It was in July 2025 when South actor, Dhanush had completed shooting for Anand L Rai’s Tere Ishk Mein and was seen in the wrap-up party. The special event also had Tamannaah Bhatia, Kanika Dhillon, Mrunal Thakur and Bhumi Pednekar. Then Dhanush and Mrunal were seen at the screening of Kajol’s movie, Maa. Now, recently Dhanush was seen at the premiere event of Son Of Sardaar 2 in which Mrunal played the lead role. Now, netizens on social media have started speculating that both of them are dating as Dhanush held Mrunal’s hand recently at her birthday party.
Is Dhanush dating Mrunal Thakur after divorcing, Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth?
Many reports are doing the rounds on social media that Dhanush and Mrunal are the newest pair in town. The public appearance of the duo in recent times has sparked dating speculations. It all began when Dhanush was seen at Mrunal’s birthday party on August 1, 2025. Earlier, Dhanush had also come to show support for Mrunal in her film, Son Of Sardaar 2. A warm interaction of the duo floated on X. Dhanush was seen having an intense conversation with Mrunal and then holding her wrist.
He had worn a black jacket and a white shirt, while Mrunal wore a flowery printed dress. She looked deeply engrossed in the conversation with Dhanush, and both of them looked into the eyes of one another, like lost lovers having an intense conversation after a very long time. The video that went viral asked netizens if Dhanush and Mrunal were dating.
Netizens feel that Dhanush and Mrunal Thakur are in a relationship
For the unversed, Dhanush was earlier married to Rajinikanth’s daughter, Aishwaryaa, for 18 years before they headed for a split. He and Mrunal have not done any movie together, but netizens feel they have chemistry. One user on X, seeing the video of the duo, commented, “Unconfirmed but there r some hints. Really..I can’t believe.” One user commented, “Do they know that they are dating each other? In the past, it was with Malayalis, who used to be his thing.”
A user even noted Dhanush’s dating history and shared, “Who is even surprised here? He is an infamous boy who has dated virtually all his co-actors and even some whom he hasn’t worked with.” Another fan noted, “Ab may Month aadha India Shreyas Iyer ko sarpanch bol raha tha tab sutro ke dawara khabar aayi thi ki Mrunal aur Iyer date kar rahe hai.” Social media went on a collective frenzy seeing Dhanush hold Mrunal’s hand during what looked like a private discussion.
Watch the video here.
Netizens dig Mrunal Thakur’s Spotify playlist that has Dhanush’s songs
A report by Times Now Digital revealed a viral post where a netizen found Mrunal’s Spotify playlist, which included one of her playlists named Mama Favs. The netizen shared that ‘Mama’ referred to Dhanush because the playlist included both old and Tamil songs. Dhanush would maybe listen to the same, and all of them were added to the playlist. Well, at the moment neither Dhanush nor Mrunal has commented about the same, and fans are keeping on guessing the nature of their relationship. Dhanush and his former wife, Aishwaryaa, separated in 2022. The couple had met on the sets of Dhanush’s 2003 movie, Kaadhal Kondein and fell in love, but their relationship did not last.
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