Dheena (born 27 January 1990) is an Indian actor, comedian and screenwriter who works prominently in

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. He is known for playing one of the lead roles in the films '' Thumbaa'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2021) and as a contestant in the television show '' Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?''.

Career

Dheena was a contestant in the show '' Kalakka Povathu Yaaru?'' on

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. He was known for his "prank calls" where proclaimed himself as a fan of Thadi Balaji and made fun of the judges and contestants. He made his film debut in

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...

's ''

Pa Paandi ''Pa Paandi'' (also known as ''Power Paandi'') is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written, directed and produced by Dhanush, in his directorial debut. It stars Rajkiran in the titular role, alongside Revathi, Prasanna, Chaya Sing ...

'' essaying the role of Dhanush's friend. In 2019, he made his debut as a lead actor in '' Thumbaa''. In a ''Times of India'' review of the film, the reviewer stated that he made "an assured comic performance". In 2019, he played a comedic role in ''

''. Regarding his role, Janani K of ''India Today'' stated that "Dheena’s role brings in a much-needed lightness to the film". He was last seen in the film ''

''. His next film as a lead actor was supposed to be the film ''Ajith From Aruppukottai''. The film is a remake of ''

Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan ''Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language romantic-comedy drama film directed by Nadirshah. It stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan in the title role along with Prayaga Martin, Siddique,Salim Kumar, Dharmajan Bolgatty and ...

'' and will be produced by Dhanush.

Television

Filmography

Film

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Dheena
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