

The latter earned him a Best Tamil Actor nomination at the 64th Filmfare Awards South. Dhanush had two releases in 2016-Prabhu Solomon's Thodari, a critical and commercial failure and the political thriller Kodi, where he played dual roles. He followed that with Maari (2015) and Thanga Magan (2015), both moderately successful at the box office.

Anand's romantic thriller Anegan, a moderate success. Balki's Shamitabh (2015), where he played a mute superstar. He co-starred with Amitabh Bachchan in R. His performance as an unemployed graduate won a third Filmfare Award in the Best Tamil Actor category. In 2014, he produced and starred in cinematographer Velraj's directorial debut, Velaiilla Pattadhari, which was critically acclaimed as well as a box-office success. The same year he was seen in the survival film Maryan, which won him Best Actor Award (Critics) at the 61st Filmfare Awards South. His performance as an obsessive one-sided lover in the film won him the Best Male Debut Award and earned a Best Actor nomination at the 59th Filmfare Awards. Dhanush made his Bollywood debut with Aanand L Rai's Raanjhanaa (2013).
