Dhanush 's first release in 2011 , which he had shot for over three years , was '' Aadukalam '' , marking his second collaboration with Vetrimaran . Dhanush played the role of a local cockfighter and described the venture as his " Dream Project " during production . The film gained highly positive reviews and won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards , with Dhanush receiving the National Film Award for Best Actor , becoming the youngest actor to win the award . Dhanush appeared in an extended guest appearance in Subramania Siva 's '' Seedan '' . His next two ventures were the action films , '' Mappillai '' , a remake of his father-in-law 's same-titled 1989 film and '' Venghai '' , by Hari , which received mixed reviews but was a commercial success
58th National Film Awards
58th National Film Awards
Dhanush