List of roles and awards of Dhanush
Dhanush is an Indian film actor, director, producer, lyricist and singer known for his work in Indian Cinema. In 2011, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the movie Aadukalam. The same year, he received international attention with his popular song "Why this Kolaveri Di" becomes 1st Indian video to cross 100 million views on YouTube. He has won seven Filmfare Awards including Bollywood Filmfare Award. He received his second National Award for producing the best children's film Kaaka Muttai in 2015.
Filmography
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
As actor
Year |
Film |
Role |
Language |
Director |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 |
Thulluvadho Ilamai |
Mahesh |
Tamil |
Kasthuri Raja |
|
2003 |
Kadhal Kondein |
Vinod |
Tamil |
Selvaraghavan |
|
Thiruda Thirudi |
Vasu |
Tamil |
Subramaniam Siva |
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2004 |
Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan |
Saravanan |
Tamil |
S. S. Stanley |
|
Sullan |
Subramani (Sullan) |
Tamil |
Ramana |
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Dreams |
Sakthi |
Tamil |
Kasthuri Raja |
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2005 |
Devathaiyai Kanden |
Babu |
Tamil |
Boopathy Pandian |
|
Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam |
Seenu |
Tamil |
Balu Mahendra |
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2006 |
Pudhupettai |
Kokki Kumar |
Tamil |
Selvaraghavan |
|
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam |
Thirukumaran |
Tamil |
Boopathy Pandian |
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2007 |
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram |
Azhagu Sundaram (Parattai) |
Tamil |
Suresh Krishna |
|
Polladhavan |
Prabhu |
Tamil |
Vetrimaran |
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2008 |
Yaaradi Nee Mohini |
Vasudevan |
Tamil |
Mithran Jawahar |
|
Kuselan |
Himself |
Tamil |
P. Vasu |
Special appearance in "Cinema Cinema" song |
|
2009 |
Padikkadavan |
Radhakrishnan 'Rocky' |
Tamil |
Suraaj |
|
2010 |
Kutty |
Kutty |
Tamil |
Mithran Jawahar |
Remake of Telugu as Arya |
Uthama Puthiran |
Sivaramakrishnan |
Tamil |
Mithran Jawahar |
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2011 |
Aadukalam |
K. P. Karuppu |
Tamil |
Vetrimaran |
|
Seedan |
Saravanan |
Tamil |
Subramaniam Siva |
Guest appearance |
|
Mappillai |
Saravana Kumar |
Tamil |
Suraaj |
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Venghai |
Selvam |
Tamil |
Hari |
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Mayakkam Enna |
Karthik Swaminathan |
Tamil |
Selvaraghavan |
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2012 |
3 |
Ram |
Tamil |
Aishwarya R. Dhanush |
|
2013 |
Kammath & Kammath |
Himself |
Malayalam |
Thomson K. Thomas |
Cameo appearance |
Ethir Neechal |
Soup Boy |
Tamil |
R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
Special appearance in "Local Boys" song |
|
Raanjhanaa |
Kundhan Shankar |
Hindi |
Anand L. Rai |
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Maryan |
Maryan Joseph Vijayan |
Tamil |
Bharat Bala |
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Naiyaandi |
Chinna Vandu |
Tamil |
A. Sarkunam |
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2014 |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Raghuvaran |
Tamil |
Velraj |
25th film |
2015 |
Shamitabh |
Danish/Shamitabh |
Hindi |
R. Balki |
|
Anegan |
Ashwin, Murugappa, Kaaliswaran & Ilamaran |
Tamil |
K. V. Anand |
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Vai Raja Vai |
Kokki Kumar |
Tamil |
Aishwarya R. Dhanush |
Guest appearance |
|
Maari |
Maari |
Tamil |
Balaji Mohan |
||
Thanga Magan |
Thamizh Vijayraghavan |
Tamil |
Velraj |
||
2016 |
Thodari |
Poochi Appan |
Tamil |
Prabhu Solomon |
|
Kodi |
Kodi and Anbu |
Tamil |
R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
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2017 |
Enai Noki Paayum Thota |
Tamil |
Gautham Vasudev Menon |
Filming |
|
Power Paandi |
Young Power Paandi |
Tamil |
Dhanush |
Guest appearance |
|
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 |
Raghuvaran |
Tamil |
Soundarya Rajinikanth |
Pre-production |
|
Maari 2 |
Maari |
Tamil |
Balaji Mohan |
Pre-production |
|
Vada Chennai |
Tamil |
Vetrimaran |
Filming |
As director
Year |
Film |
Director |
Cast |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
Power Paandi |
Dhanush |
Rajkiran, Prasanna, Chaya Singh |
Filming |
As writer
Year |
Film |
Director |
Cast |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
Power Paandi |
Dhanush |
Rajkiran, Prasanna, Chaya Singh |
Filming |
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 |
Soundarya Rajnikanth |
Himself |
Pre-production |
As producer
Year |
Film |
Director |
Cast |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
3 |
Aishwarya R. Dhanush |
Dhanush, Shruti Haasan |
Asia Vision Movie Awards for Excellence in Tamil - Best Crew Award |
2013 |
Ethir Neechal |
R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand, Nandita |
|
2014 |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Velraj |
Dhanush, Amala Paul |
|
Kaaka Muttai |
Manikandan |
J Vignesh, V Ramesh, Iyshwarya Rajesh |
National Film Award for Best Children's Film |
|
2015 |
| Kaaki Sattai |
R. S. Durai Senthilkumar |
Sivakarthikeyan, Sri Divya |
|
Maari |
Balaji Mohan |
Dhanush, Kajal Aggarwal |
||
Naanum Rowdydhaan |
Vignesh Shivan |
Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara |
||
Thanga Magan |
Velraj |
Dhanush, Samantha, Amy Jackson |
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2016 |
Visaranai |
Vetrimaaran |
Attakathi Dinesh, Samuthirakani |
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil |
Amma Kanakku |
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari |
Amala Paul, Revathy |
Remake of Nil Battey Sannata |
|
2017 |
Power Paandi |
Dhanush |
Rajkiran, Prasanna |
Filming |
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 |
Soundarya Rajinikanth |
Dhanush |
Pre-production |
|
Vada Chennai |
Vetrimaaran |
Dhanush, Vijay Sethupathi, Andrea Jeremiah |
Filming |
|
2018 |
Rajinikanth 161 |
Pa. Ranjith |
Rajinikanth |
Pre-production |
As singer
Year |
Song(s) |
Film |
Composer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 |
Naattu Sarakku |
Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
|
2005 |
Thunda Kaanom |
Devathayai Kanden |
Deva |
|
2006 |
Enga Area |
Pudhupettai |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
|
2010 |
Un Mela Aasadhaan |
Aayirathil Oruvan |
G. V. Prakash Kumar |
|
2011 |
Voda Voda Voda |
Mayakkam Enna |
G. V. Prakash Kumar |
SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer for (Voda Voda) |
Saravana Samayal |
Seedan |
Dhina |
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2012 |
Why This Kolaveri Di |
3 |
Anirudh Ravichander |
CNN Top song of 2011 (Why This Kolaveri Di) |
Sachin Anthem |
A Tribute to Sachin |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Promotional track as an ode to Sachin Tendulkar for health drink company Boost |
|
2013 |
Local Boys |
Ethir Neechal |
Anirudh Ravichander |
|
Pazhangalla Veshamulla |
Irandam Ulagam |
Harris Jayaraj |
||
Teddy Bear |
Naiyaandi |
M. Ghibran |
||
2014 |
Amma Amma |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Anirudh Ravichander |
|
Aathadi Aathadi |
Anegan |
Harris Jayaraj |
||
2015 |
No Problem |
Vajrakaya |
Arjun Janya |
Kannada song |
Maari Thara Local |
Maari |
Anirudh Ravichander |
||
Oh Oh |
Thanga Magan |
Anirudh Ravichander |
Manasa Mansa and Odini Lali in Nava Manmadhudu (Telugu) |
|
2016 |
Solli Tholaiyen Ma |
Yaakkai |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
|
Thikka |
Thikka |
S. Thaman |
Telugu |
|
Kodi Parakkudha |
Kodi |
Santhosh Narayanan |
||
Maalai Varum Vennila |
Nenjam Marappathillai |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
As lyricist
Year |
Song(s) |
Film |
Composer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 |
1. Pirai Thedum |
Mayakkam Enna |
G. V. Prakash Kumar |
SIIMA Award For Best Lyricist - (Pirai Thedum) |
2012 |
1. Idhazhin Oram |
3 |
Anirudh Ravichander |
SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist for (Kannazhaga) |
2013 |
1. Nijamellam |
Ethir Neechal |
Anirudh Ravichander |
|
1. Kadal Raasa Naan |
Maryan |
A. R. Rahman |
||
2014 |
1. Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Anirudh Ravichandar |
SIIMA Award For Best Lyricist - (Amma Amma) |
1. Move Your Body |
Vai Raja Vai |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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2015 |
1. Maari Thara Local |
Maari |
Anirudh Ravichander |
IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Lyricist - (Don-u Don-u Don-u) |
1. Oh Oh |
Thanga Magan |
Anirudh Ravichandar |
||
2016 |
1. Kodi Parakkudha |
Kodi |
Santhosh Narayanan |
Awards
National Film Award
Year |
Category |
Film |
As |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Best Actor |
Aadukalam |
Actor |
|
2014 |
Best Producer |
Kaaka Muttai |
Producer |
|
2015 |
Best Producer |
Visaranai |
Producer |
|
Filmfare Awards
Year |
Category |
Film |
As |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 |
Best Debutant Actor (Male) |
Raanjhanaa |
Actor |
|
Best Actor |
Raanjhanaa |
Actor |
Filmfare Awards South
Year |
Category |
Film |
As |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 |
Best Actor |
Kadhal Kondein |
Actor |
|
2008 |
Best Actor |
Yaaradi Nee Mohini |
Actor |
|
2010 |
Best Male Playback Singer |
Un Mele Aasaidhaan from Aayirathil Oruvan |
Singer |
|
2011 |
Best Actor |
Aadukalam |
Actor |
|
2012 |
Best Male Playback Singer |
Why This Kolaveri Di from 3 |
Singer |
|
Best Actor |
3 |
Actor |
||
2013 |
Critics Best Actor |
Maryan |
Actor |
|
2014 |
Best Actor |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Actor |
|
2015 |
Best Film |
Kaaka Muttai |
Producer |
|
Best Actor |
Anegan |
Actor |
Vijay Awards
Year |
Category |
Film |
As |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 |
Best Actor |
Polladhavan |
Actor |
|
Favorite Hero |
Polladhavan |
Actor |
||
2008 |
Best Entertainer of the Year |
Yaaradi Nee Mohini |
Actor |
|
Best Actor |
Yaaradi Nee Mohini |
Actor |
||
2011 |
Favorite Hero |
Aadukalam |
Actor |
|
Best Actor |
Aadukalam |
Actor |
||
Best Lyricist |
Voda Voda from Mayakkam Enna |
Lyricist |
||
Best Crew |
Aadukalam |
Producer |
||
Best Entertainer of the Year |
Aadukalam & Mayakkam Enna |
Actor |
||
2012 |
Best Actor |
3 |
Actor |
|
Best Male Playback Singer |
Why This Kolaveri Di from 3 |
Singer |
||
Best Lyricist |
Po Nee Po from 3 |
Lyricist |
||
Favorite Hero |
3 |
Actor |
||
2013 |
Best Actor |
Maryan |
Actor |
|
Best Crew |
Ethir Neechal |
Producer |
||
Favorite Hero |
Maryan |
Actor |
||
2014 |
Best Lyricist |
Amma Amma from Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Lyricist |
|
Favorite Hero |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Actor |
||
Favorite Film |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Producer |
||
Best Actor |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Actor |
||
Best Film |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Producer |
South Indian International Movie Awards
Year |
Category |
Film |
As |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 |
Best Actor |
Aadukalam |
Actor |
|
Best Male Playback Singer |
Voda Voda from Mayakkam Enna |
Singer |
||
Sensation of South Indian Cinema |
Tamil Cinema |
Actor |
||
Best Lyricist |
Pirai Thedum from Mayakkam Enna |
Lyricist |
||
2012 |
Best Actor |
3 |
Actor |
|
Best Lyricist |
Kannazhaga from 3 |
Lyricist |
||
Best Singer |
Why This Kolaveri Di from 3 |
Singer |
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Best Debutant Producer |
Wunderbar Films for 3 |
Producer |
||
Sensation of Innovative Marketing |
Wunderbar Films for 3 |
Producer |
||
2013 |
Critics Best Actor |
Maryan |
Actor |
|
2014 |
Best Actor |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Actor |
|
Best Lyricist |
Amma Amma from Velaiyilla Pattathari |
Lyricist |
||
Pride of South Indian Cinema |
South Indian Cinema |
Actor |
Edison Awards
The Edison Awards have been presented by the Tamil television channel MyTamilMovie.com since 2009 to honour excellence in Tamil cinema.
Year |
Category |
Film |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
2013 |
Best Actor |
Maryan |
|
2014 |
Best Actor |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
|
2015 |
Best Producer |
Kaaka Muttai |
|
2015 |
Mass Hero |
Maari |
Vikatan Award
Ananda Vikatan, one of the leading weeklies of Tamil Nadu has been awarding the films, actors and technicians on various criteria.
Year |
Category |
Film |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Best Actor |
Velaiyilla Pattathari |
|
2015 |
Best Film |
Kaaka Muttai |
IIFA Utsavam
Year |
Category |
Film |
As |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
Best Lyricist – Tamil |
Don-u Don-u Don-u from Maari |
Lyricist |
|
Best Male Playback Singer - Tamil |
Danga Maari from Anegan |
Singer |
Other awards and recognitions
- ITFA Best Actor Award - Polladhavan (2007)
- Stylish Star Of South Cinema - Chennai Times Award (2011)
- CNN Top Song Of 2011 Award - Why This Kolaveri Di (2011)
- Chennai Times Award for Best Actor for 3 (2012)
- Youth Icon Award - Kairali Asiavision Movie Awards (2014)
- IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male (2014)
- Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut (2014)
Nominations
- Big Star Entertainment Awards (2013) - Most Entertaining Debutant Actor for Raanjhanaa (2013)
- Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Male for Raanjhanaa (2013)
- Star Screen Award Best Actor - Popular Choice for Raanjhanaa (2013)