Actor and filmmaker Dhanush recently addressed scepticism surrounding a childhood story he shared, in which he claimed to have sold flowers to earn pocket money for idlis. The tale, recounted at the audio launch of his upcoming film Idli Kadai in Chennai, raised eyebrows, with some people questioning how he could have struggled financially despite being the son of filmmaker Kasthuri Raja.

At a recent event, Dhanush clarified the context behind the story, explaining that his family’s finances were tight during his early years. “I was born in 1983, before my father made his first movie in 1991 (En Rasavin Manasile). He has four kids, and the budget at home was always tight. Educating us was the top priority, and we had to work for our pocket money. It was only around 1995 that we became sta

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