Dhanush's Hollywood Debut 'The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir' is an adventure film which is titled 'Pakiri' in Tamil. The film is based on a novel by Romain Puertolas titled The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe.
The film is directed by Ken Scott and produced by Brio Films, M! Capital Ventures, Little Red Car Films, and TF1 Studios. The film also starres Ben Miller, Erin Moriarity, Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi and more.
Pakiri revolves around the story of a conman who travels to Europe in search of his birth father and accidentally gets stuck in a wardrobe which leads to an adventure. The film had won the audience award for best comedy at the Barcelona-Jordi International film festival.
Dhanush could be new to Hollywood, but his fan-base here is strong as ever. Dhanush fans here are celebrating the Tamil version 'Pakiri' in unique ways. In a latest viral video, the banner of the film is seemed to be kept in the ocean and fans are swimming in to stand near it, taking photographs, the scene makes you think about Dhanush's Maryaan when you see people swimming in with Dhanush's face present in the wide frame.