Currently trending on Netflix is the eagerly anticipated "The Gray Man" from the Russo Brothers of the Avengers fame. However, the movie's involvement of Indian actor Dhanush in a minor role is more disappointing than its plot. He is merely used as a young artist, even in that minor role.
In his second Hollywood production, Indian sensation Dhanush makes a dramatic entrance. Additionally, he gets to show off his fighting prowess by engaging Gosling and Ana de Armas in a lengthy scene of combat. Although he has more screen time than one might have anticipated, Dhanush only has a few words to say during those moments. Given that spies, at least the conventional ones, are expected to do more than they claim, this may be somewhat reasonable. Avik from Dhanush accomplishes just that. He may be the only character in the film with a strong moral compass, which the Russos emphasise by having him touch a precious rudraksh mala early on. Subtle.
Ryan Gosling plays the main character, Six, in "The Gray Man," and the entire movie is devoted to his action scenes and stunts. In the movie, Dhanush plays a Tamilian hired as an assassin to assassinate the protagonist; his sequences don't run longer than five minutes. Even if this information was directly stolen from the movie's Hollywood premiere, Indian viewers and the stars' fans are still holding out for a miracle and waiting for the movie to stream on Netflix.
People who witnessed Dhanush do this tiny role are now questioning why the incredibly skilled hero chose such a role that would fit a rookie artist. It just seems like a stuntman part because there is no specific dialogue or significance for that character he performed.
Dhanush's fans are pleading with him to refrain from performing such feats in the near future because the two-time national award winner for acting deserves better, regardless of whether he took on this role simply for the sake of his Hollywood presence or the sizable paycheck that was provided to him.