Much to the respite of Dhanush and his family, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court allowed a petition filed by the actor, which sought to quash the proceedings on a case filed by an elderly couple, who claimed that Dhanush was their son. The court dismissed the petition filed by the Madurai couple, demanding maintenance from the actor.

Dhanush's father and filmmaker Kasthuri Raja says, “Right from the beginning, we were not disturbed by the case as we knew it was completely baseless. We maintained a dignified silence as we knew that the law will take its course. The world knows the truth and now, the judgment is an evidence for the same. Also, we had all the records, including the gazette notification of his name change from Venkatesa Prabhu to Dhanush.“

Kasthuri Raja says that it was Dhanush who helped maintain calm and peace at home during this time of adversity. He says, “It was very sad to see Dhanush standing in the court. Whenever I talked to him about it, he would pacify me, saying, 'Forgive them (the couple) appa'. Even now, he says the same. Our kids are our pillars of strength and Dhanush is our son.“

Now, with the petitioners planning to approach the Supreme Court, Kasthuri Raja says, “Wherever they go, they will not win. While they claimed that their son was missing from June 2002, we had the censor certificate of Thulluvatho Ilamai, starring Dhanush (it's the actor's debut film), which got censored in March 2002. In fact, the film was released in May that year and soon, he went on to become a popular actor.“