Actor Dhanush is set to have a busy 2021 as he has a huge lineup of films among which include some that already have release dates announced. The National Award-winning actor's lineup includes the Karthik Subbaraj-directed Jagame Thanthiram announced for a Netflix release soon, followed by Karnan under Pariyerum Perumal fame Mari Selvaraj's direction slated to hit screens on April 9, including his next big Bollywood venture, Atrangi Re, on August 6, which also includes Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan, with music by A. R. Rahman.
Currently in the US to attend an acting workshop ahead of filming his next Hollywood film, The Gray Man, under Avengers: Endgame directors The Russo Brothers, which also stars Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling, Dhanush is also attached to Tamil films like Ratsasan director Ramkumar's D42 and Karthick Naren's tentatively titled D43 under the Sathya Jyothi Films banner, including Sun Pictures' D44 and director Vetri Maaran's project being produced by Elred Kumar's RS Infotainment banner. Having said that, Dhanush on Tuesday evening took to his Twitter page to make a statement on the chart-buster 'Kandaa Vara Sollunga' song from his upcoming Karnan composed by Santhosh Narayanan and appreciated the music director and director Mari Selvaraj for bringing to light talents and setting up a platform for them to display their skills on the world stage.
Earlier, Santhosh Narayanan had expressed his gratitude to fans for their feedback and wrote, "I bow down to all of you who loved and supported #KandaaVaraSollunga. This is a major victory for so many folk artists who have to be celebrated. Thank you all so much. Here is a click from my first discussion with @mari_selvaraj about Kandaa Vara Sollunga. #Karnan". Dhanush tweeted, "And we know there is much more to come. Thank you for identifying such deserving talents of our soil and soul and displaying them to the world. God bless you".
And we know there is much more to come. Thank you for identifying such deserving talents of our soil and soul and displaying them to the world. God bless you https://t.co/ysxgEEbcVg
— Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) February 23, 2021
This latest statement is the first from Dhanush in some time, especially after the release announcement of his Jagame Thanthiram on Netflix. Dhanush had earlier on Monday tweeted a poster of the 'Kandaa Vara Sollunga' song crossing 6 million views on YouTube, with the song currently trending at the top. As the response for the Karnan song continues to soar, all sights are now on the film's theatrical release in April, while many Dhanush fans also await the next announcement regarding the premiere date of Jagame Thanthiram.
Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu's V Creations, Karnan has Dhanush sharing screen space opposite Malayalam actress and Kerala State Film Award winner Rajisha Vijayan playing the female lead, with veteran actors Lal and Azhagam Perumal, followed by Yogi Babu, Natty (a) Natarajan Subramanian, including 96 and Master fame Gouri G. Kishan and Lakshmi short film actress Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli cast in major supporting roles.