MADURAI: Tamil actor Dhanush appeared before the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Tuesday, as directed by the court in connection with a couple 's claim that he was their son. The actor had submitted a birth certificate, according to which he was born on July 28, 1983. The couple side claimed that the birth certificate was not genuine because his name was not mentioned in the certificate.On June 21, 1993, the birth certificate was issued. The couple's side asked how a birth certificate, issued after ten years of his birth, could be issued without mentioning the name of the child.Besides, it was mentioned that the name of the father in the birth certificate is Krishnamoorthy. But, the typed set of papers filed before the court said that his name was mentioned as Dhanush in in 2002, the couple's side said.

Source: Times of India February 28, 2017 07:15 UTC