Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Dhanush Urges Students to Value Tamil, Calls Ignorance an Insult
A famous movie actor named Dhanush went back to the school he attended as a child.
The school is called Thaai Sathya Matriculation School, and it is in Chennai, India.
Dhanush paid for a new school building, called the Dhanush Block, and he went there to open it.
He gave a speech to the students and asked them to be proud of Tamil, their mother tongue.
He said that not knowing Tamil is not something to be proud of, it is an insult.
Dhanush remembered that when he was a student, everyone was good at Tamil but found English hard, and now it is the opposite.
He said that today, eight out of ten people he meets do not know Tamil.
He also shared a story from a movie shoot in Belgium, where the crew told him that your first language matters most and English is just a bonus.
His next movie, called OM, will be released in theaters around the world on October 16, 2026.
Dhanush inaugurated a new academic block he funded at his former school, Thaai Sathya Matriculation School in Chennai.
He urged students to prioritise Tamil, saying not knowing the mother tongue is an insult and a matter of shame.
He said students in his day were fluent in Tamil but struggled with English, while now eight of 10 people he meets do not know Tamil.
The speech came days after he dismissed speculation about a possible political entry.
His next film, tentatively titled OM and starring Mammootty, Sai Pallavi and Sreeleela, is set for a worldwide theatrical release on October 16, 2026.
- Who
- Dhanush, a superstar in the Tamil film industry
- What
- Inaugurated the three-storey Dhanush Block, an academic building he funded at his alma mater, and urged students to learn Tamil before anything else
- When
- A Wednesday, days after he dismissed political entry speculation (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Thaai Sathya Matriculation School, Saligramam campus, Chennai
- Why
- To encourage students to value and preserve their mother tongue amid concern over the declining use of Tamil among youngsters
- Actor
- Dhanush
- Industry
- Tamil film industry
- Event
- Inauguration of new academic block funded by Dhanush
- School
- Thaai Sathya Matriculation School
- Location
- Saligramam, Chennai
- New Building
- Three-storey Dhanush Block
- Key Message
- "To say I'm not fluent in Tamil is not a matter of pride. It's an insult."
- Next Film
- OM (tentative title), worldwide theatrical release October 16, 2026
