Dhanush's birthday: Here are a few lesser-known facts about the South superstar

Dhanush is one of the most famous actors in the South Indian film industry. He has also established his name in Bollywood. Some of the most memorable performances of Dhanush came in movies like Aadukalam, Kaaka Muttai, Vada Chennai, Polladhavan, and others. The South star turned a year older today. As Dhanush celebrates his 37th birthday, here are some of the lesser-known facts about the National-award winning actor: Dhanush: Lesser-known facts about the actor Many are unaware of Dhanush's real name; his real name is Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthoori Raja. When Dhanush entered the film industry, he chose to change his stage name and wanted his name to sound similar to other prominent actors like Prabhu and Prabhu Deva. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dhanush (@dhanushkraja_offical) on Mar 14, 2015 at 7:25am PDT ALSO READ | Siddharth Jadhav To Subodh Bhave: What Were Marathi Celebs Upto This Weekend? According to reports of a leading daily publication, Dhanush said that he never had dreams of becoming an actor. He wanted to pursue a degree in Hotel Management in order to become a chef. However, his elder brother named Selvaraghavan, who is a director and screenwriter, asked him to try and build a career in cinema. Dhanush, in a previous interview, had said that initially, he threw tantrums in order to avoid getting into the industry. He later made his debut with the film, Thulluvadho Ilamai and Kaadhal Kondein with the latter being directed by his brother. ALSO READ | Mammootty, Mohanlal, Manju Warrier And Other Celeb-inspired Posters To 'break-the-chain' Dhanush is married to Aishwarya Rajinikanth, who is the eldest daughter of South superstar Rajinikanth. Dhanush is known to be a great devotee of Lord Shiva. It is known that Dhanush has hence named his children, Yatra and Linga. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dhanush.official on Feb 22, 2016 at 4:13pm PST According to reports, Dhanush met his wife Aishwarya Rajinikanth during the screening of Kaadhal Kondein, which released in the year 2003. Reportedly, Aishwarya Rajinikanth loved Dhanush's performance and asked him to stay connected. The two later tied the knot in the year 2004. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aishwaryaa's Official FC (@ash_r_dhanush_fc) on Jul 31, 2016 at 5:33am PDT ALSO READ | Prabhas' 'Darling' Movie Songs His Fans Should Add To Their Playlist Dhanush gained widespread attention for his song titled Why This Kolaveri Di. The lyrics are penned by Dhanush and the song is composed by Anirudh Ravichander. Reportedly, the singer penned the lyrics of the song in just six minutes and the raw version of the superhit was recorded in just 35 minutes. Dhanush is also quite passionate about music. The South superstar has penned and sung several Tamil songs. Some of the albums that Dhanush has penned the lyrics for include Mayakaam Enna, Maryan, Valaiila Pattadhari and others. Dhanush once bagged the titled of 'Hottest vegetarian of the Year'. His wife, Aishwarya R Dhanush took to twitter to appreciate the actor. She wrote, ''chosen as the PETA "hottest vegetarian of the year "is my hubby dhanush..im so glad cos im a vegan too ... :):)go veggies !!!''. Have a look: chosen as the PETA "hottest vegetarian of the year "is my hubby dhanush..im so glad cos im a vegan too ... :):)go veggies !!!! hehe — Aishwaryaa.R.Dhanush (@ash_r_dhanush) January 19, 2012 In the year 2012, Dhanush worked with the World Wide Fund (WWF). He collaborated with the foundation in order to support the cause of Earth Hour. His collaboration garnered widespread attention. @dhanushkraja Dhanush is the brand ambassador of “Switch off to make Chennai the Earth Hour Champion” organised by WWF. — Master (@deepika_9595) March 27, 2012 ALSO READ | KS Chithra's Birthday: Mohanlal & Other Celebs Who Wished The Legendary Singer

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Dhanush's birthday: Here are a few lesser-known facts about the South superstar

Dhanush, one of the most popular South actors, turns 37 years old today. Read on to know some of the lesser-known facts about the actor.

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