Dhananjay biography
Dhananjay is an Indian actor, born on 23 August 1985 in Arsikere.
Dhananjay's screen career began in 2013 with Director's Special, playing Dhananjaya.
Dhananjay has 42 screen credits across Telugu cinema and Kannada cinema.
The most recent films are Parasakthi (2026), Mother Promise (2026), Vidyapati (2025).
Coming up next: 666 Operation Dream Theatre (2026), Halagali (2026), Anna From Mexico (2026).
- Also known as
- Daali, Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya
- Born
- 23 August 1985 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- Arsikere
- Work
- Actor, Businessperson
- Film industries
- Telugu cinema, Kannada cinema
- Years active
- 2007 to present
Dhananjay filmography
46 screen credits, newest first.
Screen credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarakaanda | Gabru Sathya | Kannada | Delayed | |
| 2026 | Parasakthi | Sharifa | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2026 | Mother Promise | Rossi | Kannada | |
| 2026 | Halagali | TBA | Kannada | Filming |
| 2026 | Anna From Mexico | TBA | Kannada | Completed |
| 2026 | 666 Operation Dream Theatre | Shankar | Kannada | Completed |
| 2025 | Vidyapati | Anaconda | Kannada | Also producer; cameo appearance |
| 2024 | Pushpa 2: The Rule | Jaali Reddy | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Zebra | Aditya Devaraj | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Tagaru Palya | Kannada | Producer only | |
| 2024 | Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan | Daali | Tamil | |
| 2024 | Kotee | Kotee | Kannada | |
| 2024 | Abbabba | |||
| 2023 | Thothapuri: Chapter 2 | Narayana Pillai | Kannada | |
| 2023 | Tagaru Palya | |||
| 2023 | Paayum Oli Nee Yenakku | Jeevan | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Orchestra Mysuru | Shepard | Kannada | Cameo appearance |
| 2023 | Manu Charitra | Rudra | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Gurudev Hoysala | Gurudev Hoysala | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Twenty One Hours | Srikanth | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Totapuri: Chapter 1 | Narayana Pillai | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Once Upon a Time in Jamaligudda | Krishan (Heroshima) | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Monsoon Raaga | Katte | Kannada | |
| 2022 | Head Bush | M. P. Jayaraj | Kannada | Also producer |
| 2022 | Bairagee | Karna | Kannada |
Show all 46 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Badava Rascal | Shankar | Kannada | Also producer |
| 2021 | Pushpa: The Rise | Jaali Reddy | Telugu | |
| 2021 | Yuvarathnaa | Antony Joseph | Kannada | |
| 2021 | Salaga | Samrat | Kannada | |
| 2021 | Pogaru | Dhananjay | Kannada | |
| 2021 | Rathnan Prapancha | Rathnakara | Kannada | |
| 2021 | Badava Rascal | |||
| 2020 | Popcorn Monkey Tiger | Tiger Seena | Kannada | |
| 2019 | Yajamana | Mittai Soori | Kannada | |
| 2018 | Tagaru | Daali | Kannada | |
| 2018 | Life Jothe Ondh Selfie | Karthik | Kannada | Special appearance |
| 2018 | Bhairava Geetha | Bhairava | Kannada Telugu | |
| 2017 | Allama | Allama Prabhu | Kannada | |
| 2017 | Happy New Year | RJ Danny | Kannada | |
| 2017 | Eradane Sala | Dhanu | Kannada | |
| 2016 | Badmaash | Vijay | Kannada | |
| 2016 | Jessie | Jessie | Kannada | |
| 2015 | Raate | Kannada | ||
| 2015 | Boxer | Raja | Kannada | |
| 2015 | Rhaatee | Raja | Kannada | |
| 2013 | Director's Special | Dhananjaya | Kannada | Debut film |