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Dhanush gets teary-eyed after child actor's mother gives an emotional speech at Idli Kadai event

Dhanush was seen overcome with emotion at the Idli Kadai event in Madurai where a child actor's mother thanked him in her speech.

Published on: Sep 24, 2025, 21:41:24 IST
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Dhanush is busy promoting his upcoming release Idli Kadai for the last few days. The actor received a warm response at the pre-release event in Madurai on Wednesday. During the event, the actor was seen teary-eyed when the child actor-who plays him in the film- and his mother appeared on stage and gave him an emotional tribute.

Dhanush gets emotional

Dhanush received a note of gratitude during the pre-release event.
Dhanush received a note of gratitude during the pre-release event.

Speaking in Tamil, the child actor's mother went on stage and said, “Greetings, everyone. I am overjoyed with happiness today that Dhanush sir chose my child to act in his film. But more importantly, I've been fond of Dhanush for a long time now. I have been praying for a long time for something like this. When he asked my son to act in the film, I felt such joy. Thank you so much.”

Idli Kadai stars Dhanush in the lead role. Idli Kadai is written, directed, and co-produced by Dhanush under Wunderbar Films. Dawn Pictures has also produced the film, which will be released in theatres on 1 October. Sathyaraj, R Parthiban, Samuthirakani and Rajkiran play key roles in the film. GV Prakash has composed the film’s music. It will be released in Telugu as Idli Kottu.

Recently, at the audio launch of Idli Kadai, Dhanush claimed that the film’s title was inspired by his love for idlis in childhood. He said, “As a kid, I always craved idlis every single day, but I couldn’t afford them. Hence, we started collecting flowers from the neighbourhood. The money we get will be based on the amount of flowers we collect every day. My sister, cousins and I would wake up at 4 AM to do this for over two hours. We’d get a little over 2 each for the jobs.”

 
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Santanu Das is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over 5 years of experience, writing on films, pop culture and film festivals. He has a keen interest in writing about South Asian independent films and has covered several film festivals, including Sundance and CPH: Docx. He also brings a sharp perspective to the monthly column called The Fault in Our Stars, where he writes about a recent film/series and what stops the ‘good’ from becoming ‘great’. A gold medalist from Banaras Hindu University, Santanu completed his postgraduate studies in English from Jadavpur University. He is also a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic. When not watching films or speaking to celebrities, Santanu can be found reading a book. Some of his favourite films are Aparajito, Ponyo and The Double Life of Veronique. His favourite books include The Corrections, The God of Small Things and A Room of One's Own. Santanu continues to write passionately about films and celebrity culture. He brings a relatable, as well as critically informed, lens to entertainment and culture for a wide audience. Find him on LinkedIn: santanudasfilm Instagram: @santupecha

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