Dhananjaya (actor)

Kalenahalli Adaviswamy Dhananjaya, also known as Daali, is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly works in Kannada and Telugu films. Dhananjaya made his acting debut in Director's Special (2013) for which he won the best debut actor award at the SIIMA Awards.He has won three Filmfare Awards South and four South Indian International Movie Awards for his performances in various films He was critically acclaimed for playing the role of Allama Prabhu in Allama (2017). He turned producer through the film 'Badava Rascal.

Dhananjaya got the major breakthrough in the 2018 film Tagaru directed by Duniya Soori for his performance as a menacing villain. He is now popularly addressed as "Daali", the character name in the film.