Dhananjaya (actor)

Dhananjaya
Born
Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya

(1985-08-23) 23 August 1985 (age 39)
Arasikere, Kalenahalli, Karnataka, India
Other namesDaali
Alma materSri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
Occupations
  • Actor
  • lyricist
  • film producer
Years active2007–present

Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya (born 23 August 1985), also known as Daali, is an Indian actor, lyricist and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards and four SIIMA Awards for his performances in various films.

Dhananjaya made his acting debut in Director's Special (2013) for which he won the best debut actor award at the 3rd SIIMA Awards.[1] He was critically acclaimed for playing the role of Allama Prabhu in Allama (2017). He turned producer through the film, Badava Rascal.[2]

Dhananjaya got the major breakthrough in the film Tagaru (2018) directed by Duniya Soori for his performance as a menacing villain. He is now popularly addressed as "Daali" - the character name in the film.[3] Dhananjaya has also played roles in films in other languages such as Telugu[4] and Tamil.

  1. ^ "SIIMA 2013 winners list". SIIMA Official Site. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Dhananjay's Badava Rascal to wrap up with climax and song sequence". The New Indian Express. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "People already call Dhananjaya, Daali". Times of India. 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Bhairava Geetha Telugu Movie Review". 123telugu.com. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.