Dhanush to make his Hollywood debut in a film opposite Uma Thurman

Chennai: Tamil-Hindi actor Dhanush says he is "excited" about his  Hollywood debut with Iranian-French director Marjane Satrapi's "The Extraordinary Journey Of the Fakir Who Got Trapped In The Ikea Cupboard."

"I am very excited by this opportunity to work in a full length Hollywood film," Dhanush said in a statement here.

In the move, the 32-year-old "Why this Kolaveri di' star will share screen space with Uma Thurman, 'Captain Phillips' actor Barkhad Abdi, Laurent Lafitte and 'The Bandit Queen' actress Seema Biswas.

"The director, Marjane Satrapi, felt I would be apt for this role and I feel there are many facets I can explore for this character," the 'Raanjhanaa' actor said.

The national award-winning actor thanked his fans for "pushing me to explore new endeavours and challenges all the time."

Based on the on Romain Puertolas' bestselling debut novel of the same name, the comedy adventure movie follows a wild storyteller from New Delhi who falls in love with a woman when he reaches Parish, but accidentally gets deported along with a group of African refugees against his choice.

The novel, which came out in 2014, has been translated into 35 languages. It tells the pilgrimage of a con man from India to an IKEA in Paris which turns into a philosophical odyssey.