What binds Dhanush and a promising Brazilian footballer?

Jun 17, 2014

Ace Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr and actor extraordinaire Dhanush have been showing remarkable prowess in their respective fields and their exploits are well-documented.

Neymar, the 22 year old football prodigy with his amazing skills on-field has done his country proud this World Cup 2014 by scoring two goals in the opening match against Croatia. A host country has never failed to win the opening match in a World Cup, and Neymar helped Brasil do just that.

Dhanush has scored us over with his amazing histrionics on screen with commendable performances in recent movies like 3, Mayakkam Enna, Raanjhanaa and Maryan. Having fans all over India, the actor has reached new heights in the industry. Fans are eagerly waiting for his latest movie VIP (Velai Illa Pattathari) and he has a couple of more movies in his kitty lined up for this year!

The legendary Amitabh Bachchan apparently feels that Dhanush and Neymar look similar. This is what Dhanush's co-star in the upcoming Balki movie, Shamitabh had to tweet ...

"For some reason I get the feeling that super star Dhanush from the South and Neymar, Brasil, have a resemblance !!"

Well, we admit that they do look a bit alike ...