'Kolaveri Di' singer Dhanush bags role opposite Uma Thurman in Marjane Satrapi film

Hold it, everybody. The prize for most enviable Hollywood debut is going to Dhanush.

The prolific Tamil actor came on everyone's radar with that earworm of a song, 'Kolaveri Di'. He has since bagged his first National Award for his performance in the Tamil drama film Aadukalam.

Dhanush is now all set to make his Hollywood debut opposite Uma Thurman in a film that is directed by Iranian-French director Marjane Satrapi (of Persepolis fame), reports Times of India.

Titled The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir Who Got Trapped In An Ikea Cupboard, the comedy adventure is based on Romain Puértolas’ bestselling 2014 novel of the same name.

According to Variety, Dhanush will star as Aja, a con man/conjurist who travels from India to an IKEA in Paris on a secret mission by his mother.

Aja falls in love with a woman and accidentally gets deported along with a band of African refugees to the far corners of Europe against his will.

Director Satrapi thought Dhanush was the "obvious choice" for the role: "As I was watching various Indian movies, Dhanush became the most obvious choice — his intelligence, his killer smile, his ability to enter fully into the skin of any character he played (and I can go on and on forever) made me confident that he was the one."

The film will reportedly be shot in India, France, Italy and Morocco in mid-2016.