The comedy film, showed the relationship between a poor man who loved the sister of a businessman. Dhanush achieved his first hit in three years with the commercial entertainer Thiruvilayadal Arambam, alongside Shriya Saran and Prakash Raj. The film fared marginally better, in the Telugu dubbed version, titled Dhoolpet. This is certainly one of his better performances." The film which became universally critically praised, failed to relate to Tamil Nadu audiences and ended up being an average grosser at the box-office, despite the positive reviews.
The subtle changes in his body language and his ability to give every expression a deeper meaning make the character more interesting. A critic praised Dhanushs relaistic portrayal, claiming that "as the innocent boy who transmogrifies into a bloody criminal, Dhanush is utterly believable. The movie is about the rites of passages in the life and times of an everyday-man who ends up as a dreaded gangster, Kokki Kumar, the role portrayed by Dhanush. The film, re-united him with his brother after their successful previous venture, pitted him against two prominent heroines Sneha and Sonia Agarwal. The film received rave reviews but failed to succeed at the box-office.ĭhanushs biggest film, in terms of budget, til date is the 2006-released Pudhupettai. Balu Mahendras film featured Dhanush opposite Priyamani in an off-beat venture.
The former was a commercial venture, directed by debutant Boopathy Pandian, which despite receiving average reviews on Dhanushs performance, was dubbed into Telugu. In 2005, Dhanush had two average grossers in Devathaiyai Kanden and the much-hyped Balu Mahendras Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. This hampered the films progress, and the film remains Dhanushs biggest failure til date. The film directed by his father, like their previous venture was released with reviews claiming it was another adult film. The third and most-criticized failure was Dreams alongside two new heroines. However the film, which had Sindhu Tolani as the lead heroine, was dubbed into Telugu as Maurya. The first failure was his first action film, Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan opposite Aparna Pillai, which despite receiving a Telugu dubbing, was lamented by critics as a "poor film".This was followed by Ramanas Sullan, which received negative reviews cliaming that Dhanush could not fit into the mould of an action hero due to his slim physique. Furthermore, his performance in the song, Manmadha Rasa, was appreciated, subsequently earning the song cult status.ĭespite achieving three profitable ventures in his first three films, Dhanushs following films all failed, damaging his status as a lead actor in Tamil films. Appearing in his first hero-centric film, Dhanush earned rave reviews for his portrayal opposite debutant Chaya Singh. Furthermore his next film, release dlater in 2003, Thiruda Thirudi became a blockbuster. Upon release, the film won critical acclaim and became a commercial success, capitulating Dhanush into the main foray of actors in Tamil films. The film portrayed Dhanush as a mentally-disturbed youth, Vinodh, who yearned for the love of his friend, played by Sonia Agarwal, eventually turning possessive over her. īut Dhanushs breakthrough film was in his brother Selvaraghavans debut directorial venture, Kadhal Kondein. Upon release, the film fetch up big reviews and was a blockbuster, following the story of his character, Mahesh, and how his friends help him elope with his girlfriend. He is the son of film director Kasthuri Raja.įollowing his upbringing as the son of a noted director, Dhanush debuted under the direction of his arima Kasthuri Raja in the Thulluvadho Ilamai with fellow debutant, Sherin. His commercially successful films include Thiruda Thirudi, Thiruvilayadal Arambam, Polladhavan, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Padikathavan and Kutty. His filmography includes the critically acclaimed films Thulluvadho Ilamai, Kadhal Kondein and Pudhupettai. Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, professionally known as Dhanush, is a Tamil film actor and playback singer in Chennai, India.