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Aishwarya R. Dhanush

アイシュワリヤー・ダヌーシュ　/　あいしゅわりやー・だぬーしゅ

Film director from India

January 1, 1982 (age 44)　・　Chennai, Chennai district, India

Chennai district
film director
dancer
screenwriter

My Take

I admire Aishwarya R. Dhanush for refusing to coast on a famous surname. Born in Chennai, she did not parachute into the director's chair; she earned it from below, working as a playback singer and assistant director before her feature debut with 3 in 2012. Carving out space as a woman directing in Tamil cinema was its own uphill battle, and she did it while singing, dancing, and writing along the way. That hunger to be a complete artist, rather than just an heiress to talent, is what wins me over. To me she stands out as one of Indian cinema's more determined pioneers.

Overview

Aishwarya Rajinikanth (born 1 January 1982) is an Indian film director and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. She became a playback singer with the 2003 film Whistle alongside Silambarasan, which was then followed by the song "Un Mela Aasadhan" in the 2010 film Aayirathil Oruvan, for which she also worked as an assistant director. She made her feature film directorial debut with 3 (2012).

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1. Profile

Name (English): Aishwarya R. Dhanush
Name (Japanese): アイシュワリヤー・ダヌーシュ
Reading: あいしゅわりやー・だぬーしゅ
Born: January 1, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Chennai, Chennai district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / dancer / screenwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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