| Full
Name |
Venkatesh
Prabhu |
| Film
name |
Dhanush
|
| Lovingly
called by fans |
Indian
'Bruce Lee', Poor man's 'Rajini' |
| Profession |
Actor |
| Date
of birth |
July
28 |
| Native |
Chennai |
| Weight |
Less than some of
his heroines
|
| Father |
Kasturi Raja
(director)
|
| Mother |
Vijayalakshmi
|
| Siblings |
- Brother-
Selvaraghavan(director)
- Two sisters
|
| Education |
- School-
St.John's
- College- BCA
(Correspondence Madurai Kamraj University)
|
| Debut |
- Films-Thulluvatho
Illamami
- Singing-Pudukottailirundhu
Saravanan
|
| Person
to recognize his talent |
His Brother
|
| Best
films |
Thulluvatho
Illamami, Kaadhal Konden
|
| Entry
into films |
Accidental( the actor to
play the hero dropped out at the last moment)
|
| Favourites |
- sport- tennis
- clothing - Jeans
and cotton shirt
- food - chinese
- author - Erich
Segal
- novel- love story
- colour - black
|
| Actors
he admires |
- Kollywood-
Rajinikanth
- Bollywood- Amitab
Bachan
- Hollywood- Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Jim Carrey
|
| Favourites
in his profession |
- Heroine- Kushboo
- Director-
Selvaraghavan( his brother)
- Musician-
Illayaraja
- Comedian-
Goundamani
- Close friend in
the industry- Yuvan Shankar Raja
|
| Hobbies |
Playing snooker,
listening to music and singing
|
| Strengths |
Self Confidence
|
| Weakness |
Trusting all
people
|
| If
not in films |
Hotel Management
|
| Likes
to do |
Anti-hero roles
|
| Does
not like |
To be called
as Bruce lee( thinks it is a humiliation to Bruce
Lee)
|
| Salaray |
Around 60
lakhs per film
|
| Contact
Address |
16/5, Rajamannar Salai,
T Nagar, Chennai.
Email id- aimeprabhu@yahoo.com.
|
| Other
opinions |
- Director Balu
mahendra-'His unconventional looks and
abundance of talent set him apart from
the other chocolate-faced heroes. He will go
places."
- Actor Surya-
'My
favourite actor is Dhanush for now'
|
| Goal |
To
become a superstar |
| Quotes |
A
successful actor is “80 percent talent and 20
percent luck" |
Compiled by: Poongodi Sivagurunathan
Courtesy: Net Resources
|
