Dhanush Biography, Height, Weight, Age, Family, Father, Wife, Childrens, Son, Wiki & More
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Dhanush Bio, Wiki & Age
Real Name:
- Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja
Screen / Stage Name:
- Dhanush
Nick Name:
- Dhanush
- Bruce Lee of Kollywood
Age (as in 2019):
- 36 Years
Profession:
- Actor
- Singer
- Filmmaker
Dhanush Height, Weight, and Body Measurement
Height:
- In Centimeters 173 cm
- In meters 1.73 m
- Feet & Inches 5′ 9”
Weight:
- In Kilograms 70 kg
- In Pounds 154 lbs
Body Measurements:
- 38- 30- 11
- Chest Size 38 Inches
- Waist Size 30 Inches
- Biceps Size 11 Inches
- Shoe Size 10 Inches
Eye Color:
- Dark Brown
Hair Color:
- Black
Dhanush Personal Life- Lifestyle
Date of Birth:
- 28 July 1983
Birthplace:
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:
- Indian
Residence:
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign / Star Sign:
- Leo
Religion:
- Hinduism
Address:
- Rajamannar Salai, 16/5, T Nagar, Chennai, India
Dhanush Education- Qualification
School:
- Thai Sathya Matriculation High School, Chennai
College / University:
- Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu
Qualification:
- BCA
Dhanush Family, Father, Mother, Brother & Sister
Father:
- Kasthuri Raja (Filmmaker)
Mother:
- Vijaylakshmi
Elder Brother:
- Selvaraghavan (Director)
Sister:
- K. Vimala Geetha
- Karthika Devi
Dhanush Affairs & Wife
Marital status:
- Married
Marriage Date:
- 18th November 2004
Girlfriends:
- Aishwarya (Director)
- Shruti Haasan (Actress, Rumoured)
Wife:
- Aishwarya R. Dhanush (Director & Classical Dancer)
Childrens:
- Son- Yatra (Born in 2006) & Linga (Born in 2010)
- Daughter- N/A
Dhanush Favorites Things
Favorite Actors:
- Al Pacino
- Tom Hanks
- Rajinikanth
- Amitabh Bachchan
Favorite Actresses:
- Monica Bellucci
- Simran
- Kajol
- Kareena Kapoor
Favorite Musician:
- Ilaiyaraaja
Favorite Food:
- Idiyappam
- Kadala Curry
Favorite Color:
- Black
Favorite Book:
- Love Story by Erich Sega
Favorite Sports:
- Tennis
- Snooker
- Football
Hobbies:
- Playing snooker
- Playing Table Tennis
- Reading Novels
- Writing
Dhanush Net Worth and Salary
Net Worth:
- 20 Million Dollar
Salary:
- 10- 15 Crore per Film (INR)
Dhanush Award and Nomination:
Some Facts about Dhanush
- He wanted to become a Marine engineer, but it was his brother Selvaraghavan who insisted him to do films and thus he landed a lead role in his father’s film Thulluvadho Ilamai.
- He acted for the first time when he was only 16 years old in a film directed by his father.
- Dhanush works in Tamil Film Industry and established himself as a leading & commercial successful Actor.
- With a career spanning more than 15 years, Dhanush was unstoppable and has several feats in his cap and his truly amazing talents gave him entry into Hollywood.
- Dhanush won his first National Film Award for Best Actor at the 58th National Film Awards for his performance in the film Aadukalam, directed by Vetri Maran.
- During the filming of 3, he and his co-star Shruti Haasan have been romantically linked together and there were rumors of them living together at that time, but his wife denied all related rumors.
- He is an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and thus he named his sons after his names Yatra and Linga.
- His most popular song “Kolaveri Di” is written by himself in just 6 minutes this was the very first Indian video song to cross more than100 million views on YouTube.
- He won the best actor national film award in 2011.
- Rajinikanth the well-known south Indian actor is his father-in-law.
- He is a pure vegetarian.
- Dhanush cannot speak good Hindi.
- He failed in his class 12th examinations.
- Dhanush married to Aishwarya at the age of 21 years, Aishwarya is 2 years older than him.
- Typically he takes only a single day for dubbing for his films.
- He is the first actor of South Indian who crossed 4M followers on twitter.
- Dhanush is youngest personality who won The National Award.
- In 2011, Dhanush received India’s Hottest Vegetarian Award.
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