It seems the pan National avatar of Dhanush will be the hot topic of this year, as he continues to extend his fan base across all parts of this country.

Following the success of his B-town debut ‘Raanjhanaa’, the south heartthrob got several tinsel town folks watching his earlier Tamil films as well as his latest release ‘Mariyaan’. Remember his co-star Sonam Kapoor was quite excited to watch it? Well, now that the film has hit the screens, Dhanush’s fan followers have only doubled. The latest are two of Bollywood's reputed directors Imtaz Ali and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra who after watching a special screening of ‘Mariyaan’ were all praise for the all-round performance from Dhanush. And guess what, both have expressed their wish to work with the ‘Kolaveri’ famed actor...

Mehra, who himself has been grabbing attention for his latest sensation ‘Bhaag Milka Bhaag’, showered load of praises from his end quoting Dhanush's extraordinary acting and the art of giving happiness through it, and also said if there is a script up his sleeve he would definitely put his foot down.

Imtiaz was no different.. The man behind blockbusters ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Jab We Met’ also quipped that he is a fine actor and would love to work with him in the future.

Getting to know all these appreciation, a humble personality that he is, Dhanush wrote on his micro-blogging site thus - "My sincere thanks to imtiaz Ali sir and rakesh mehra sir for such kind words about my performance in mariyaan. Feel super encouraged :)"

‘Mariyaan’ has featuring the National Award winning actor as a fisherman and has Parvathy Menon starring opposite to him. A romantic drama, the film’s story is inspired from true incidents and it is about human survival. The music is by Oscar winning compose AR.Rahman.