Ve. Ra. Dinesh (born 27 September 1984), better known by his former stage name Attakathi Dinesh, is an Indian actor who has acts in Tamil cinema. He made his breakthrough playing the lead role in Attakathi (2012).
Career Dinesh completed high school in Dhanalakshmi higher secondary school Royapuram, Chennai. After finishing high school, he tried his luck in acting from 2010. He acted in the Vijay TV's Kadhalika Neramilai serial after Sakthi's death. After playing the son to actress Seetha in the Sun TV series Penn and minor roles in Aadukalam (2011) and Mouna Guru (2011), Dinesh made a breakthrough appearing in Attakathi (2012). The film performed well commercially and also won positive reviews, with a critic from Rediff.com noting "he's an actor of great promise". Similarly a critic from Sify.com noted Dinesh "diverts your attention from the film's little flaws and spellbinds you with an endearing act that is Attakathis biggest strength", adding that "Dinesh has come out with easily one of this year's most confident and assured performances."
After cameo appearances in Ethir Neechal (2013) and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014), he was seen in a lead role again in Cuckoo (2014) produced by Fox Star Studios. His performance as a visually challenged man was praised by critics. Sify wrote "the film belongs to Dinesh, who has come out with a riveting performance" and called it "the best ever blind act since Kamal Haasan's Raja Paarvai. IANS, too, compared Dinesh to actor Kamal Haasan, stating "Dinesh is probably the next Kamal Haasan of the industry". Rediff wrote, "Dinesh has given a performance of the lifetime, his character is such a unique blend of vulnerability and defiance that every scene is worthy of praise" and The Times of India felt that he was "superbly natural as Tamizh". He was next seen in Thirudan Police (2014) directed by debutant Caarthick Raju.
His first 2015 release was Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum. Dinesh starred in the movie Visaranai based the novel Lock Up by M. Chadrakumar. The film premiered in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of the 72nd Venice Film Festival, where it won the Amnesty International Italia Award. Also it received highly positive reviews from both critics and audience alike. Dinesh played a supporting character in the film Kabali alongside Rajinikanth. His other films include Ulkuthu (2017), Annanukku Jai (2018), Kalavani Mappillai (2018) and Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu (2019). After the success of Lubber Pandhu (2024), where he played a character named "Gethu", he underwent two name changes: first to Gethu Dinesh, then to V R Dinesh.
Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films Note: despite being known as Attakathi Dinesh, he is credited as Dinesh in almost all of his films. Year Film Role Notes2006 E Parthiban2007 Evano Oruvan 2011 Aadukalam Dinesh 2011 Mouna Guru Principal's son 2012 Attakathi Dinakaran (Attakathi) Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut ActorNominated, SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant 2013 Ethir Neechal Dinakaran Cameo appearance 2014 Pannaiyarum Padminiyum The narrator Cameo appearance Cuckoo Tamizh Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actor Thirudan Police Viswa 2015 Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum Mukil 2016 Visaranai Paandi Oru Naal Koothu Rajkumar Kabali Jeeva 2017 Ulkuthu Raja 2018 Merlin Himself Cameo appearance Annanukku Jai Matta Sekar Kalavani Mappillai Deva 2019 Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu Selvam 2021 Naanum Single Thaan Udhay 2023 Pallu Padama Paathuka Mahesh 2024 J Baby Shankar Lubber Pandhu Poomalai "Gethu" 2025 Thandakaaranyam Sadaiyan 2026 Karuppu PulsarDasaratha RajaVettuvamNandhan
Television Year Serial Role Channel 2006 Penn Karthik Sun TV 20072008 Kadhalikka Neramillai Santhanam STAR Vijay
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