Paternal claim; Old couple demands monthly Rs 65,000 from Dhanush

For the last few months, a bizarre incident has been maligning the Kollywood industry. An aged couple, Kathiresan and Meenaal, hailing from Madurai, had alleged that Dhanush is their son and that his real name is Kalaiyarasan. According to them, he left the house in 2002 after performing poorly in his studies. He later moved to Chennai and started acting in films with the name of Dhanush.

Dhanush recently moved the Madurai High Court seeking to quash the petition filed by the couple. In their counter affidavit, the couple have claimed that they have evidence to prove that Dhanush was their son if a trial was conducted. They have also accused him of producing a fake birth certificate before the Madras High Court bench.

The couple has claimed that Dhanush was their third son and also sought maintenance of Rs 65,000 per month from the actor.

In his petition, Dhanush has said that he was born to Krishnamoorthy, now Kasthuri Raja, and Vijayalakshmi as Venkatesh Prabhu. He also clarified that he was born on July 28, 1983, at the Government Children’s Hospital in Egmore. A gazette notification issued to change his name as K Dhanush was also produced in the court.

The couple have submitted their certificates claiming that Dhanush was born at Government Rajaji hospital on November 7, 1985 and his name was Kalaichelvan. They claim that he had studied in Madurai district till 10th grade. He was later admitted to a private school in Sivaganga district, from where he ran away to Chennai.

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