance)
Karthik, who has ESP, helps his friend Panda win a betting game with his power, but this lands him in trouble with Randhai, the gangster who funded th...

Vai Raja Vai
2015
Lyricist
Karthik, who has ESP, helps his friend Panda win a betting game with his power, but this lands him in trouble with Randhai, the gangster who funded th...

Kaaki Sattai
2015
Producer
Mathimaran, a police constable, wants to do something worthy of his job and stumbles upon an organ trafficking ring run by Durai that is exploiting im...

Anegan
2015
as Ashwin, Murugappa and Kaali
Madhumitha is convinced that she and her colleague Ashwin were lovers in their past lives and have been brought together by fate. Is there any truth t...

Anegan
2015
Playback Singer
Madhumitha is convinced that she and her colleague Ashwin were lovers in their past lives and have been brought together by fate. Is there any truth t...

Shamitabh
2015
as Danish
A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the...

Shamitabh
2015
Producer
A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the...

Velaiyilla Pattathari
2014
as Raghuvaran
Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?

Velaiyilla Pattathari
2014
Producer, Playback Singer, Lyricist
Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?

Irandam Ulagam
2013
Playback Singer
A young man's lover dies in a freak accident, saddened by this he tries to kill himself by driving his car over a hilltop. A portal opens through an a...

Naiyaandi
2013
as Chinna Vandu
Chinna Vandu, the youngest of three brothers, falls in love with Vana Roja when she visits her grandmother, coinciding with the village carnival. Afte...

Naiyaandi
2013
Playback Singer
Chinna Vandu, the youngest of three brothers, falls in love with Vana Roja when she visits her grandmother, coinciding with the village carnival. Afte...

Maryan
2013
as Mariyaan
The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a sto...

Maryan
2013
Lyricist
The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a sto...

Raanjhanaa
2013
as Kundan
A small-town boy needs to break through the class divide to gain acceptance from his childhood sweetheart who is in love with big city ideals.

Ethir Neechal
2013
as Special Appearance in "Local Boys" Song
Kunchithapatham's unique name becomes the butt of joke and ridicule for others. He relates his failures to his name and wants to change it. He meets a...

Ethir Neechal
2013
Producer, Lyricist
Kunchithapatham's unique name becomes the butt of joke and ridicule for others. He relates his failures to his name and wants to change it. He meets a...

Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath
2013
as Self
Raja Raja Kammath and Deva Raja Kammath are two brothers who owns a chain of restaurants that specializes in making Dosa. The story begins when they c...

3
2012
as Ram
Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she t...

3
2012
Producer, Playback Singer, Lyricist
Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she t...

Mayakkam Enna
2011
as Karthik Swaminathan
Karthik splits his time between aimlessly hanging around his friends and dreams of being an assistant to his role model, an arrogant yet world renowne...

Mayakkam Enna
2011
Playback Singer, Lyricist
Karthik splits his time between aimlessly hanging around his friends and dreams of being an assistant to his role model, an arrogant yet world renowne...

Venghai
2011
as Selvam
A young man supports his father in opposing a local MLA, who often gives them trouble.

Mappillai
2011
as Saravanan
Rajeshwari agrees to get her daughter Gayathri married to her beau Saravanan, thinking him to be subservient. But her plans are foiled when she realis...

Seedan
2011
as Saravanan
Seedan (Tamil: சீடன்) (English: Disciple) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Subramaniya Shiva. The film stars newcomer Unni Mukun...

Aadukalam
2011
as K. P. Karuppu
Pettaikaaran is famous in his town for an impeccable track record of successes in rooster fights. When one of his aides, Karuppu, goes against his wor...

Uthama Puthiran
2010
as Sivaramakrishnan / Dhandapani
Siva is asked to help a friend in a love marriage. Siva kidnaps Pooja on a mistaken identity from the marriage hall. When Pooja is kidnapped, her uncl...

Kutty
2010
as Kutty
Kutty, a kind young man, falls in love with Geeta, but she does not reciprocate his love. He continues to love her even after learning that she is in ...

Aayirathil Oruvan
2010
Playback Singer
Anitha, a government official, embarks on a journey to find Chandramouli, an archaeologist, who went to Vietnam to search for any existence of the pri...

Padikathavan
2009
as Radhakrishnan (Rocky)
Rocky is looked down upon by his father and spends all his time in a mechanic shop. Problems arise in his life after he falls in love with Gayathri.

Yaaradi Nee Mohini
2008
as Vasu
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. H...

Polladhavan
2007
as Prabhu
Prabhu is dejected when he learns that his bike has been stolen. He decides to find the people who stole the bike, but lands in trouble when he realis...

Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram
2007
as Azhagu Sundaram (Parattai)
A man arrives in Chennai with a simple wish of buying gold bangles for his mother. However, an event changes his life completely and he becomes famous...

Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
2006
as Thirukumaran
A reckless boy falls for a girl whose disapproving brother is a rich businessman.

Pudhupettai
2006
as 'Kokki' Kumar
After running away from home, a young man from the slums falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld, transform...

Pudhupettai
2006
Playback Singer
After running away from home, a young man from the slums falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld, transform...

Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam
2005
as Srinivasan
When a lorry driver realises that he is helping an escaped convict, he threatens to hand him over to the police. The convict begins to narrate the cir...

Devathayai Kanden
2005
as Babu
Babu, a tea vendor, loves Uma, a rich girl. She too loves him for his sincerity. When she receives a proposal from a doctor, she accepts for the sake ...

Devathayai Kanden
2005
Playback Singer
Babu, a tea vendor, loves Uma, a rich girl. She too loves him for his sincerity. When she receives a proposal from a doctor, she accepts for the sake ...

Dreams
2004
as Shakti
A young man is spoilt to the hilt by his father due to which he leads a wayward life. At one point in time he finds love and reforms, hopefully for th...

Sullan
2004
as Subramani
A man is forced to fight back when a moneylender goes after his family and friends.

Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan
2004
as Saravanan
Saravanan comes to Singapore for a job but lands in trouble, loses his passport and is on the run. Desperate to get back home, he accepts the job of t...

Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan
2004
Playback Singer
Saravanan comes to Singapore for a job but lands in trouble, loses his passport and is on the run. Desperate to get back home, he accepts the job of t...

Thiruda Thirudi
2003
as Vasu
Vasu is a prankster who whiles away his time teasing girls and getting scolded by his father. But when one of his pranks results in his brother gettin...

Kadhal Konden
2003
as Vinod
A genius-yet-introverted orphan, raised by a church priest, is sent to college where he turns out to be a social outcast. Although he is shunned by th...

Thulluvadho Ilamai
2002
as Mahesh
Six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective ...

Ilaiyaraaja
N/A
as Ilaiyaraaja
Biopic of Ilaiyaraaja

Pudhupettai 2
N/A
Story of Kokki Kumar's son who grew up unaware of the identity of his biological father.

D55
N/A
Dhanush's next with Rajkumar Periasamy
Vada Chennai II : Anbuvin Ezhichi
N/A
as Anbu
Sequel to Vada Chennai
Honest Raj
N/A
Venky Atluri's next directorial with Dhanush.
Dhanush & Tamizharasan pachamuthu Movie
N/A
Dhanush and Lubber Pandhu Fame Tamizharasan Pachamuthu Joining Hands For a New Film
Untitled Lokesh Kanagaraj Next Project
N/A
Lokesh Kanagaraj's next Pan-Indian film under LCU.
Aruvadai
N/A
Dhanush & H.Vinoth Film
N/A
Dhanush and H.Vinoth Collaborating for a Film under 7 Screen Studio

D56
N/A
Dhanush & Mari Selvaraj Joins Hands for an Periodic Film.

Aayirathil Oruvan 2
N/A

Kalam: The Missile Man of India
N/A
as Kalam
Biography of APJ Abdul Kalam
Jalsa
N/A
Playback Singer

Retta Thala
N/A
Playback Singer
Retta Thala is a Tamil movie starring Arun Vijay, Siddhi Idnani, Yogesh Samy and John Vijay in prominent roles. It is written and directed by Kris Thi...