R. Madhavan
Biography
Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer and film producer. Madhavan has received two Filmfare Awards, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations. He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, appearing in films from seven different languages. Madhavan began his acting career with television guest appearances, including a role on the Zee TV prime-time soap opera Banegi Apni Baat in 1996. After appearing in commercials and in small roles, he later gained recognition in the Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam's successful romance film Alaipayuthey (2000). In addition to his acting career, Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programmes and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.[5] He has also worked as a film producer, first making Evano Oruvan with Leukos Films, before setting up Tricolour Films to produce Saala Khadoos (2016). Madhavan is noted for his philanthropic activities and promotes various causes such as environment, health and education. He is particularly vocal about the protection of animals and was awarded PETA's Person of the Year recognition in 2012. Madhavan was born to a Tamil family. His father Ranganathan was a management executive in Tata Steel and his mother, Saroja was a manager in the Bank of India. His younger sister, Devika, is a software engineer settled in the United Kingdom.[6] He had a Tamil-speaking upbringing in Bihar.
Known For
Guru
குரு என் ஆளு
Farhan Qureshi
3 Idiots
Ajay Rathod
रंग दे बसंती
அதிர்ஷ்டசாலி
Anbarasu
அன்பே சிவம்
Prof. Shantanu Biswas
तीन पत्ती
Thiruchelvan
கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்
Shyam Saxena
गुरु
Saravanan
டெஸ்ட்
Inbasekaran
ஆயுத எழுத்து
Adhithyan
டும் டும் டும்
Nikhil Agarwal
Mumbai Meri Jaan
Madhav "Maddy" Shastri
रहना है तेरे दिल में
Rajesh Shivakumar
மின்னலே
Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer
நள தமயந்தி
Karthik Varadharajan
அலைபாயுதே
Manohar
யாவரும் நலம்
Madanagopal
மன்மதன் அம்பு
Thiru Murthy
வேட்டை
Aarya
ஆரியா
Sridhar Vasudevan
எவனோ ஒருவன்
Sakthi / Kannan
ரெண்டு
Thambi Velu Thondaiman
தம்பி
Sandhana Krishnan (Sakhi)
ப்ரியசகி
Siva
ரன்
Dr. Madhava
பார்த்தாலே பரவசம்
T. Kadhiravan
வாழ்த்துக்கள்
Kettavarellam Padalam
Sid
Jodi Breakers
Neville McKinley
केसरी चैप्टर 2: जलियांवाला बाग की अनकही कहानी
Manoj "Manu" Sharma
तनु वेड्स मनु
Deva Narayanan (Guest Appearance)
லேசா லேசா
Jagan
ஜே ஜே
Himself
Big in Bollywood
Krish Kumar
दिल विल प्यार व्यार
Subramani aka 'Bottle' Mani
எதிரி
Vanraj Kashyap
शैतान
Yathaarth Sinha
Dhokha: Round D Corner
Roby Thomas
Nothing but Life
James Vasanthan
என்னவளே
Ashok
பிரியமான தோழி
Manoj 'Manu' Sharma
तनु वेड्स मनु रिटर्न्स
Prabhu Selvaraj
இறுதிச்சுற்று
Tom
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
De De Pyaar De 2
Inspector Ravi
Operation Cobra
Delhii Heights
Himself (uncredited)
हल्ला बोल
Dhurandhar
Vikram
விக்ரம் வேதா
Singer in Club (Uncredited Role)
इस रात की सुबह नहीं
Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji)
रामजी लोंदोंवालेय
Surendar (Cameo)
மகளிர் மட்டும்
RJ Maddy (extended cameo)
ఓం శాంతి
Arun Raj
సవ్యసాచి
Kartik Srinivasan
शून्य
Nambi Narayanan
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Anthony
నిశ్శబ్దం
Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao
Sikandar
'Maara' Manimaaran
மாறா
Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
புத்தம் புதுக் காலை
Taak Jhaank
Purab
Amriki Pandit
Radhe Mohan Sharma
Hisaab Barabar
Aap Jaisa Koi
Roby Thomas
Made in USA
Anushka's Nishabdham
Kangana Madhavan's Next
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1970-06-01
Place of Birth
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Also Known As
R. Madhavan