Tamil actor, Dhanush during an audio launch of of his upcoming film Rayaan, Dhanush made cryptic comment about settling down at Rajini's locality. Published: July 24, 2024 4:51 PM IST By Edited by Tamil cinema’s renowned actor, Dhanush, has been under some heat following his recent remarks at the music reveal of his new film, Raayan. Broadcasted on TV, Dhanush emphasised his ‘outsider’ status, delving into his efforts to secure a home in the glamorous Poes Garden neighborhood, shared by luminaries like Rajinikanth and the late Tamil Nadu CM, J Jayalalithaa.
Despite his roots in the Tamil film industry through his father, Dhanush’s comments have sparked a wave of criticism. At the event, Dhanush chose to speak in Tamil as he addressed the buzz around his recent acquisition of a property in Poes Garden. The VIP actor answered, “If I knew buying a house in Poes Garden would have become such a big topic of conversation, I would have simply got a small apartment.
Should I not buy a house in Poes Garden? If I live in a street, I remain to live in a street only? (sic).” He further spoke in Tamil saying, “There is a small story about buying the house in Poes Garden. I was 16 when me and my friend were riding through Cathedral Road (in Chennai).
You know whose fan I am (referring to Rajinikanth). So, during the ride, I wished to see Thalaivar’s house. I asked someone where is his house.
We followed the directions given. We noticed a group of Police officers in the locality and asked them to guide us to Rajinikanth’s house. They directed us but told us to leave immediately after we saw the house (sic).
” He concluded by saying, “We saw the house and got excited. After we saw, we turned our bike, ready to leave when we saw a group of people gathered outside another house. When asked about the crowd, we were told, ‘This is Jayalalithaa’s house.
’ I stopped the bike and looked — on one side, there is Rajini sir’s house, on the other is Jayalalithaa Amma’s house. I thought to myself that one day, somehow, I want to buy at least a small house in a posh locality like Poes Garden. The Poes Garden house today is a gift to the 16-year-old Venkatesh Prabhu (Dhanush’s birth name) (sic).
” Take a look at the video: 🤔 What is this new level of idiocy from Dhanush? The guy says that the incident happened when he was 16 y.o. Was he an outsider back then? No.
His father was a well-known director who had lost his magic. At 18 y.o, his father pooled finances to produce a film with him as the.
.. — Saikiran Kannan | 赛基兰坎南 (@saikirankannan) Netizens Criticise Dhanush For Poking At Rajini Netizens argue that his claimed ‘rags-to-riches’ story seems misleading since he is the son of renowned director, Kasthuri Raja.
A certain social media user even pointed out the irony of Dhanush, who they refer to as a “Nepo Kid”, supposedly starting from the bottom despite the clear advantage he had in entering the film world, courtesy of his family connections. An X user wrote, “Its not a big thing for a nepo kid like you to buy a house in Poes Garden..
Imagine #Rajni who really started from scratch, bought a house in Poes Garden and made Poes Garden a brand? This is the real success.. Ever experienced an average life of a teenager in Tamil Nadu? (sic).
” Another comment read, “You had almost everything and termed yourself as a kastapadure teenager? (sic).” Another user on X writes, “Bro how can you compare this to Rajini?? Rajini actually has struggled big time..
.Rajini was a complete outsider went from Bus Conductor to biggest star in India..
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.Rajini can talk what he talks completely self made from nothing to superstar (sic).” Take a look at the Posts Shared by Netizens: Its not a big thing for a nepo kid like you to buy a house in Poes Garden.
. Imagine who really started from scratch, bought a house in Poes Garden and made Poes Garden a brand? This is the real success..
Ever experienced an average life of a teenager in Tamil Nadu? — BlastingTamilCinema (@BLSTG) Why do you compare him with Rajini? superstar worked as Coolie and Bus Conductor till he got a chance in cinema. And even then he faced discrimination due to his skin color. Both stories might have a similar structure but the meaning and impact of Thalaivar‘s story is true.
— Rajini Fans Germany 🇩🇪 (@RajiniFCGermany) Everything and anything is about self-promotion for these fraudsters. Hypocrites — Madhanmohan (@mmadanm) I couldn’t agree with you more. Watching it made me sick.
Just for few claps and promotion these actors will stoop to any level. — Karthik (@m85karthikeyan) Dhanush became the proud owner of the Poes Garden residence in the last year, having allegedly paid a whopping Rs 150 crores. On his professional front, he’s all geared up for his forthcoming movie, “Raayan,” which is planned to hit the screens on July 26th.
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