R. Madhavan
Age: N/A | From: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: R. Madhavan , மாதவன் , R. Mathavan , Мадхаван
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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Movie Involvements: 45
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984
(2023) Rati Pandey
The Final Table
(2018) Self
Breathe
(2018) Danny Mascarenhas
Guru
(2007) Shyam Saxena
Shaitaan
(2024) Vanraj Kashyap
Irudhi Suttru
(2016) Prabhu Selvaraj
Vikram Vedha
(2017) Vikram
Mega Icons
(2018) Self - HostActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N/A | |
| 2024 | Vanraj Kashyap | |
| 2023 | Rati Pandey | |
| 2022 | Purab | |
| Yathaarth Sinha | ||
| Nambi Narayanan | ||
| 2021 | Arya Iyer | |
| 'Maara' Manimaaran | ||
| 2020 | Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho") | |
| Anthony | ||
| 2018 | Kartik Srinivasan | |
| Self | ||
| Arun Raj | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Danny Mascarenhas | ||
| 2017 | Surendar (Cameo) | |
| Vikram | ||
| 2016 | Prabhu Selvaraj | |
| 2015 | Tom | |
| Manoj 'Manu' Sharma | ||
| 2013 | N/A | |
| 2012 | Sid | |
| Thiru Murthy | ||
| 2011 | Himself | |
| Manoj "Manu" Sharma | ||
| 2010 | Madanagopal | |
| Prof. Shantanu Biswas | ||
| RJ Maddy (extended cameo) | ||
| 2009 | Farhan Qureshi | |
| Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao | ||
| Guru | ||
| Manohar | ||
| 2008 | Nikhil Agarwal | |
| T. Kadhiravan | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| 2007 | Sridhar Vasudevan | |
| Aarya | ||
| N/A | ||
| Shyam Saxena | ||
| 2006 | Sakthi / Kannan | |
| Thambi Velu Thondaiman | ||
| Ajay Rathod | ||
| 2005 | Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji) | |
| N/A | ||
| Sandhana Krishnan (Sakhi) | ||
| 2004 | Roby Thomas | |
| Inbasekaran | ||
| Subramani aka 'Bottle' Mani | ||
| 2003 | Jagan | |
| Ashok | ||
| Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer | ||
| Deva Narayanan (Guest Appearance) | ||
| Anbarasu | ||
| 2002 | Krish Kumar | |
| Siva | ||
| Thiruchelvan | ||
| 2001 | Dr. Madhava | |
| Madhav Shastri (Maddy) | ||
| Adhithyan | ||
| Rajesh Shivakumar | ||
| 2000 | James Vasanthan | |
| Karthik Varadharajan | ||
| 1998 | Shekhar | |
| 1997 | Inspector Ravi | |
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Singer in Club (Uncredited Role) | |
| 1993 | Ashley | |
| N/A | ||
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Screenplay | |
| 2005 | Dialogue | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Producer | |
| 2007 | Co-Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |