Published By: Orna Ghosh

Movies in which we can witness the fantastic work by Dhanush.

The South Indian film industry introduced unlimited talents and their incomparable work to the world. 

Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, aka Dhanush, is a well-known Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, lyricist and screenwriter. He started his career in the Tamil film industry but gained popularity among the citizens after giving his voice to the most viral song of the decade: Why this Kolaveri di? Today, Dhanush is among the most successful actors from the Tamil film industry. However, he also delivered his outstanding performances for other film industries. For instance, we have Raanjhanaa from Bollywood, Tharangam from Malayalam and others.

Let us swiftly move on to the list of movies where we get to see the charisma of Dhanush.

Karnan (2021), available on Amazon Prime Videos, is a film by Mari Selvaraj is one of the most-watched movies this year. It is a story of Karnan, a young and brave boy living in a small village in Tamil Nadu. He fights against the inhuman treatment and injustice done by the police officer to his people. This action drama is a power-packed movie to sort your weekend.

Asuran (2019), directed by Vetrimaaran, is an action drama available for watch on Amazon Prime Videos. The film revolves around Velmurugan, the farmer and his family, struggling to retain their rightful land. However, as the movie continues, we find that Velmurugan tries to protect his son, who murdered a wealthy upper-caste landlord in retaliation. Dhanush won several awards for his outstanding performance in Asuran.

Vada Chennai (2018) is another film by Dhanush under the direction of Vetrimaaran and is available on Sony Liv. It is a crime drama that revolves around the life of Anbu, a skilful carrom player from North Chennai. Later, he sets foot in the underworld and joins hands with the local gangsters to settle their dispute. However, he decides to fight them when they plan to wipe out his locality.

Raanjhanaa (2013) is Dhanush’ Bollywood debut film which we can watch on Zee5 premium and Jio TV. It is a triangular love story between Kundan (Dhanush), Zoya (Sonam Kapoor) and Akram (Abhay Deol). As the story moves forward, Kundan finds out about Zoya’s lover and let goes his feelings. However, after realizing that she lied about her fiancé’s religion, he goes insane.

Three (2012), directed by Aishwarya R. Dhanush, is a romantic, mystery drama film available for watch on Jio TV. The story begins with Ram and Janani, the high-school lovers who married each other. However, the movie takes an unusual turn after Ram commits suicide, leaving Janani mystified. It is the story of a wife who tries to figure out the reason behind her husband’s mysterious death.