Dhananjay (actor)

Daali Dhananjaya is an Indian film and theatre actor working in the Kannada film industry.[1] After acting in a host of theater acts, he made his feature film debut in Director's Special in 2013. He fetched the debut actor award at the SIIMA Awards for his performance in the film.[2] He is endearingly referred to as "Special Star" for his appearance in Director's Special and "Classical Star" for his theatre work and classical selection of movies.[3] Performance in Tagaru movie made him popular in Karnataka.

Dhananjaya
Dhananjay, IFFI (2016)
Born
Kalenahally, Arasikere, Hassan, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSJCE, Mysuru, Karnataka.
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Early life and family

Dhananjaya was born in Kalenhalli village in Arasikere, Hassan district where he studied his high school in St. Mary's High School Arsikere. His childhood was mostly spent by watching and acting in dramas in the village along with his father. He moved to Mysuru to pursue his Engineering degree in Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering and subsequently graduated as a rank student. This lead him to a good job offer from Infosys, Mysuru. However, his interest was set in acting and he used to frequently visit the popular Rangayana theater group in Mysuru. Eventually, he landed up with many acting assignments in the same theater group. He also underwent an acting workshop at Germany facilitated by Germany-based theatre director Christian Stuckl.[4]

Film career

Dhananjaya, with his frequent visits to the Rangayana theater in Mysuru, fetched him many character roles in the regular dramas held there. It was director Guruprasad who noticed his acting skills and gave him an important role in his feature film Director's Special.[5] The film took three years in the making and finally released in 2013 to mixed and negative response at the box-office. However his performance was lauded and many film makers approached him for the roles in their films. He then was cast in A. P. Arjun's next film Rhaatee opposite Shruthi Hariharan under musician V. Harikrishna's debut production. His next was Preetham Gubbi's film Boxer, produced by the Jayanna Films banner, which brought him wide accolades. He was known for his fit boxer's body, which he had achieved by rigorous training.[6][7] He then played the role of 12th C saint poet Allama Prabhu, with elan, undergoing harsh training to master the musical instrument Mridanga and also classical dance. Dhananjaya is donning the villain's role for Director Duniya Suri's film Tagaru, starring Shivarajkumar. His rugged look has already become sensational. He has completed Guruprasad's film Eradane Sala. Meanwhile, he is shooting for Pannaga Bharana's film Happy New Year in which he plays a suave Radio Jackie.

Filmography
YearFilm TitleRoleDirectorNotes
2007 Bal Ganesh Varun Dev Pankaj Sharma Voice role
2013 Director's Special Dhananjaya Guruprasad Won - SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant
2014 Jayanagar 4th Block Dhananjaya D. Sathya Prakash Short-film
Also story-writer[8]
2015 Rhaatee Raja A. P. Arjun
Boxer Raja Preetham Gubbi
2016 Jessie Jessie Pavan Wadeyar
Badmaash Vijay Akash Srivatsa
2017 Allama Allama Prabhu T. S. Nagabharana Awarded Basavaratna-2017

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor - Kannada

Eradane Sala Guruprasad
Happy New Year RJ Danny Pannaga Bharana
2018 Tagaru Daali Duniya SooriFilmibeat Award for Best Villain - Kannada
Nominated - City Cine Awards for Best Villain- Kannada
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award for Best Supporting Actor SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - Kannada Filmfare Award Best Supporting Actor -Kannada
Bhairava Geetha Bhairava Siddhartha
Life Jothe Ondh Selfie Karthik Dinakar Thoogudeep
2019 Yajamana Mittai Soori Pon Kumaran
2020 Popcorn Monkey Tiger Tiger Seena Duniya Soori [9]
Tothapuri TBA Vijay Prasad Post Production [10]
Yuvarathnaa Antony Joseph Santosh Ananddram Filming[11]
Pogaru TBA Nanda Kishore Post Production [12]
Daali Daali Prabhu Srinivas Filming [13]
Salaga Samrat Duniya Vijay Post Production [14]
Badva Rascal TBA Shankar Guru Filming[15]

References
  1. Dhananjay profile
  2. Dhananjaya is SIIMA's Best Debutant Actor
  3. Special Star switches his role
  4. Dhananjay took acting lessons in Germany
  5. Software to Sandalwood: A techie's dream come true
  6. Actor Dhananjaya turns boxer
  7. Preetham and Dhananjaya to team up for Boxer
  8. Jayanagar IV Block comes alive in film
  9. "Daali goes bald for 'Suri Popcorn Monkey Tiger'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. "Director Vijayaprasad is the reason I chose Totapuri: Dhananjay". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  11. "ಪುನೀತ್ 'ಯುವರತ್ನ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಡಾಲಿ ಧನಂಜಯ್ ಎಂಟ್ರಿ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. "Dhananjay: I am an actor first and then a hero or villain". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  13. "Dhananjay back with negative shades as Daali". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  14. "Duniya Vijay-Dhananjaya in Salaga - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. "Dhananjaya to launch a former courier agent as director - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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