Dhanush's next film,
Mayakkam Enna, in which he once again collaborated with his brother, casting him with Richa Gangopadhyay, received largely positive reviews. His only 2012 release was
3, directed by his wife, Aishwarya Rajinikanth with Shruti Haasan. The movie was a moderate success, owing to the popularity of the song
Why this Kolaveri Di. In 2013, he appeared in
Maryan opposite Parvathy, which was applauded by critics, but became an above-average grosser at the box office. His next release was
Naiyaandi, directed by A. Sarkunam, which did not make any notable impact at the box office. He made his debut in Bollywood with the film
Raanjhanaa, directed by Aanand L.Rai opposite Sonam. The film was released on 21 June 2013 with the Tamil dubbed version
Ambikapathy releasing a week later. This film had background score composed by A. R. Rahman, and it grossed over 135 crore rupees worldwide. Dhanush's first film of 2014 was
Velaiyilla Pattathari, which was also his 25th film and was directed by Velraj. It received mostly positive reviews and was a success. His next release was
Shamitabh, released in year 2015 which was also his second Hindi film directed by R. Balki. It opened to very high positive reviews and was praised for the concept, but failed at the box office. His next film
Anegan, was a psychological thriller directed by KV Anand, which generated positive reviews and became a box office success. Dhanush's next release in 2015 was the action comedy
Maari, featuring Kajal Aggarwal, Robo Shankar and Vijay Yesudas. Directed by Balaji Mohan and composed by Anirudh Ravichander, it was released worldwide on 17 July 2015. He also appeared in
Thanga Magan, directed by Velraj with Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Amy Jackson, K. S. Ravikumar and Raadhika. In 2016, Dhanush appeared
Thodari, which was an action thriller film set on a train and
Kodi, a political action thriller. He played a cameo in his directorial debut
Power Paandi, which released on 14 April 2017.
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2, directed by his sister-in-law Soundarya Rajinikanth, was his first film of 2017 as a lead actor. He has penned the story and dialogues for this movie and also produced it. His films
Vadachennai and
Maari 2, a sequel to
Maari, were released in 2019.
Vadachennai was praised by critics while
Maari 2 got mixed reviews. Dhanush's first international film, titled
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, released in 2019 worldwide and was a flop. His main 2019 release,
Asuran, was praised by critics for its gritty portrayal of land violence and the film was eventually a box office success. His next release, a romantic thriller titled
Enai Noki Paayum Thota was released on 29 November 2019 after several delays due to financial problems and it received positive reviews.
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