Top Ten Action Movies Starring Dhanush

Famous by his stage name Dhanush, actor Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja, is a national heartthrob. He debuted in the year 2002 and has been in the eye of the media for his outstanding acting skills since then. Though Dhanush works on film of various genres his action movies are the most popular. Thus, here’s a list of top ten action movies to watch if you love Dhanush.

1. Maari Click to look into! >> Read More...

Maari’s story revolves around Maari, a local gangster who pesters people and extorts money from them. The role of Maari is played by Dhanush and he is also the co-producer of the film. Dhanush had to speak in a Madras accent for the role. His character was a person who is into pigeon racing, similar to the one he played in Aadukalam, where he was seen as a person dealing with rooster fights. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Anirudh Ravichander The name Anirudh does not need any introduction do >> Read More... , with lyrics written by Dhanush, Vignesh Shivan People say that everybody is talented, but most of >> Read More... , and G. Rokesh. The film marks the third collaboration between Dhanush and Anirudh Ravichander.

2. Raanjhanaa

Raanjhanaa is a Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai. Written by Himanshu Sharma Himanshu Sharma had started his career by writing >> Read More... and produced by Krishika Lulla Krishika Lulla is a very talented lady and a highl >> Read More... . It stars Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... , Abhay Deol Abhay Deol is an actor and director of the TV indu >> Read More... , Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub was born in the year 1984 i >> Read More... , and Swara Bhaskar Swara Bhaskar is a talented Indian actress who is >> Read More... . It is the Hindi film debut for Dhanush. The story revolves around Kundan(played by Dhanush), a Hindu Brahmin who falls for a Muslim girl, Zoya (played by Sonam Kapoor). Dhanush reportedly underwent training for fluency in the Hindi language to obtain the role.

3. Asuran

Inspired by the real-life Kilvenmani massacre of 1968, Asuran was written and directed by Vetrimaaran and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. Based on Poomani's novel Vekkai, the film stars Dhanush and Manju Warrier Manju Warrier is a South-Indian film actress, born >> Read More... , where the latter makes her Tamil debut. In the movie, Dhanush plays the role of Sivasaami, a man in his 40s fighting for the honor of his caste and village. Dhanush received a lot of praise for his portrayal of Sivasaami. He won the Best actor award in various award shows for this movie.

4. Pudhu Pettai Click to look into! >> Read More...

Dhanush plays the part of a don in the Selvaraghavan-directed 2006 film, Pudhupettai. The film was produced by K Muralidharan, V Swaminathan, and G Venugopal. The film is somewhat based on the life of Auto Shankar Click to look into! >> Read More... , a famous don in the late 80s. The story of the film revolves around Kumar, who, due to unavoidable circumstances, becomes a part of a gang and eventually keeps increasing his crimes. Pudhupettai earned nearly ₹27.55 in three days, including ₹9.8 lakh from Sathyam Cinemas. It went on to have an average run at the box office despite taking a grand opening, with Selvaraghavan suggesting that excessively violent scenes might have kept family audiences.

5. Mayakkam Enna

Another film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, Mayakkam Enna, is a musical drama film. It is produced by Gemini Film Circuit with Aum Productions Selvaraghavan’s banner. It stars Dhanush, along with Richa Gangopadhyay Richa Gangopadhyay, born as Antara Richa Gangopadh >> Read More... . The story of the film is about Karthik, an aspiring wildlife photographer, who is cheated by his idol, which to him turn into an alcoholic and re-establishing his life.

6. Polladhavan

Polladhavan marks Vetrimaran’s directorial debut. It stars Dhanush and Divya Spandana Divya Spandana, born on November 29, 1982, known >> Read More... . The story of the film revolves around Prabhu Shankar Prabhu Shankar is a well-known singer in the Tamil >> Read More... , whose life improves after buying a bike, and he considers his bike his lucky charm, but everything turns upside down when his beloved motorcycle gets stolen. Velraj was the director of cinematography, V. T. Vijayan edited the film, and Rambo Rajkumar Rambo Rajkumar is one of the famous action choreog >> Read More... choreographed the stunts. Receiving a tremendously positive response, it popularized the Bajaj Pulsar among the youth. The film was remade in several languages, owing to its success.

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Karnan is directed by Mari Selvaraj Mari Selvaraj is an Indian movie Director, who mai >> Read More... and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film stars Dhanush, Lal, Yogi Babu Yogi Babu is one of the famous actors in Indian fi >> Read More... , Natarajan Subramaniam Natarajan Subramaniam is a cinematographer turned >> Read More... , and Rajisha Vijayan. The story of the film revolves around Karnan (played by Dhanush) who is a member of an oppressed community and fights for the rights of his community.

8. Velaiyilla Pattathari Click to look into! >> Read More...

Velaiilla Pattadhari, popularly known as VIP, was written and directed by Velraj in his directorial debut. The film stars Dhanush and Amala Paul Amala Paul is the super talented star of South Ind >> Read More... , along with Vivek, Saranya Ponvannan Saranya Ponvannan is one of the best actresses in >> Read More... , Samuthirakani, and Surbhi playing supporting roles. Dhanush also worked as the lyricist and album producer on the film's original soundtrack. Anirudh Ravichander composed the film's album and score. Hari Dinesh Hari Dinesh is a budding stunt master in Kollywood >> Read More... handled the stunt department. The film revolves around Raghuvaran (played by Dhanush), a graduate who has been unemployed for four years, and how he gets a job while successfully overcoming various obstacles before and after finding employment.

9. Vada Chennai Click to look into! >> Read More...

Vada Chennai is written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his fourth film as a director. It is the first installment in a planned trilogy. It was produced by A. Subaskaran. It stars Dhanush as Anbu, a skilled carrom player who becomes a reluctant part in a war between two rival dons. The film casts Ameer, Samuthirakani, Daniel Balaji Daniel Balaji is a prominent figure in Tamil Cinem >> Read More... , Kishore, Pawan, Andrea Jeremiah It is sometimes fascinating to read about how film >> Read More... , and Aishwarya Rajesh Aishwarya Rajesh, commonly known as Iyshwarya, is >> Read More... .

10. Aadukalam

Aadukalam is directed by Vetrimaran and produced by Five Star Kathiresan. It stars Dhanush and Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu is an actress and model of Indian or >> Read More... , Kishore, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Naren, and Murugadoss, playing supporting roles. The film revolves around the rivalry between two rooster trainers. Dhanush plays the part of Karuppa, a rooster trainer under the two rival teams. The film won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... , including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. The film was also felicitated with five awards in the 59th Filmfare Awards South – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Music Director, and Best Cinematography.