Exclusive: Daali Dhananjaya  completes a decade in Sandalwood

Exclusive: Daali Dhananjaya completes a decade in Sandalwood

Entertainment By Shashiprasad SM 01/06/2023 Read the article

Since his debut as an actor in Director’s Special — released on 31 May, 2013 — Dhananjaya has had a roller-coaster journey as an actor, lyricist, and now as a producer too.

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“It feels like yesterday. Over the years, I as an artist have learnt a lot and, most importantly, survivability factors.” The actor shared with South First.

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“One has to keep reinventing oneself” he says using Tagaru (2018) as an example, “I had to take up production to come back as a hero in order to avoid being typecast negative roles.”

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Amongst many others, his role as Jolly Reddy in the Telugu blockbuster Pushpa: The Rise (2021), starring Allu Arjun, earned him pan-India recognition.

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In 2021, Dhananjaya’s first venture as a producer was Badava Rascal. He took it up under the banner of his own production house Daali Pictures.

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Daali presented (assisted in the release of the film) Daredevil Musthafa, which after hitting the screens has earned critical appreciation.

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He is also producing Tagaru Palya, which also introduces Amrutha Prem — daughter of popular Kannada actor Prem — as the female lead.

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Talking about his upcoming movies, Uttarakaanda directed by Rohith Padaki is in the production phase. The second one is an untitled film that he is currently shooting for.

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