‘How do you solve it when there is no problem?’: Vignesh Shivan breaks silence on fallout with Dhanush | Tamil News
4 min readHyderabadApr 6, 2026 02:29 PM IST There are professional relationships, and then there are the ones that shape who you become. For director Vignesh Shivan, Dhanush belongs to the second kind. In a recent interview with television anchor-journalist Gobinath, Vignesh opened up about the two-time National Award-winning actor with a warmth hard to miss and a sadness equally difficult to ignore. “I like Dhanush a lot,” he said. “He was my biggest supporter in life. Today, I am here because of him.” The connection runs deeper than most people know. Vignesh recalled how Dhanush’s birthday, July 28, carries a particular weight for him personally, because it is also the day his father passed away. “Whenever I think of him, I feel for my dad,” he said. “I have a lot of love for him.” Two and a half years side by side The bond between the two men was forged during the making of director Velraj’s Velaiyilla Pattathari (VIP, 2014). Vignesh had designed the film’s posters and appeared in a small acting role. …









