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Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja is an Indian actor, director, lyricist and a singer who works in the Tamil Film Industry. Venkatesh Prabhu adopted the screen name Dhanush. He made his debut in 'Thulluvadho Ilamai’, a movie directed by his father in 2002. His Bollywood debut was in 2013 in 'Raanjhanaa', a film directed by Aanand L. Rai and starring Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor. He has also been on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. He has now made his Hollywood debut as ‘Avik San’. Dhanush worked alongside celebrities like Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in the Russo Brothers film “The Gray Man”. Dhanush was born on July 28, 1983 in Tamil. He did his schooling from Thai Sathya Matriculation High school in Chennai and completed his bachelors in computer from Madurai Kamaraj University. His brother Selvaraghavan, an Indian film director, inspired him to become an actor. ,Dhanush married Rajnikanth’s daughter Aishwarya in 2004. She is an Indian film director and a playback singer who works in the South Indian film Industry. She was also selected as India’s goodwill ambassador to the United Nations in 2016. They separated after 18 years of marriage. They have two children Yatra and Linga. ,Also Read| The Gray Man movie: Ryan Gosling called Ken Doll, ahead of 'Barbie' casting,His family includes his father Kasthuri Raja, mother Vijayalakshmi and his elder brother and two sisters. He started his acting career in movies directed by his father and elder brother. This helped him a lot to establish himself as a prominent actor in the South Indian film Industry. His father joined director K.S.G as an assistant in his early professional career and developed amazing directional skills. Later Dhanush’s father established himself as a director, producer and music director in the South Indian film industry. ,Dhanush has acted in over 45 movies and won numerous accolades and recognitions including Filmfare Award South, Nandi Awards, and CIIMA Awards for his outstanding performances. His first Indian music video “Why this Kolaveri Di” received 100 million views soon after its release.

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  <li>Dhanush made his Hollywood debut with the film ‘The Gray Man’</li>
  <li>He has acted in over 45 movies and won numerous accolades and recognition</li>
  <li>He made his debut in 'Thulluvadho Ilamai’, a movie directed by his father in 2002</li>
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At least 16 people were confirmed dead and over 40 people were missing after a cloudburst occurred near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, triggering a flash flood. ,A Border Security Force spokesperson in Delhi told PTI that 16 bodies have been shifted to Baltal. Doctors and medical staff of the force treated nine patients who were critically injured in the floods. ,They have been shifted to lower altitude Neelgrath base camp, the spokesperson told the agency. ,Meanwhile, about 15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the caves, were shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni. ,Most of the pilgrims, who were stranded near the holy cave shrine area due to the flash flood that occurred Friday evening, have been shifted to Panjtarni. The evacuation continued till 3.38 am. No pilgrim is left on the track. About 15,000 people have been safely shifted till now, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) spokesperson said. The pilgrimage that began on June 30 has been suspended following the incident and a decision on its resumption will be taken after rescue operations get over, a senior administration official had said. Also Read: Explained: What are cloudbursts and why do they occur,Vivek Kumar Pandey, PRO, ITBP told Live Mint that the rescue operation has been intensified. ,Around 30-40 people are still missing. The weather is clear near Amarnath cave. The injured people have been brought to base using helicopters. Yatra is still on hold & we're advising people not to move ahead, he told the outlet. ,The Jammu and Kashmir administration set up a helpline for the Amarnath Yatra. The Lt Governor administration and the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) gave out four telephone numbers where people can get information about the cloudburst. Helpline numbers for Amarnath Yatra: NDRF: 011-23438252 011-23438253 Kashmir Divisional Helpline: 0194-2496240 Shrine Board Helpline: 0194-2313149, the public relations department of the government and the SASB tweeted from their respective handles. Focus of administration is on rescue operation with NDRF, SDRF, JKP and other teams in action, the administration added.

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<ul>
  <li>A cloudburst occurred near the Amarnath holy cave in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, triggering a&nbsp;flash flood</li>
  <li>At least 16 people were confirmed dead</li>
  <li>15,000 pilgrims, who were stranded near the caves, were&nbsp;shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni</li>
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