Dhanush will be seen in his first Hollywood film, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir and reached Cannes 2018 to promote the film. A screening of the film will be held at this glamorous film festival and the film is scheduled to release on 30th May 2018 in France. Dhanush posted a series of pictures of himself with his team at the film festival. He was looking dapper in a white and pink suit. The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir has been directed by Canadian filmmaker, Ken Scott and has Bernice Bejo, Gerard Jugnot, Erin Moriarty of True Detective fame and NAFTA winner Barkhad Abdi.

Though Dev Patel and Kunal Nayyar were initially considered for the film, Dhanush managed to bag this film. This is Dhanush's first international project and he has quite a lot on his plate back home. The film has been shot in various international locations like Paris, Spain, Rome and some parts of it are also shot in Mumbai. The film is based on French author Romain Puertolas’ novel, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe. Dhanush plays the role of Ajatashatru who sets out on a mission to find his missing father and ends up traveling the world. (ALSO READ: Rajinikanth's Kaala Karikaalan to Have a Grand Audio Launch in Chennai on 9th May 2018)

Check out Dhanush's tweet right here!

Dhanush has his plate full with movies back home. The actor has Vetrimaaran’s Vada Chennai, Gautham Menon’s Enai Noki Paayum Thota, Maari 2 with Balaji Mohan and a film with Karthik Subbaraj. He is also co-producing Rajinikanth's Kaala Karikaalan, which will release on 7th June 2018. What are your thoughts on Dhanush's Cannes 2018 appearance? Tell us in the comments below and stay tuned with us for more.

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