S Dhanush completed Class 12 at Sri Ahobilamath CHS School, scoring 1060 out of 1200 in his Class 12 exams. His father is an auto driver and his mother, a home maker. His twin sister completed her B.Com.from  Meenakshi College for Women. Dhanush completed his BE -Electrical & Electronics Engineering  from  Meenakshi College of Engineering–KK Nagar. They stay in a rented home. He works for Launch It Corp (LITINDIA) as Dot net developer (software engineer).