Dhanush questions trolling over buying luxury home in Poes Garden: ‘Should a person born on the streets stay there?’

“There is a small anecdote behind buying a house in Poes Garden. One day, when I was 16 and roaming around with my friend on a bike, I wished to see Thalaivar’s (Rajinikanth) house. With the help of passersby and police officers, we spotted his place, saw it happily and left,” Dhanush recalled.

“While returning on the bike, we saw a huge crowd on the other side, though Thalaivar’s house was on this side. When asked, people said that it’s Jayalalithaa’s house. I looked at both houses. At that moment, I desire bloomed in my mind; a desire to own at least a small house in Poes Garden,” he added.

“At that time, we were struggling a lot. If Thulluvadho Ilamai (which marked Dhanush’s debut as an actor and was helmed by his father Kasthuri Raja and penned by his brother Selvaraghavan) didn’t succeed, we would have had to start living on the streets. The house I bought in Poes Garden, after working for 20 years, was Dhanush’s gift to that 16-year-old Venkatesh Prabhu (his birth name),” he said evoking applause from his family members and fans.

Netizens criticise Dhanush calling him a product of nepotism

However, his comments did not sit well with many people, who took to social media to criticise him, pointing out that he’s a product of nepotism with enough resources and that his story is not ‘inspirational’. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), a netizen wrote, “What is this new level of idiocy from Dhanush? The guy says that the incident happened when he was 16 y.o. Was he an outsider back then? No. His father was a well-known director who had lost his magic. Why do these actors act as if they are something out of the ordinary? Wearing a simple dress and a Rudraksha doesn’t mean someone is simple and humble. The mindset is what matters!”

“Great actor – on screen and unfortunately off the screen too. Immense respect for Dhanush, the actor but have lost considerable request for him as a person. Disappointed,” another user wrote, while one Twitterati noted, “Why is he trying to act like an outsider omg the whole of Tamil Nadu knows about him💀💀💀”

“Fans should refrain from going gaga and applauding to the actors gimmicks especially in audio launches with Kutty கதை..Kutty story.. Now சின்ன கதை..All are self bragging and non sense..Idhula pause vittu..Pause vittu vaera build up panni paesradhu🤷‍♂️🤦,” a netizen stated.