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Madhavan in 2016
Born
Ranganathan Madhavan
[
1
]
[
2
]
1 June 1970
(age 55)
Jamshedpur
,
Bihar
(now in
Jharkhand
), India
Occupations
Actor
screenwriter
film producer
film director
Years active
1993–present
Works
Full list
Spouse
Sarita Birje
(
m.
1999)
Children
Vedaant Madhavan
Awards
Padma Shri
(2026)
President of
Film and Television Institute of India
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2023
Preceded by
Shekhar Kapur
Ranganathan Madhavan
(born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director who predominantly works in
Tamil
and
Hindi cinema
. He has won one
National Film Award
, five
Filmfare Awards South
, two
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
, and five
SIIMA
Awards. He was awarded
Padma Shri
by
Government of India
in 2026 in field of
Art
. Since September 2023, Madhavan is the President of
FTII
,
Pune
.
[
3
]
Madhavan attained his
first break
in
Tamil cinema
with
Mani Ratnam
's romantic drama
Alai Payuthey
(2000)
[
4
]
and followed it with romantic roles in
Gautham Vasudev Menon
's directorial debut
Minnale
(2001) and
Madras Talkies
'
Dumm Dumm Dumm
(2001).
[
5
]
[
6
]
He had major commercial successes in
Run
(2002),
Thambi
(2006) and
Rendu
(2006) and gained praise for his performances in
Kannathil Muthamittal
(2002),
Anbe Sivam
(2003),
Nala Damayanthi
(2003) and
Aayutha Ezhuthu
(2004).
[
7
]
[
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]
[
9
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Towards the late-2000s, Madhavan inclined to Hindi films with pivotal roles in three highly successful productions: the patriotic
Rang De Basanti
(2006), Mani Ratnam's biopic
Guru
(2007) and the comedy-drama
3 Idiots
(2009), which went on to become the
highest-grossing Indian film of all time
at the time of its release.
[
10
]
Simultaneously, he continued to appear in Tamil films like
Evano Oruvan
(2007) and
Yavarum Nalam
(2009).
[
11
]
After delivering two box-office hits with
Tanu Weds Manu
(2011) and
Vettai
(2012), Madhavan took an acting break for 3 years and bounced back in 2015. His comeback films – the romantic comedy
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
(2015), the bilingual sports-drama
Irudhi Suttru
(2016) and the crime film
Vikram Vedha
(2017) all became critical and commercial successes.
[
12
]
[
13
]
His portrayal of a boorish boxing coach in
Irudhi Suttru
fetched him Best Actor awards at the
Filmfare
,
IIFA
and
SIIMA
ceremonies.
[
14
]
[
15
]
[
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]
Madhavan made his directorial debut in
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
(2022),
[
17
]
in which he played the Indian rocket scientist
Nambi Narayanan
, which achieved universal acclaim and honours including the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
.
[
18
]
[
19
]
He has since appeared in the supernatural thriller
Shaitaan
(2024) and spy thriller
Dhurandhar
(2025), both of which were major commercial successes with the latter emerging his biggest hit till date.
[
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]
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]
In addition to his acting career, Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programs and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.
[
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]
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 2011. In 2021, he was conferred the
honorary degree
of
Doctor of Letters
by
D. Y. Patil
Education Society,
Kolhapur
, for his contribution to arts and cinema.
[
23
]
Madhavan was born on 1 June 1970 in
Jamshedpur
,
Bihar
(now in
Jharkhand
), India, to a
Tamil Brahmin
family.
[
24
]
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.
[
25
]
He had a Tamil-speaking upbringing in
Jharkhand
.
[
24
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Madhavan did his schooling from
D.B.M.S. English School
Jamshedpur
.
[
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]
In 1988, Madhavan gained a scholarship to represent India as a cultural ambassador from Rajaram College,
Kolhapur
and spent a year in
Stettler, Alberta
, Canada, as part of an exchange program with
Rotary International
.
[
27
]
[
28
]
He returned to Kolhapur and completed his education, graduating with a
BSc
in
Electronics
. During his college years, Madhavan became actively involved in extra-curricular military training, and at 22, he was recognised as among the leading
NCC
cadets in
Maharashtra
, which allowed him to make a trip with seven others as
NCC
cadets to
England
.
[
29
]
As a result of this opportunity, he received training with the
British Army
, the
Royal Navy
and the
Royal Air Force
, which he had, at a point, considered joining.
[
30
]
However he missed the age cut-off by six months and was subsequently unable to join the program. After he lost out on the place, he began teaching courses on public speaking and personality development skills in Kolhapur, and the satisfaction he gained through teaching, prompted him to pursue a post-graduation in public speaking at
Kishinchand Chellaram College
in Mumbai. During the period, he also won the Indian Championship for
Public Speaking
and subsequently represented India at the Young Businessmen Conference in
Tokyo
, Japan in 1992.
[
31
]
During his stint in Mumbai, he opted to create a portfolio and submit it to a modelling agency in order to gain more income to set up an office.
[
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1993-1998: Early career
[
edit
]
Prior to his film career, Madhavan was spotted by a television executive while out walking in
Lokhandwala
in
Mumbai
, and was cast in Hindi television serials, appearing as a crook in his first venture
Yule Love Story
(1993). He appeared in leading roles in
Zee TV
's
Banegi Apni Baat
(1993) and
Ghar Jamai
, while he portrayed the character of Shekhar in
Saaya
. He also went on to act as Lt. Shammi in
Aarohan (The Ascent)
, as a ship's captain in
Sea Hawks
, as a convict in
Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum
and worked as a television anchor in
Tol Mol Ke Bol
among other television appearances.
[
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Madhavan appeared in a television series called
A Mouthful of Sky
in 1995, featuring in the role of an actor.
[
34
]
He also appeared in an episode titled
Virasat
of the Hindi horror television show
Aahat
.
[
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]
His first appearance in a feature film role came through a small role in
Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
(1996), where he portrayed a singer in a bar.
[
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]
In early 1996, Madhavan worked on a sandalwood talc advertisement directed by
Santosh Sivan
, who later recommended him to
Mani Ratnam
to take part in a screen test for a role in
Iruvar
(1997). Madhavan was auditioned for the leading role of Tamizhselvan among several other more established actors, but Mani Ratnam eventually left him out of the project citing that he thought his "eyes looked too young" for a senior role.
[
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In 1997, Madhavan appeared in a supporting role as an Indian police officer in
Fred Olen Ray
's English film,
Inferno
, which was shot in India.
[
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]
His first role in
Indian cinema
came in the form of
Shanti Shanti Shanti
(1998), a
Kannada
film, in which he appeared as a young man alongside actor
Abbas
. However, the film performed poorly at the box office.
[
39
]
During the period, Hindi film director Vinod Pandey launched Madhavan as a
Bollywood
hero, with a project titled
Akeli
, however the film was shelved before the production was completed.
[
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]
1999–2001: Breakthrough
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edit
]
In 1999, Indian director
Mani Ratnam
selected Madhavan to feature in the leading role of his Tamil romantic drama,
Alai Payuthey
(2000) and the film was a critical and commercial success and increased his recognition. Portraying the character of Karthik Varadharajan, a young husband experiencing difficulties with his marriage. Madhavan revealed that he studied the technical aspects of film-making from the director and learned the entire script of the film, irrespective of whether he was in the scene or not. He became the first debutant actor to be cast by Mani Ratnam in the lead role of a film, and revealed that when he found out that he was set to work with the director he was overcome with a "mixture of excitement, awe, fear and ambition".
[
41
]
Featuring alongside actress
Shalini
, Madhavan's performance was well received by critics and the film's success led to it becoming a cult film.
[
42
]
A critic from
The Hindu
described that Madhavan "sails through the litmus test with ease", while another review cited that Madhavan was a "promising debutant" into the film industry.
[
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His performance in the film earned him the
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South
, in addition to his first nomination for the
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
. After the success of his first
Tamil film
, the producers of his previous
Kannada
film,
Shanti Shanti Shanti
, dubbed the film into Tamil and released it as
Relax
, to capitalise on Madhavan's success.
[
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Madhavan's next film,
Ennavalle
(2000), received mixed reviews although Madhavan's portrayal was praised as the "mainstay" of the film, with claims that the film for him was a "merely a prosaic exercise".
[
45
]
Madhavan's first release of 2001,
Gautham Vasudev Menon
's directorial debut
Minnale
, opened to critical acclaim and commercial success. Featuring a popular soundtrack by
Harris Jayaraj
and marketed as a
Valentine's Day
release,
Minnale
further built on the actor's image as a
romantic hero
and was later listed as a classic romantic film from the Tamil film industry.
[
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]
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]
He then collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the second time by appearing in the director's production venture, the romantic comedy
Dumm Dumm Dumm
(2001), alongside
Jyothika
. Appearing as an unhappy groom trying to halt his wedding, the film received positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success, with Madhavan establishing himself as a notable actor in
South India
.
[
48
]
Madhavan then again appeared as a husband in a tumultuous marriage in
Parthale Paravasam
(2001), the hundredth venture of veteran director
K. Balachander
. Despite featuring among an ensemble cast and being widely anticipated prior to release, the film failed at the box-office, with critics citing that Madhavan looked "rather bored" with the proceedings.
[
49
]
Similarly his first lead role in a Hindi film,
Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
(2001), a remake of his
Minnale
in which he reprised the same role for the remake, was also unsuccessful at the box office, with the film and Madhavan's performance receiving mixed reviews.
[
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2002–2004: Critical acclaim
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edit
]
Madhavan at a
film set
In 2002, Madhavan played the role of a novelist in Mani Ratnam's
Kannathil Muthamittal
alongside actresses
Keerthana
,
Simran
and
Nandita Das
. In the film, he was shown as the role of the father of an adopted child, who wishes to return to her native homeland amidst the
Sri Lankan civil war
. The film received widespread critical acclaim and went on to win six
National Awards
as well as over ten awards at various International Film Festivals.
[
51
]
Madhavan received critical acclaim for his portrayal with a critic citing "he lived the role of the character he portrays", with the film seeing him move away from the romantic hero image for the first time into a more serious, performance-oriented role. The good performance of the film internationally also helped him develop an overseas market for his films.
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He earned his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. Madhavan's next success came with
Run
, a film recognised for its screenplay, with Madhavan appearing in an action film for the first time in his career.
[
54
]
In regard to his performance,
The Hindu
's critic noted "he manages to portray action with élan in
Run
and actually looks fit and comfortable in the role", with the film helping him make a breakthrough as an
action hero
.
[
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]
[
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]
Despite another unsuccessful Hindi venture with the musical,
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
(2002), the success of his previous films helped him secure the
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
for 2002, being jointly recognised for both films.
[
57
]
Madhavan was cast alongside
Kamal Haasan
in
Anbe Sivam
(2003), which told the story of an unexpected journey from
Bhubaneswar
to
Chennai
of two men who are polar opposites of each other. Madhavan revealed his elation at working with an experienced actor like Kamal Haasan, while noting that a human drama film like
Anbe Sivam
was important for his career as an actor as it came after a successful
masala
film in
Run
.
[
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]
Portraying a young frustrated filmmaker with capitalistic beliefs who travels with a handicapped communist played by Kamal Haasan, Madhavan's performance was described as a "milestone in his career" and that "his portrayal will remain with the viewer for long" by a critic from
The Hindu
.
[
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The film opened in January 2003 to positive reviews, and emerged as a surprise box-office failure. Post-release, the film has garnered critical acclaim from critics and television audiences and is considered one of the "cult classics" of Tamil cinema.
[
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]
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Film critic
Baradwaj Rangan
wrote that the film "was leagues ahead of the average Tamil and Indian film", though felt that "the masses were unwilling to accept the experimental nature of the film", while talking about the film's box office failure.
[
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Post-filming, Kamal Haasan revealed that he was impressed with Madhavan's enthusiasm and concentration during the making of the film and thus subsequently signed him on to appear in his production venture,
Nala Damayanthi
(2003), where he played a
Brahmin
cook lost in Australia. In 2003, the actor also appeared in
Vikraman
's family drama
Priyamana Thozhi
as a budding
cricketer
,
Saran
's romantic comedy
Jay Jay
and made a guest appearance in
Priyadarshan
's
Lesa Lesa
as a jailed teacher. The three films made average returns at the box office, though Madhavan's performances were appreciated by critics.
[
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Madhavan played an imposter gangster in
K. S. Ravikumar
's comedy
Aethiree
(2004) before being selected to feature in his fourth Mani Ratnam production,
Aaytha Ezhuthu
(2004), which featured him in an ensemble cast including
Suriya
,
Siddharth
,
Meera Jasmine
,
Esha Deol
and
Trisha
. Madhavan portrayed the character of Inba Sekhar, a hitman living in the slums of
Chennai
, whose path crosses with the characters portrayed by Suriya and Siddharth. His role also featured him in a struggling marriage, where his wife desperately tries to claw him away from his profession. Madhavan bulked up and sported a shaven look for the first time in his career to resemble the character of a ruffian and shot for the film through the sync sound technique.
[
67
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He received widespread praise for his depiction, with Baradwaj Rangan of
The Hindu
claiming that Madhavan outplayed
Abhishek Bachchan
's interpretation of the character in the Hindi version of the bilingual,
Yuva
.
[
9
]
Madhavan went on to win the
Filmfare Award for the Best Tamil Supporting Actor
, while another critic from
The Hindu
cited that he "sparkles as an anti-hero" and that the "character ought to find a very special place in his repertoire".
[
68
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Similarly, a critic from Indiaglitz.com stated "Madhavan's daring decision to play a negative character, who gets beaten up black and blue at the end, putting his 'hero' image in peril, has paid off, as he walks away with top honours", while a reviewer from Sify.com labelled him as "terrific".
[
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In late 2004, Madhavan worked on
Rajiv Anchal
's English-Malayalam crossover film
Nothing But Life
(2005) and completed his work in a single schedule across
Las Vegas
and
Albuquerque
. Portraying an orphaned youth with suicidal tendencies being treated by a Malayali psychiatrist in the US, the film and his portrayal opened to mixed reviews.
[
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2005–2008: Increased work in Hindi films
[
edit
]
Madhavan at an event
Madhavan appeared in another marriage drama film,
Priyasakhi
(2005) co-starring
Sadha
– with the pair playing an estranged husband and wife. The film received praise for the lead pair's performances with Madhavan being praised as "top class", while it also became the first
Tamil
film to be dubbed into
Zulu
.
[
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From 2005 onwards, Madhavan increased his work in Hindi films and starred and wrote the Hindi dialogues for the comedy
Ramji Londonwaley
(2005), a remake of his earlier film
Nala Damayanthi
. Critics described his performance as "a master-stroke", though the film fared averagely at the box office due to the release of other big budget films during the period.
[
75
]
He experienced box office success in Hindi films for the first time through his role in
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
's
Rang De Basanti
(2006). Featuring in an ensemble cast led by
Aamir Khan
, Madhavan essayed the guest role of Ajay Singh Rathod, a
flight lieutenant
, whose death triggers a revolutionary movement against corruption.
[
30
]
The film was subsequently nominated for the
Best Foreign Language Film
at the 2006
BAFTA Awards
, while it was also chosen as India's official entry for the
Golden Globe Awards
and the
Academy Awards
for the Best Foreign Language Film category. Madhavan then collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the fifth time in the biopic
Guru
(2007), co-starring
Abhishek Bachchan
,
Aishwarya Rai
and
Vidya Balan
. His role of Shyam Saxena was inspired from the life of real-life journalist
S. Gurumurthy
, who was a challenger to the business tycoon,
Dhirubhai Ambani
, whose life drew allusions with Bachchan's role. The film became a blockbuster and also received critical acclaim, with a reviewer citing that Madhavan acts with "extreme, believable sincerity" dubbing him as "truly a poster boy for India", while another claimed he performed "a weak role with élan".
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His Tamil film,
Thambi
(2006) directed by
Seeman
, had a delayed release but became a profitable venture in town and village centres.
[
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Madhavan's portrayal of a rustic do-gooder, received positive reviews from critics though a reviewer from
The Hindu
claimed the actor was "unable to shed off his classy looks".
[
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He then appeared in
Sundar C
's comedy film
Rendu
(2006), where he played dual roles for the first time and in the long-delayed romantic comedy
Aarya
(2007), appearing as a medical student.
[
81
]
Madhavan wrote the dialogues, produced and featured in the lead role in
Nishikanth Kamat
's
Evano Oruvan
(2007), playing a middle class bank employee who becomes so disgusted with the corruption he faces in his day-to-day life that he becomes a vigilante. After setting up a production studio, Leukos Films, he helped promote the film in international film festivals
[
which?
]
before the theatrical release in December 2007.
[
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Critics called the film a "must watch" and a reviewer from
The Hindu
stated that the film was "Madhavan's best performance to date", while he also went on to win the
ITFA Best Actor Award
for his depiction.
[
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However
Evano Oruvan
and his subsequent release, Seeman's
Vaazhthukal
(2008) did not perform well at the box office, while another completed film titled
Naan Aval Adhu
failed to have a theatrical release.
[
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Madhavan's final release of the year was the docudrama
Mumbai Meri Jaan
, based upon the
2006 Mumbai Bombings
. The film, which featured him alongside
Soha Ali Khan
,
Irrfan Khan
and
Kay Kay Menon
became critically acclaimed with Madhavan's portrayal of a man with a post-traumatic stress disorder being appreciated by reviewers.
[
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2009–2014: Further success and sabbatical
[
edit
]
Madhavan with
Kangana Ranaut
promoting
Tanu Weds Manu
in 2010
Madhavan won positive acclaim for playing the lead role in Vikram Kumar's horror film,
Yavarum Nalam
(2009). The film, which became a commercial and critical success, prompted a reviewer from the
Times of India
to suggest "he carried the film on his shoulders" while he was also nominated in the
Best Actor
category at the
Vijay Awards
.
[
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]
His following two films, the romantic comedy
Guru En Aalu
(2009) and the action film
Sikandar
(2009) in which he played a supporting role of an army officer, both fetched mixed reviews. Madhavan then starred in
Rajkumar Hirani
's
comedy
film,
3 Idiots
(2009), alongside
Aamir Khan
and
Sharman Joshi
. Upon release, the film received widespread critical acclaim and went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the time of its release.
[
90
]
Madhavan's portrayal as a young engineer with a passion for photography earned him nominations for the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
and the
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor
. Film critic
Taran Adarsh
from
Bollywood Hungama
described the actor's performance as "incredible", while Madhavan claimed that the film changed how he was viewed as an actor in Hindi films for the better.
[
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He later turned down an offer of reprising the same role in the Tamil remake of the film helmed by
Shankar
. In 2010, Madhavan appeared alongside actors
Amitabh Bachchan
and
Ben Kingsley
in
Teen Patti
(2010) as a young professor, with Adarsh again rating his performance as "excellent", but the film failed at the box office.
[
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]
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His two guest appearances in the year also received mixed feedback with his performance in the Telugu anthology film
Om Shanti
(2010) being praised, while a role in the
John Abraham
-starrer
Jhootha Hi Sahi
(2010) drew him criticism.
[
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]
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]
Madhavan then collaborated again with
Kamal Haasan
and
K. S. Ravikumar
in the romantic comedy,
Manmadan Ambu
(2010), playing a wealthy businessman who hires a spy to follow his actress girlfriend on a
European
cruise tour. The film opened to positive reviews with Madhavan's performance being described by
Rediff
.com as "excellent", while
Sify
.com labelled him the "scene-stealer".
[
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His only release in 2011 was the romantic comedy-drama
Tanu Weds Manu
alongside
Kangana Ranaut
, which saw him play the role of a sensible doctor hoping to get an arranged marriage with a girl, who has a dramatically diverse personality to him. Prior to release, the film's promotional campaign created anticipation and upon release, the film proved to be a major success at the box office. Madhavan's portrayal of Manoj Kumar Sharma a.k.a. Manu won positive acclaim, with a reviewer citing that his performance was "real, restrained, yet forceful" and another claiming he was "perfectly cast".
[
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Madhavan next appeared as a police officer in
Linguswamy
's Tamil film
Vettai
(2012), an action entertainer featuring an ensemble cast of
Arya
,
Amala Paul
and
Sameera Reddy
. The film opened to positive reviews in January 2012 and went on to become a commercial success, with critics praising Madhavan's decision to accept the role of a timid cop, while a critic noted that he had "an uncanny talent for comedy".
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He then featured in
Jodi Breakers
(2012), a Hindi romantic comedy film shot in
Greece
alongside
Bipasha Basu
, though the film did not perform well commercially.
[
103
]
In 2012, Madhavan took a sabbatical and was based in
Chicago
resting his knee, which he injured during the making of
Vettai
, causing him to suffer from
chondromalacia patellae
.
[
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During the period, he felt he had to "reinvent himself" and had to work on films which would appeal to the "new generation of audiences", so took a decision to work on a single film at a time.
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During a period of three years without any theatrical releases, his long-delayed Hindi film
Taak Jhaank
directed by
Rituparno Ghosh
in 2006, premièred at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2013, while his first Hindi film
Akeli
, shot in 1997, was released online during the following year. During his recovery period and sabbatical in 2013, Madhavan signed on to appear in
Simon West
's
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
, in which he appeared as a former marine personnel and shot for the project in
California
.
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The animated film, where Madhavan provided voice work, premièred in
San Diego
during July 2015.
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2015–present: Comeback
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Madhavan's first theatrical release after his sabbatical was
Anand L. Rai
's
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
, a sequel to the 2011 film, which released in May 2015. Prior to the film's release, Madhavan stated that the "content of the film was more important than the stars" and acknowledged that the popularity of
Kangana Ranaut
would help the film gain a good opening at the box office.
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Reprising his role as Manu, Madhavan won acclaim for his restrained performance and the film went on to become a critical and commercial success.
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The critic from
Bollywood Hungama
wrote "Madhavan excels in his role despite it being a restrained one, which was anyways the call of his character" and added "he is very endearing who never tries to overshadow anyone and emerges a winner", while Sify.com stated he gives a "subtle and restrained performance".
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Tanu Weds Manu Returns
earned
₹
2.43 billion
(US$29 million) worldwide at the end of its theatrical run, to become one of the
highest-grossing Bollywood films
in 2015.
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Madhavan with
Ritika Singh
promoting
Saala Khados
in 2016
During his sabbatical, Madhavan also worked extensively on the pre-production of the bilingual sports film,
Irudhi Suttru
(2016) directed by
Sudha Kongara
. After being impressed with Sudha's script, he helped find the project producers in Tamil and chose to produce the film in Hindi alongside
S. Sashikanth
and
Rajkumar Hirani
. Madhavan also met and convinced
mixed martial artist
Ritika Singh to act in the film after contacting her through
Raj Kundra
, while he was also credited for contributing as an additional screenplay writer. He also went through a body conditioning regime in Los Angeles prior to joining the film's set and learnt boxing to essay the role of a former boxer.
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For dubbing purposes, Madhavan wore metal braces inside his teeth, to create the effect of having a lisp that most boxers have from sporting injuries.
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Madhavan won praise for his work during the marketing campaign, having travelled throughout
Tamil Nadu
to promote the film, with
The Hindu
stating it was "unlike other film promotions in the South".
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For
Irudhi Suttru
, Madhavan received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal with Sify.com stating "he is outstanding and carries the proverbial burden of the project on his shoulder".
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A critic from
The Hindu
stated that he was "quietly effective", while a reviewer from Behindwoods.com wrote that Madhavan gives his "career-best performance" and is "excellent" at depicting his "characterization from being subtle to being outright effervescent".
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His performance in the film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His portrayal in the Hindi version,
Saala Khadoos
, received similar praise with critic Subhash K. Jha stating "this is Madhavan's career-defining performance, he sinks so deep into his role both physically and emotionally, that the actor becomes one with the act".
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He next featured in
Vikram Vedha
(2017), an action thriller film directed by duo
Pushkar-Gayathri
and produced by Sashikanth. Telling the tale of an encounter cop and his pursuit of a gangster played by
Vijay Sethupathi
, Pushkar-Gayathri scripted the film with inspiration from the
Vikramathithan Vedhalam
folk tale, with the characterisation of both lead roles derived from that plot.
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For his role, Madhavan underwent arms training and met people involved with the police and defence forces.
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Vikram Vedha
opened in July 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from the media and industry personnel.
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Madhavan's performance was widely appreciated by film critics, who described him as "stylish and serious" and "whole-hearted", while Sify.com's reviewer wrote it is a "treat to watch two intense performers Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi majestically own the screen together".
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The film also became Madhavan's biggest commercial success in Tamil films, with trade pundits classifying the film as a blockbuster.
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The film earned Madhavan the
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil
, in addition to his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil, which he lost to his co-star
Vijay Sethupathi
.
Madhavan at the first look launch of
Rocketry
with
Nambi Narayanan
and
Anant Mahadevan
in 2019
Madhavan next worked on a web series for
Amazon
titled
Breathe
alongside
Amit Sadh
, which was released in January 2018.
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Madhavan later revealed that he was initially sceptical of the web series format, but was "totally blown away" by the script of the series and decided to accept to work on the project, despite his commitments for the shoot of
Vikram Vedha
.
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For
Breathe
, Madhavan studied his own experience as a father besides researching the complexities surrounding
organ donation
. In the series, he played Danny Mascarenhas, a soccer coach and the father of a young boy with cystic fibrosis, who will die in six months unless he has a lung transplant.
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Madhavan received positive reviews for his portrayal, with film critic Subhash K. Jha writing "As Danny, Madhavan expresses grief, rage, frustration, guilt, repentance and self-destruction with measured excellence" and that "this is a showcase for an actor at the peak of his power" and "boy, does Madhavan embrace the opportunity".
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Similarly, a critic from the New Indian Express wrote "Madhavan is in form in a potentially compelling thriller", and a reviewer from the International Business Times wrote he "shows a range of emotions" in "a smooth, beautiful way".
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His first full-length role in a Telugu film was through
Savyasachi
(2018), where he portrayed the antagonist in a cast headlined by
Naga Chaitanya
. Despite the film's average response at the box office, Madhavan won positive reviews for his performance, with a critic noting his "impressive performance" was the "saving grace of the film".
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Following an extended guest appearance in the Hindi film
Zero
(2018) alongside
Shahrukh Khan
and
Anushka Sharma
, Madhavan appeared in the bilingual thriller film
Nishabdham
, which was shot entirely in
Seattle
. The film began as a silent film, before the makers chose to insert dialogue and create Tamil and Telugu versions.
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In 2021, he played the title role in
Maara
(2021), garnering positive reviews for his portrayal of a vagabond artist from
Kochi
.
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Between 2017 and 2022, Madhavan worked on his first film as a director,
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
(2022), a biopic on Indian rocket scientist
Nambi Narayanan
. Alongside his directorial, screenwriting and acting credits, Madhavan also served as one of the producers of the project.
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During the pre-production phase, Madhavan referred to the project as his "biggest film ever" and stated that he had worked silently on the script of the film for a period of two years after becoming intrigued by hearing the tale of Narayanan's false espionage charge.
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In order to develop the script, Madhavan regularly met with Narayanan to discuss the scientist's life experiences. As a result of their conversations, Madhavan altered his original script to include portions from Narayanan's entire career and his services to the Indian space programme, rather than just matters related to the espionage case and his 1994 arrest.
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The film was shot as a biilingual venture, with scenes simultaneously filmed in the Hindi and Tamil while scenes set outside India were shot in English.
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The film premiered at the
Marché du Film
section of the
2022 Cannes Film Festival
in France in May 2022, and had a theatrical release two months later.
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The film received positive reviews from critics.
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Devesh Sharma of
Filmfare
wrote "Madhavan carries the film on his shoulders" and that "he lives and breathes the character, getting the nuances right", adding "it"s not easy being both the lead actor and the director but Madhavan achieves the desired trajectory on both fronts".
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Meanwhile, Ronak Kotecha noted "
Rocketry
takes off well, hits some turbulence on the way, but eventually soars high with real characters and moving moments that make it worth your while".
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The film subsequently won Madhavan several awards during the following year, including the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
as director, the
IIFA Award for Best Director
and
SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor
.
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In 2023, he appeared in the
YRF
web series
The Railway Men
directed by
Shiv Rawail
, based on the
Bhopal disaster
.
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Saibal Chatterjee of
NDTV
wrote "Rati Pandey, a senior railway official who is under a cloud for a specific act that cost him his job, appears cast in a dissimilar mould. He is the grandstanding type, the speechifier out to stir a listless workforce into action. Both the character and the performance stay stranded in an unexceptional zone".
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In 2024, he played the antagonist in
Vikas Bahl
's supernatural thriller
Shaitaan
, co-starring
Ajay Devgn
and
Jyothika
. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success at the box-office.
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In 2025, he featured in six releases. In his first release, he played a railway ticket inspector in the comedy thriller
Hisaab Barabar
directed by
Ashwni Dhir
.
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His second release was the sports drama
Test
directed by
S. Sashikanth
co-starring
Nayanthara
and
Siddharth
, which streamed on
Netflix
.
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In his third release, his co-starred alongside
Akshay Kumar
and
Ananya Panday
in the historial courtroom drama
Kesari Chapter 2
directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, based on the
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
.
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In his fourth release, he played a reserved middle-aged professor in the romantic comedy
Aap Jaisa Koi
opposite
Fatima Sana Shaikh
. Devesh Sharma of
Filmfare
noted he was in "complete control of his craft", conveying a lot through subtle, internalised acting - more with his expressions and silence than dialogue".
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His fifth release, the romantic comedy
De De Pyaar De 2
co-starring
Ajay Devgn
and
Rakul Preet Singh
received mixed reviews from critics.
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His sixth and final release of the year was the spy-thriller
Dhurandhar
directed by
Aditya Dhar
, co-starring
Ranveer Singh
,
Akshaye Khanna
,
Sanjay Dutt
, and
Arjun Rampal
.
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Set against the backdrop of the
IC-814
hijacking and
2001 Indian Parliament attack
, Madhavan portrayed the role of Ajay Sanyal, a fictionalised version of
IB
Chief
Ajit Doval
. The film performed strongly at the box-office, and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.
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The first of a two-part series, he will reprise his role in the sequel
Dhurandhar: Part 2
releasing in 2026.
He will next be seen in the biopic of Indian engineer
Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu
directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, a family-drama based in
London
directed by
Mithran R. Jawahar
, and Rajesh Touchriver's biopic on
Chempakaraman Pillai
.
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Film and television work
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Madhavan was first credited as a part of the technical crew for his work in
Ramji Londonwaley
, an adaptation of his Tamil film
Nala Damayanthi
. Apart from portraying the lead role, Madhavan worked on the film as a dialogue writer and played an active role in determining the crew of the movie.
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In October 2007, Madhavan founded the production company, Leukos Films, and consequently bought the rights of his film,
Evano Oruvan
, from producers
Abbas–Mustan
and
K. Sera Sera
. Securing sponsorship deals with
HSBC
and Santoor, Madhavan premièred the film across North America and the Middle East before its Indian theatrical release, with the promotion method being used for the first time in Tamil cinema.
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However, since the relative box office failure of the project, Madhavan downplayed future involvement in production ventures.
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The film, which Madhavan referred to as a "part of his life" during 2007, also saw him write the dialogues for the film along with
Seeman
by translating lines from the project's original version in the
Marathi language
.
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Madhavan then chose to become actively involved in the production of his 2016 bilingual films,
Irudhi Suttru
in Tamil and
Saala Khadoos
in Hindi, to ensure the film completed filming and had a theatrical release. Impressed by the strength of
Sudha Kongara
's script for the Tamil film, Madhavan felt that the story had pan-Indian appeal and took the film's script to
Rajkumar Hirani
, who agreed to produce and supervise work on the film's Hindi version. Madhavan co-produced the Hindi version of the film through his new production house, Tricolor Films, while leading the film's pan-Indian marketing campaign. The actor also helped select the film's lead actress, Ritika Singh, and was also credited as an additional screenplay writer in the films.
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Madhavan has appeared as host for television programs on
Hindi
channels, while he has also been a host at film award functions. During his television career in the 1990s, Madhavan first worked as a host on
Tol Mol Ke Bol
. He was announced as the host of
Sony Entertainment
Television's
Deal Ya No Deal
, the Indian version of the American game show
Deal or No Deal
, in October 2005. However, Madhavan quit as the lead anchor of the show in January 2006 claiming he was unhappy with the way the shoot schedules were handled by the production house. According to the actor, when he took on the show, he had made it clear that he would continue with his South Indian film assignments, and as the show was being filmed in Mumbai, he had found it hard to keep travelling throughout India from Chennai to film the ten days a month he had signed up for. Madhavan added that he was restricted by the producers to spend one day rehearsing technically, which left him with fatigue.
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Mandira Bedi
subsequently replaced Madhavan as the anchor in February for Series 2 of the game show. In June 2010, Madhavan made a return to the game show format by accepting a contract with Imagine TV's Big Money show, signing on to host a single season, and then hosted an episode of the crime show
Savdhaan India
in January 2016.
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Furthermore, he has been a guest judge in the Indian television show,
Fame Gurukul
.
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In 2016, Madhavan stated that he would only take part in television commitments for money, while he does not consider his payment when signing on to appear in films.
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Madhavan has also hosted live events, including the
National Film Awards
in 2013 with
Huma Qureshi
. He was also the host of the 55th
Filmfare Awards South
in
Chennai
in 2008 and then also the Vijay Awards in 2013.
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Madhavan is a brand ambassadors for products in India.
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His early work involved advertisements for brands including
Bajaj
, Ponds,
Fair & Lovely
and
TVS
, before signing an endorsement deal with
Pepsi
and marketing company, IMG.
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In 2007, Madhavan endorsed UniverCell, a multi-brand mobile phone retail chain owned by UniverCell Telecommunications India Pvt Ltd.
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Madhavan signed a contract with the mobile phone network,
Airtel
for promotions in South India before being promoted as the pan-Indian ambassador for the brand a year later. His advertisements with
Vidya Balan
for Airtel won critical acclaim, and brought in film offers for the pair to feature together.
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In June 2010, marketers from Arun Excello promoted a housing project in Oragadam, Chennai in a similar fashion to the release of a new film featuring Madhavan. With film-inspired posters and billboards put up around Chennai, the advertisement campaign attracted huge curiosity and the project became a success.
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His long-term work with jewellery brand,
Joy Alukkas
, led to the company creating life size wax models of him to place in their showrooms from January 2011.
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Maruti Suzuki
, for whom Madhavan is the brand ambassador, launched a special edition of the
Suzuki Wagon R
car calling it the Madhavan Signature Edition in September 2013.
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In 2015, online market place Snapdeal signed on
Aamir Khan
and Madhavan to be the company's ambassadors, with Snapdeal attempting to use Madhavan's popularity in South India to marker their
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Humanitarian causes
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Madhavan, who is a vegetarian, promotes vegetarianism and is an active member of
PETA
.
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Since joining PETA after starring in his first film, he has appeared in several advertisements and released an
E-Card
for the brand. In July 2006, Madhavan was voted the "cutest male vegetarian" by an online poll conducted by the PETA, while
Kareena Kapoor
won the female award respectively. In turn he cited that his result in the competition was due to his "healthy vegetarian diet".
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In October 2010, he wrote a letter to the CEO of
Kentucky Fried Chicken
, on behalf of PETA, urging them to stop mistreatment of birds by the fast-food industry outlets and the killing of animals. He requested the boycott of KFC in India over animal welfare and conditions and was joined by
Raveena Tandon
and
Rakhi Sawant
in supporting the work of PETA in India.
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In addition, Madhavan was named PETA India's 2012 "Person Of The Year", while his son won PETA India's "Compassionate Kid award" in December 2014.
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Madhavan has lent his support for the Chennai-based charity, The Banyan, and appeared in the charity musical
Netru, Indru, Naalai
directed by Mani Ratnam for the cause.
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He appeared as a guest cook and newly launched restaurant in Chennai and cooked
dosas
for auction for the charity, helping raise forty five thousand rupees.
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He has been a part of an AIDS awareness programme initiated by
Richard Gere
in India and helped promote the
A Time for Heroes
campaign appearing in a short film. Similarly Madhavan featured in a four-minute film produced by Agaram Foundation,
Herova? Zerova?
, campaigning for educational awareness alongside
Suriya
,
Vijay
and
Jyothika
.
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In 2010, along with his cast and crew from
3 Idiots
, he helped raise Rs. 2.5 million for the renovation of the school in
Leh
, which was damaged by flash floods.
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Madhavan laid bricks and tiles at the
London Business School
in July 2011, building a symbolic house to represent the 100,000 houses that will be built in India by 2015 as a part of Habitat for Humanity's campaign to improve substandard houses in India.
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During the
2015 South Indian floods
, Madhavan worked alongside other Indian actors in coordinating the relief efforts.
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In 2016,
Lepra
India signed him to work as a goodwill ambassador in helping promote action against leprosy.
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Madhavan seen with his wife, Sarita, at the
Filmfare Awards
ceremony in 2011
Madhavan is one of the few actors in India who garners pan-Indian appeal, with his success in establishing himself in the North and the South Indian film industries, seeing him receive multiple offers as a brand ambassador.
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Furthermore, it has led to producers offering him lead roles in bilingual films such as the English-Malayalam crossover film
Nothing But Life
and the Hindi-Tamil projects,
Yavarum Nalam
and
Irudhi Suttru
. Moreover, most of his Tamil films are dubbed into Telugu, where he has created a box office market without appearing in a single straight Telugu film as a lead actor (during the 2000s).
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Madhavan holds a significant female fan following, which developed after his romantic roles in
Alai Payuthey
and
Minnale
.
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Madhavan has also been active in keeping in contact with fans, maintaining a fan email account, a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account as well as being one of the first actors of Tamil films to turn blogger with entries in the year 2000.
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He has appeared at functions as a special guest, and has enjoyed particularly close links with technology company,
Sify
, whom he signed on as his media partner for all his future releases after expressing satisfaction at the website they created for
Rendu
.
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Madhavan sat among a six-man jury for the selection of
CNN
-
IBN
Indian of the Year 2006.
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He inaugurated the Chennai International Film Festival in 2007, taking the opportunity to deliver a message on preserving the environment.
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A gaming company, Paradox Studios Limited, launched a new game compatible with mobile phones in July 2006, with Madhavan as the lead character. The company released two mobile game titles featuring Madhavan as their lead character.
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The first of the two games,
Madhavan's MIG
, featured the actor reprising his role of a pilot from
Rang De Basanti
. In the other game titled
Madhavan
, the player had to help the actor get to the première of his latest movie evading the paparazzi.
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In 2007, prominent entrepreneur
N. R. Narayana Murthy
requested Madhavan to be his interviewer at the India-Singapore Exposition and Madhavan went on to claim that the experience was "unforgettable" as Murthy was an idol to him.
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Madhavan has attended conferences as a motivational speaker, talking about issues including situational awareness and confidence, with a speech delivered at
Damodaran Academy of Management
,
Coimbatore
going viral online.
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Madhavan also took part and delivered speeches as a part of the annual India Conference at
Harvard University
during 2017.
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Madhavan with wife Sarita at Filmfare Award function
After completing the degree, he went on to teach communication and public speaking at workshops around India. At the
Maharashtra
workshop, he encountered his wife Sarita Birje for the first time in 1991, when she attended his class on the recommendation of her cousins.
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Sarita was able to use the skills she had learned from Madhavan's classes to pass an interview to become an air hostess and after completing the course, the pair began dating. They married in 1999, before Madhavan entered mainstream films. The pair's marriage has been covered by the media, with Madhavan citing that advice from his mentor
Mani Ratnam
was useful.
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Sarita has worked as a costume designer in a few of Madhavan's films, most notably for
Guru En Aalu
(2009), when she worked along with
Erum Ali
, the wife of Madhavan's co-star,
Abbas
, for their respective husbands.
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Their son
Vedaant Madhavan
, who is now an international swimmer, was born on 21 August 2005.
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His birth eventually led to them relocating to the boat-club area in
Chennai
from
Kilpauk
, where Madhavan's parents lived with him as well as his parents-in-law.
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In 2009, Madhavan relocated to
Kandivali
, Mumbai, with his wife and son, as he pursued a career in
Hindi
films ahead of films in the South Indian industries.
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In 2021, Madhavan and his family moved to
Dubai
,
UAE
, to support his son's swimming training.
Madhavan has maintained close links with fellow actors and has described actor
Suriya
as his best friend in the film industry.
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The actor also is close friends with actresses
Shilpa Shetty
and
Bipasha Basu
, as well as actors
Aamir Khan
and
Abhishek Bachchan
.
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He is closely associated with actor
Kamal Haasan
, after their appearance together in
Anbe Sivam
, and has revealed that he considers the actor as his inspiration. He has also collaborated multiple times with directors Mani Ratnam,
Rajkumar Hirani
and
Aanand Rai
, citing that the film makers "understand him well" and share a good "comfort level". He has also helped out actresses
Reemma Sen
,
Sadha
and
Nisha Kothari
by signing them on for roles in his films, when they were going through a barren spell.
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Madhavan announced a sabbatical from films in late 2010 citing he would take the time off to visit London, lose weight, play golf, take treatment for his knee injury and spend time with family. Though he kept away from starting new projects, during the period he was involved in the promotional activity of two of his releases,
Manmadan Ambu
and
Tanu Weds Manu
.
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He later made a comeback, earlier than anticipated, after director
Linguswamy
convinced him to work on
Vettai
.
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The actor later took an extended sabbatical from 2012 onwards to work on his fitness and get into shape for his role as a retired boxer in
Irudhi Suttru
. Madhavan is a keen golf player, having played for pleasure alongside actor
Amitabh Bachchan
and director
Mani Ratnam
, while also appearing in a celebrity charity event in 2007.
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In 2017, he won the qualification round of the Mumbai leg of the Mercedes Trophy golf meet and subsequently qualified for the National Finals.
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He also made an appearance for Chennai Rhinos in the
2011 Celebrity Cricket League
, playing against Karnataka Bulldozers. His experiences flying Cessna planes when he was with National Cadet Corps, also led to a passion for aero-modelling, with the actor stating it "justified his decision" to pursue a degree in electronics.
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2000:
Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South
for
Alai Payuthey
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2002:
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
for
Run
,
Kannathil Muthamittal
&
Anbe Sivam
2003:
ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award
for
Anbe Sivam
2004:
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil
for
Aaytha Ezhuthu
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2015:
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
for
Irudhi Suttru
2016:
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
for
Irudhi Suttru
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2016:
SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) – Tamil
for
Irudhi Suttru
2016:
IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actor – Tamil
for
Irudhi Suttru
2017:
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil (Critics)
for
Vikram Vedha
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2017:
SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil
for
Vikram Vedha
2017:
Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor
for
Vikram Vedha
2022:
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
for
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
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2022:
IIFA Award for Best Director
for
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
2022:
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil (Critics)
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- [2\.4 2005–2008: Increased work in Hindi films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#2005%E2%80%932008:_Increased_work_in_Hindi_films)
- [2\.5 2009–2014: Further success and sabbatical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#2009%E2%80%932014:_Further_success_and_sabbatical)
- [2\.6 2015–present: Comeback](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#2015%E2%80%93present:_Comeback)
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Indian actor (born 1970)
| R. Madhavan | |
|---|---|
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Madhavan_Saala_Khadoos_2_\(cropped\).jpg)Madhavan in 2016 | |
| Born | Ranganathan Madhavan[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-2) (1970-06-01) 1 June 1970 (age 55) [Jamshedpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur "Jamshedpur"), [Bihar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar "Bihar") (now in [Jharkhand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand "Jharkhand")), India |
| Occupations | Actor screenwriter film producer film director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Works | [Full list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan_filmography "R. Madhavan filmography") |
| Spouse | Sarita Birje ( m. 1999\) |
| Children | [Vedaant Madhavan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedaant_Madhavan "Vedaant Madhavan") |
| Awards | [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") (2026) |
| President of [Film and Television Institute of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India "Film and Television Institute of India") | |
| **[Incumbent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent "Incumbent")** | |
| **Assumed office** 1 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | [Shekhar Kapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur "Shekhar Kapur") |
In this [Tamil name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_name "Tamil name"), there is no [surname or family name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname "Surname"). The name *Ranganathan* is a [patronym](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patronym "Patronym"), and the person should be referred to by their [given name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given_name "Given name"), *Madhavan*.
**Ranganathan Madhavan** (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director who predominantly works in [Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema") and [Hindi cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_cinema "Hindi cinema"). He has won one [National Film Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards "National Film Awards"), five [Filmfare Awards South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South "Filmfare Awards South"), two [Tamil Nadu State Film Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards"), and five [SIIMA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIIMA "SIIMA") Awards. He was awarded [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") by [Government of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India "Government of India") in 2026 in field of [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art "Art"). Since September 2023, Madhavan is the President of [FTII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India "Film and Television Institute of India"), [Pune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune "Pune").[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-3)
Madhavan attained his [first break](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough_role "Breakthrough role") in [Tamil cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema") with [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam")'s romantic drama *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")* (2000)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-4) and followed it with romantic roles in [Gautham Vasudev Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon "Gautham Vasudev Menon")'s directorial debut *[Minnale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnale "Minnale")* (2001) and [Madras Talkies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Talkies "Madras Talkies")' *[Dumm Dumm Dumm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumm_Dumm_Dumm "Dumm Dumm Dumm")* (2001).[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-6) He had major commercial successes in *[Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_\(2002_film\) "Run (2002 film)")* (2002), *[Thambi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thambi_\(2006_film\) "Thambi (2006 film)")* (2006) and *[Rendu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendu "Rendu")* (2006) and gained praise for his performances in *[Kannathil Muthamittal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal "Kannathil Muthamittal")* (2002), *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")* (2003), *[Nala Damayanthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_\(2003_film\) "Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)")* (2003) and *[Aayutha Ezhuthu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aayutha_Ezhuthu "Aayutha Ezhuthu")* (2004).[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rediff-7)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ezhuthu-9) Towards the late-2000s, Madhavan inclined to Hindi films with pivotal roles in three highly successful productions: the patriotic *[Rang De Basanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti "Rang De Basanti")* (2006), Mani Ratnam's biopic *[Guru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_\(2007_film\) "Guru (2007 film)")* (2007) and the comedy-drama *[3 Idiots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots "3 Idiots")* (2009), which went on to become the [highest-grossing Indian film of all time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films "List of highest-grossing Indian films") at the time of its release.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-10) Simultaneously, he continued to appear in Tamil films like *[Evano Oruvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evano_Oruvan "Evano Oruvan")* (2007) and *[Yavarum Nalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavarum_Nalam "Yavarum Nalam")* (2009).[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-big-11)
After delivering two box-office hits with *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")* (2011) and *[Vettai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vettai "Vettai")* (2012), Madhavan took an acting break for 3 years and bounced back in 2015. His comeback films – the romantic comedy *[Tanu Weds Manu Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu_Returns "Tanu Weds Manu Returns")* (2015), the bilingual sports-drama *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* (2016) and the crime film *[Vikram Vedha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Vedha "Vikram Vedha")* (2017) all became critical and commercial successes.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-12)[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-BollywoodTrade.com-13) His portrayal of a boorish boxing coach in *Irudhi Suttru* fetched him Best Actor awards at the [Filmfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil"), [IIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_IIFA_Utsavam "2nd IIFA Utsavam") and [SIIMA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards "South Indian International Movie Awards") ceremonies.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-indiatimes1-14)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-15)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-16) Madhavan made his directorial debut in *[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")* (2022),[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-17) in which he played the Indian rocket scientist [Nambi Narayanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan "Nambi Narayanan"), which achieved universal acclaim and honours including the [National Film Award for Best Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film "National Film Award for Best Feature Film").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-18)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thesouthfirst.com-19) He has since appeared in the supernatural thriller *[Shaitaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitaan_\(2024_film\) "Shaitaan (2024 film)")* (2024) and spy thriller *[Dhurandhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar "Dhurandhar")* (2025), both of which were major commercial successes with the latter emerging his biggest hit till date.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-20)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-21)
In addition to his acting career, Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programs and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-oragadam-22) He has also worked as a film producer, first making *Evano Oruvan* with Leukos Films, before setting up Tricolour Films to produce *[Saala Khadoos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* (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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals")'s Person of the Year recognition in 2011. In 2021, he was conferred the [honorary degree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree "Honorary degree") of [Doctor of Letters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Letters "Doctor of Letters") by [D. Y. Patil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Y._Patil "D. Y. Patil") Education Society, [Kolhapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur "Kolhapur"), for his contribution to arts and cinema.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-23)
## Early life
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Madhavan was born on 1 June 1970 in [Jamshedpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur "Jamshedpur"), [Bihar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar "Bihar") (now in [Jharkhand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand "Jharkhand")), India, to a [Tamil Brahmin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Brahmin "Tamil Brahmin") family.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tambrahm-24) His father, Ranganathan, was a management executive in [Tata Steel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Steel "Tata Steel") and his mother, Saroja, was a manager in the [Bank of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_India "Bank of India"). His younger sister, Devika, is a software engineer.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-family-25) He had a Tamil-speaking upbringing in [Jharkhand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand "Jharkhand").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tambrahm-24) Madhavan did his schooling from [D.B.M.S. English School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.B.M.S._English_School "D.B.M.S. English School") [Jamshedpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur "Jamshedpur").[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-26)
In 1988, Madhavan gained a scholarship to represent India as a cultural ambassador from Rajaram College, [Kolhapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur "Kolhapur") and spent a year in [Stettler, Alberta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stettler,_Alberta "Stettler, Alberta"), Canada, as part of an exchange program with [Rotary International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_International "Rotary International").[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-27)[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-alaiint-28) He returned to Kolhapur and completed his education, graduating with a [BSc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science "Bachelor of Science") in [Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics "Electronics"). During his college years, Madhavan became actively involved in extra-curricular military training, and at 22, he was recognised as among the leading [NCC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_\(India\) "National Cadet Corps (India)") cadets in [Maharashtra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra "Maharashtra"), which allowed him to make a trip with seven others as [NCC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_\(India\) "National Cadet Corps (India)") cadets to [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twm2015-29) As a result of this opportunity, he received training with the [British Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army "British Army"), the [Royal Navy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") and the [Royal Air Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force "Royal Air Force"), which he had, at a point, considered joining.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-cadet-30) However he missed the age cut-off by six months and was subsequently unable to join the program. After he lost out on the place, he began teaching courses on public speaking and personality development skills in Kolhapur, and the satisfaction he gained through teaching, prompted him to pursue a post-graduation in public speaking at [Kishinchand Chellaram College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishinchand_Chellaram_College "Kishinchand Chellaram College") in Mumbai. During the period, he also won the Indian Championship for [Public Speaking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Speaking "Public Speaking") and subsequently represented India at the Young Businessmen Conference in [Tokyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo"), Japan in 1992.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-speak-31) During his stint in Mumbai, he opted to create a portfolio and submit it to a modelling agency in order to gain more income to set up an office.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-alaiint-28)[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twm2015-29)
## Career
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### 1993-1998: Early career
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Prior to his film career, Madhavan was spotted by a television executive while out walking in [Lokhandwala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokhandwala "Lokhandwala") in [Mumbai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai "Mumbai"), and was cast in Hindi television serials, appearing as a crook in his first venture *[Yule Love Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Love_Story "Yule Love Story")* (1993). He appeared in leading roles in [Zee TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zee_TV "Zee TV")'s *[Banegi Apni Baat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banegi_Apni_Baat "Banegi Apni Baat")* (1993) and *[Ghar Jamai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghar_Jamai_\(TV_series\) "Ghar Jamai (TV series)")*, while he portrayed the character of Shekhar in *[Saaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaya_\(Indian_TV_series\) "Saaya (Indian TV series)")*. He also went on to act as Lt. Shammi in *[Aarohan (The Ascent)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarohan "Aarohan")*, as a ship's captain in *[Sea Hawks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Hawks_\(TV_series\) "Sea Hawks (TV series)")*, as a convict in *Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum* and worked as a television anchor in *Tol Mol Ke Bol* among other television appearances.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-32)[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-serials-33) Madhavan appeared in a television series called *[A Mouthful of Sky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mouthful_of_Sky "A Mouthful of Sky")* in 1995, featuring in the role of an actor.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-34) He also appeared in an episode titled *Virasat* of the Hindi horror television show *[Aahat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aahat_\(Indian_TV_series\) "Aahat (Indian TV series)")*.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-35) His first appearance in a feature film role came through a small role in *[Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Raat_Ki_Subah_Nahin "Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin")* (1996), where he portrayed a singer in a bar.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-36) In early 1996, Madhavan worked on a sandalwood talc advertisement directed by [Santosh Sivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santosh_Sivan "Santosh Sivan"), who later recommended him to [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") to take part in a screen test for a role in *[Iruvar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iruvar "Iruvar")* (1997). Madhavan was auditioned for the leading role of Tamizhselvan among several other more established actors, but Mani Ratnam eventually left him out of the project citing that he thought his "eyes looked too young" for a senior role.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-iruvar-37)[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-iruvargold-38)
In 1997, Madhavan appeared in a supporting role as an Indian police officer in [Fred Olen Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Olen_Ray "Fred Olen Ray")'s English film, *[Inferno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_\(1997_film\) "Inferno (1997 film)")*, which was shot in India.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-iruvargold-38) His first role in [Indian cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India "Cinema of India") came in the form of *[Shanti Shanti Shanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanti_Shanti_Shanti "Shanti Shanti Shanti")* (1998), a [Kannada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada "Kannada") film, in which he appeared as a young man alongside actor [Abbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_\(actor\) "Abbas (actor)"). However, the film performed poorly at the box office.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sss-39) During the period, Hindi film director Vinod Pandey launched Madhavan as a [Bollywood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood "Bollywood") hero, with a project titled *[Akeli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeli_\(film\) "Akeli (film)")*, however the film was shelved before the production was completed.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-lakheli-40)
### 1999–2001: Breakthrough
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In 1999, Indian director [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") selected Madhavan to feature in the leading role of his Tamil romantic drama, *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")* (2000) and the film was a critical and commercial success and increased his recognition. Portraying the character of Karthik Varadharajan, a young husband experiencing difficulties with his marriage. Madhavan revealed that he studied the technical aspects of film-making from the director and learned the entire script of the film, irrespective of whether he was in the scene or not. He became the first debutant actor to be cast by Mani Ratnam in the lead role of a film, and revealed that when he found out that he was set to work with the director he was overcome with a "mixture of excitement, awe, fear and ambition".[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-41) Featuring alongside actress [Shalini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalini_\(actress\) "Shalini (actress)"), Madhavan's performance was well received by critics and the film's success led to it becoming a cult film.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-bebe-42) A critic from *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")* described that Madhavan "sails through the litmus test with ease", while another review cited that Madhavan was a "promising debutant" into the film industry.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aphindu-43)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-apindo-44) His performance in the film earned him the [Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut_%E2%80%93_South "Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South"), in addition to his first nomination for the [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil"). After the success of his first [Tamil film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema"), the producers of his previous [Kannada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada "Kannada") film, *Shanti Shanti Shanti*, dubbed the film into Tamil and released it as *Relax*, to capitalise on Madhavan's success.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sss-39) Madhavan's next film, *[Ennavalle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennavalle "Ennavalle")* (2000), received mixed reviews although Madhavan's portrayal was praised as the "mainstay" of the film, with claims that the film for him was a "merely a prosaic exercise".[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-enhindu-45)
Madhavan's first release of 2001, [Gautham Vasudev Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon "Gautham Vasudev Menon")'s directorial debut *[Minnale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnale "Minnale")*, opened to critical acclaim and commercial success. Featuring a popular soundtrack by [Harris Jayaraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Jayaraj "Harris Jayaraj") and marketed as a [Valentine's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day "Valentine's Day") release, *Minnale* further built on the actor's image as a [romantic hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_hero "Romantic hero") and was later listed as a classic romantic film from the Tamil film industry.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-46)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-minhindu-47) He then collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the second time by appearing in the director's production venture, the romantic comedy *[Dumm Dumm Dumm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumm_Dumm_Dumm "Dumm Dumm Dumm")* (2001), alongside [Jyothika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika "Jyothika"). Appearing as an unhappy groom trying to halt his wedding, the film received positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success, with Madhavan establishing himself as a notable actor in [South India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India "South India").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twohits-48) Madhavan then again appeared as a husband in a tumultuous marriage in *[Parthale Paravasam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthale_Paravasam "Parthale Paravasam")* (2001), the hundredth venture of veteran director [K. Balachander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Balachander "K. Balachander"). Despite featuring among an ensemble cast and being widely anticipated prior to release, the film failed at the box-office, with critics citing that Madhavan looked "rather bored" with the proceedings.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-paravasam-49) Similarly his first lead role in a Hindi film, *[Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehna_Hai_Tere_Dil_Mein "Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein")* (2001), a remake of his *Minnale* in which he reprised the same role for the remake, was also unsuccessful at the box office, with the film and Madhavan's performance receiving mixed reviews.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rhtdmreview-50)
### 2002–2004: Critical acclaim
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Madhavan at a [film set](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_set "Film set")
In 2002, Madhavan played the role of a novelist in Mani Ratnam's *[Kannathil Muthamittal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal "Kannathil Muthamittal")* alongside actresses [Keerthana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._S._Keerthana "P. S. Keerthana"), [Simran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simran_\(actress\) "Simran (actress)") and [Nandita Das](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandita_Das "Nandita Das"). In the film, he was shown as the role of the father of an adopted child, who wishes to return to her native homeland amidst the [Sri Lankan civil war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war "Sri Lankan civil war"). The film received widespread critical acclaim and went on to win six [National Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards "National Film Awards") as well as over ten awards at various International Film Festivals.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-km-51) Madhavan received critical acclaim for his portrayal with a critic citing "he lived the role of the character he portrays", with the film seeing him move away from the romantic hero image for the first time into a more serious, performance-oriented role. The good performance of the film internationally also helped him develop an overseas market for his films.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-52)[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-kmreview-53) He earned his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. Madhavan's next success came with *[Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_\(2002_film\) "Run (2002 film)")*, a film recognised for its screenplay, with Madhavan appearing in an action film for the first time in his career.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-run-54) In regard to his performance, [The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")'s critic noted "he manages to portray action with élan in *Run* and actually looks fit and comfortable in the role", with the film helping him make a breakthrough as an [action hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_hero "Action hero").[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-55)[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-56) Despite another unsuccessful Hindi venture with the musical, *[Dil Vil Pyar Vyar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_Vil_Pyar_Vyar "Dil Vil Pyar Vyar")* (2002), the success of his previous films helped him secure the [Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") for 2002, being jointly recognised for both films.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-awardstwo-57)
Madhavan was cast alongside [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") in *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")* (2003), which told the story of an unexpected journey from [Bhubaneswar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhubaneswar "Bhubaneswar") to [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai") of two men who are polar opposites of each other. Madhavan revealed his elation at working with an experienced actor like Kamal Haasan, while noting that a human drama film like *Anbe Sivam* was important for his career as an actor as it came after a successful [masala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_\(film_genre\) "Masala (film genre)") film in *Run*.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-58) Portraying a young frustrated filmmaker with capitalistic beliefs who travels with a handicapped communist played by Kamal Haasan, Madhavan's performance was described as a "milestone in his career" and that "his portrayal will remain with the viewer for long" by a critic from *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")*.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sivamhin-59) The film opened in January 2003 to positive reviews, and emerged as a surprise box-office failure. Post-release, the film has garnered critical acclaim from critics and television audiences and is considered one of the "cult classics" of Tamil cinema.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-60)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-61) Film critic [Baradwaj Rangan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baradwaj_Rangan "Baradwaj Rangan") wrote that the film "was leagues ahead of the average Tamil and Indian film", though felt that "the masses were unwilling to accept the experimental nature of the film", while talking about the film's box office failure.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-62)[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sivam-63) Post-filming, Kamal Haasan revealed that he was impressed with Madhavan's enthusiasm and concentration during the making of the film and thus subsequently signed him on to appear in his production venture, *[Nala Damayanthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_\(2003_film\) "Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)")* (2003), where he played a [Brahmin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin "Brahmin") cook lost in Australia. In 2003, the actor also appeared in [Vikraman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikraman "Vikraman")'s family drama *[Priyamana Thozhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamana_Thozhi "Priyamana Thozhi")* as a budding [cricketer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricketer "Cricketer"), [Saran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saran_\(director\) "Saran (director)")'s romantic comedy *[Jay Jay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Jay "Jay Jay")* and made a guest appearance in [Priyadarshan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyadarshan "Priyadarshan")'s *[Lesa Lesa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesa_Lesa "Lesa Lesa")* as a jailed teacher. The three films made average returns at the box office, though Madhavan's performances were appreciated by critics.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twoflops-64)[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ndreview-65)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-jjreview-66)
Madhavan played an imposter gangster in [K. S. Ravikumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar "K. S. Ravikumar")'s comedy *[Aethiree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiree "Aethiree")* (2004) before being selected to feature in his fourth Mani Ratnam production, *[Aaytha Ezhuthu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaytha_Ezhuthu "Aaytha Ezhuthu")* (2004), which featured him in an ensemble cast including [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya"), [Siddharth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_\(actor\) "Siddharth (actor)"), [Meera Jasmine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meera_Jasmine "Meera Jasmine"), [Esha Deol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esha_Deol "Esha Deol") and [Trisha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_\(actress\) "Trisha (actress)"). Madhavan portrayed the character of Inba Sekhar, a hitman living in the slums of [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai"), whose path crosses with the characters portrayed by Suriya and Siddharth. His role also featured him in a struggling marriage, where his wife desperately tries to claw him away from his profession. Madhavan bulked up and sported a shaven look for the first time in his career to resemble the character of a ruffian and shot for the film through the sync sound technique.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aayutha-67) He received widespread praise for his depiction, with Baradwaj Rangan of *The Hindu* claiming that Madhavan outplayed [Abhishek Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan "Abhishek Bachchan")'s interpretation of the character in the Hindi version of the bilingual, *[Yuva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuva "Yuva")*.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ezhuthu-9) Madhavan went on to win the [Filmfare Award for the Best Tamil Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Supporting_Actor_Award_\(Tamil\) "Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Tamil)"), while another critic from *The Hindu* cited that he "sparkles as an anti-hero" and that the "character ought to find a very special place in his repertoire".[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aereview-68) Similarly, a critic from Indiaglitz.com stated "Madhavan's daring decision to play a negative character, who gets beaten up black and blue at the end, putting his 'hero' image in peril, has paid off, as he walks away with top honours", while a reviewer from Sify.com labelled him as "terrific".[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-69)[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-70) In late 2004, Madhavan worked on [Rajiv Anchal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Anchal "Rajiv Anchal")'s English-Malayalam crossover film *[Nothing But Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_But_Life "Nothing But Life")* (2005) and completed his work in a single schedule across [Las Vegas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley "Las Vegas Valley") and [Albuquerque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque "Albuquerque"). Portraying an orphaned youth with suicidal tendencies being treated by a Malayali psychiatrist in the US, the film and his portrayal opened to mixed reviews.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-top10review-71)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-innbl-72)
### 2005–2008: Increased work in Hindi films
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Madhavan at an event
Madhavan appeared in another marriage drama film, *[Priyasakhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyasakhi "Priyasakhi")* (2005) co-starring [Sadha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadha "Sadha") – with the pair playing an estranged husband and wife. The film received praise for the lead pair's performances with Madhavan being praised as "top class", while it also became the first [Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language "Tamil language") film to be dubbed into [Zulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language "Zulu language").[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-zulu-73)[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-psreview-74)
From 2005 onwards, Madhavan increased his work in Hindi films and starred and wrote the Hindi dialogues for the comedy *[Ramji Londonwaley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramji_Londonwaley "Ramji Londonwaley")* (2005), a remake of his earlier film *Nala Damayanthi*. Critics described his performance as "a master-stroke", though the film fared averagely at the box office due to the release of other big budget films during the period.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rlreview-75) He experienced box office success in Hindi films for the first time through his role in [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakeysh_Omprakash_Mehra "Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra")'s *[Rang De Basanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti "Rang De Basanti")* (2006). Featuring in an ensemble cast led by [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan"), Madhavan essayed the guest role of Ajay Singh Rathod, a [flight lieutenant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_lieutenant "Flight lieutenant"), whose death triggers a revolutionary movement against corruption.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-cadet-30) The film was subsequently nominated for the [Best Foreign Language Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Film "BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film") at the 2006 [BAFTA Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts "British Academy of Film and Television Arts"), while it was also chosen as India's official entry for the [Golden Globe Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award "Golden Globe Award") and the [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submissions_to_the_79th_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film "List of submissions to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film") for the Best Foreign Language Film category. Madhavan then collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the fifth time in the biopic *[Guru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_\(2007_film\) "Guru (2007 film)")* (2007), co-starring [Abhishek Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan "Abhishek Bachchan"), [Aishwarya Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai "Aishwarya Rai") and [Vidya Balan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidya_Balan "Vidya Balan"). His role of Shyam Saxena was inspired from the life of real-life journalist [S. Gurumurthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Gurumurthy "S. Gurumurthy"), who was a challenger to the business tycoon, [Dhirubhai Ambani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhirubhai_Ambani "Dhirubhai Ambani"), whose life drew allusions with Bachchan's role. The film became a blockbuster and also received critical acclaim, with a reviewer citing that Madhavan acts with "extreme, believable sincerity" dubbing him as "truly a poster boy for India", while another claimed he performed "a weak role with élan".[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gurureview-76)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gurureviewsen-77)
His Tamil film, *[Thambi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thambi_\(2006_film\) "Thambi (2006 film)")* (2006) directed by [Seeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeman "Seeman"), had a delayed release but became a profitable venture in town and village centres.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambirediff-78) Madhavan's portrayal of a rustic do-gooder, received positive reviews from critics though a reviewer from *The Hindu* claimed the actor was "unable to shed off his classy looks".[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambibad-79)[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambigood-80) He then appeared in [Sundar C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_C "Sundar C")'s comedy film *[Rendu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendu "Rendu")* (2006), where he played dual roles for the first time and in the long-delayed romantic comedy *[Aarya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(2007_film\) "Arya (2007 film)")* (2007), appearing as a medical student.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aryareview-81) Madhavan wrote the dialogues, produced and featured in the lead role in [Nishikanth Kamat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikanth_Kamat "Nishikanth Kamat")'s *[Evano Oruvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evano_Oruvan "Evano Oruvan")* (2007), playing a middle class bank employee who becomes so disgusted with the corruption he faces in his day-to-day life that he becomes a vigilante. After setting up a production studio, Leukos Films, he helped promote the film in international film festivals\[*[which?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words "Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words")*\] before the theatrical release in December 2007.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoprom-82)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eopromtwo-83) Critics called the film a "must watch" and a reviewer from *The Hindu* stated that the film was "Madhavan's best performance to date", while he also went on to win the [ITFA Best Actor Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITFA_Best_Actor_Award "ITFA Best Actor Award") for his depiction.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoreviews-84)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoreview2-85) However *Evano Oruvan* and his subsequent release, Seeman's *[Vaazhthukal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaazhthukal "Vaazhthukal")* (2008) did not perform well at the box office, while another completed film titled *[Naan Aval Adhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naan_Aval_Adhu "Naan Aval Adhu")* failed to have a theatrical release.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vrreview2-86) Madhavan's final release of the year was the docudrama *[Mumbai Meri Jaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Meri_Jaan "Mumbai Meri Jaan")*, based upon the [2006 Mumbai Bombings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Mumbai_Bombings "2006 Mumbai Bombings"). The film, which featured him alongside [Soha Ali Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soha_Ali_Khan "Soha Ali Khan"), [Irrfan Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrfan_Khan "Irrfan Khan") and [Kay Kay Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Kay_Menon "Kay Kay Menon") became critically acclaimed with Madhavan's portrayal of a man with a post-traumatic stress disorder being appreciated by reviewers.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-mmjreview2-87)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-mmjreview-88)
### 2009–2014: Further success and sabbatical
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Madhavan with [Kangana Ranaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut "Kangana Ranaut") promoting *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")* in 2010
Madhavan won positive acclaim for playing the lead role in Vikram Kumar's horror film, *[Yavarum Nalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavarum_Nalam "Yavarum Nalam")* (2009). The film, which became a commercial and critical success, prompted a reviewer from the *[Times of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_of_India "Times of India")* to suggest "he carried the film on his shoulders" while he was also nominated in the [Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Actor "Vijay Award for Best Actor") category at the [Vijay Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Awards "Vijay Awards").[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ynreviews-89) His following two films, the romantic comedy *[Guru En Aalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_En_Aalu "Guru En Aalu")* (2009) and the action film *[Sikandar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikandar_\(2009_film\) "Sikandar (2009 film)")* (2009) in which he played a supporting role of an army officer, both fetched mixed reviews. Madhavan then starred in [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani")'s [comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film "Comedy film") film, *[3 Idiots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots "3 Idiots")* (2009), alongside [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") and [Sharman Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharman_Joshi "Sharman Joshi"). Upon release, the film received widespread critical acclaim and went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the time of its release.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-overseas-90) Madhavan's portrayal as a young engineer with a passion for photography earned him nominations for the [Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor "Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor") and the [IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor "IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor"). Film critic [Taran Adarsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taran_Adarsh "Taran Adarsh") from [Bollywood Hungama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama "Bollywood Hungama") described the actor's performance as "incredible", while Madhavan claimed that the film changed how he was viewed as an actor in Hindi films for the better.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tireview-91)[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ticahneg-92) He later turned down an offer of reprising the same role in the Tamil remake of the film helmed by [Shankar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Shankar "S. Shankar"). In 2010, Madhavan appeared alongside actors [Amitabh Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan "Amitabh Bachchan") and [Ben Kingsley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kingsley "Ben Kingsley") in *[Teen Patti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Patti_\(film\) "Teen Patti (film)")* (2010) as a young professor, with Adarsh again rating his performance as "excellent", but the film failed at the box office.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tpreview-93)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tpred-94) His two guest appearances in the year also received mixed feedback with his performance in the Telugu anthology film *[Om Shanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Shanti "Om Shanti")* (2010) being praised, while a role in the [John Abraham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Abraham_\(actor\) "John Abraham (actor)")\-starrer *[Jhootha Hi Sahi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhootha_Hi_Sahi "Jhootha Hi Sahi")* (2010) drew him criticism.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-jhsreview-95)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-osid-96) Madhavan then collaborated again with [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") and [K. S. Ravikumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar "K. S. Ravikumar") in the romantic comedy, *[Manmadan Ambu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu "Manmadan Ambu")* (2010), playing a wealthy businessman who hires a spy to follow his actress girlfriend on a [European](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union "European Union") cruise tour. The film opened to positive reviews with Madhavan's performance being described by [Rediff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rediff "Rediff").com as "excellent", while [Sify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify "Sify").com labelled him the "scene-stealer".[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-mmareview-97)[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rediffmmaed-98)
His only release in 2011 was the romantic comedy-drama *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")* alongside [Kangana Ranaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut "Kangana Ranaut"), which saw him play the role of a sensible doctor hoping to get an arranged marriage with a girl, who has a dramatically diverse personality to him. Prior to release, the film's promotional campaign created anticipation and upon release, the film proved to be a major success at the box office. Madhavan's portrayal of Manoj Kumar Sharma a.k.a. Manu won positive acclaim, with a reviewer citing that his performance was "real, restrained, yet forceful" and another claiming he was "perfectly cast".[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twmreview-99)[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-redifftwm-100) Madhavan next appeared as a police officer in [Linguswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Linguswamy "N. Linguswamy")'s Tamil film *[Vettai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vettai "Vettai")* (2012), an action entertainer featuring an ensemble cast of [Arya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(actor\) "Arya (actor)"), [Amala Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amala_Paul "Amala Paul") and [Sameera Reddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameera_Reddy "Sameera Reddy"). The film opened to positive reviews in January 2012 and went on to become a commercial success, with critics praising Madhavan's decision to accept the role of a timid cop, while a critic noted that he had "an uncanny talent for comedy".[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-adhir-101)[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vettai-102) He then featured in *[Jodi Breakers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Breakers "Jodi Breakers")* (2012), a Hindi romantic comedy film shot in [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece "Greece") alongside [Bipasha Basu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipasha_Basu "Bipasha Basu"), though the film did not perform well commercially.[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sff-103)
In 2012, Madhavan took a sabbatical and was based in [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago "Chicago") resting his knee, which he injured during the making of *Vettai*, causing him to suffer from [chondromalacia patellae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondromalacia_patellae "Chondromalacia patellae").[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-104)[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-105) During the period, he felt he had to "reinvent himself" and had to work on films which would appeal to the "new generation of audiences", so took a decision to work on a single film at a time.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-106)[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-107) During a period of three years without any theatrical releases, his long-delayed Hindi film *[Taak Jhaank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunglass_\(film\) "Sunglass (film)")* directed by [Rituparno Ghosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh "Rituparno Ghosh") in 2006, premièred at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2013, while his first Hindi film *[Akeli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeli_\(film\) "Akeli (film)")*, shot in 1997, was released online during the following year. During his recovery period and sabbatical in 2013, Madhavan signed on to appear in [Simon West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_West "Simon West")'s *[Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead:_Darkest_Dawn "Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn")*, in which he appeared as a former marine personnel and shot for the project in [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California").[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-108)[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-109) The animated film, where Madhavan provided voice work, premièred in [San Diego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego "San Diego") during July 2015.[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-110)
### 2015–present: Comeback
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Madhavan's first theatrical release after his sabbatical was [Anand L. Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_L._Rai "Anand L. Rai")'s *[Tanu Weds Manu Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu_Returns "Tanu Weds Manu Returns")*, a sequel to the 2011 film, which released in May 2015. Prior to the film's release, Madhavan stated that the "content of the film was more important than the stars" and acknowledged that the popularity of [Kangana Ranaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut "Kangana Ranaut") would help the film gain a good opening at the box office.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-111) Reprising his role as Manu, Madhavan won acclaim for his restrained performance and the film went on to become a critical and commercial success.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-112)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-113) The critic from [Bollywood Hungama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama "Bollywood Hungama") wrote "Madhavan excels in his role despite it being a restrained one, which was anyways the call of his character" and added "he is very endearing who never tries to overshadow anyone and emerges a winner", while Sify.com stated he gives a "subtle and restrained performance".[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-114)[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-115) *Tanu Weds Manu Returns* earned ₹2\.43 billion (US\$29 million) worldwide at the end of its theatrical run, to become one of the [highest-grossing Bollywood films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Bollywood_films "List of highest-grossing Bollywood films") in 2015.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-2.40_billion-116)[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-117)
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Madhavan with [Ritika Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritika_Singh "Ritika Singh") promoting *[Saala Khados](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* in 2016
During his sabbatical, Madhavan also worked extensively on the pre-production of the bilingual sports film, *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* (2016) directed by [Sudha Kongara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudha_Kongara_Prasad "Sudha Kongara Prasad"). After being impressed with Sudha's script, he helped find the project producers in Tamil and chose to produce the film in Hindi alongside [S. Sashikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Sashikanth "S. Sashikanth") and [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani"). Madhavan also met and convinced [mixed martial artist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts "Mixed martial arts") Ritika Singh to act in the film after contacting her through [Raj Kundra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Kundra "Raj Kundra"), while he was also credited for contributing as an additional screenplay writer. He also went through a body conditioning regime in Los Angeles prior to joining the film's set and learnt boxing to essay the role of a former boxer.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-118) For dubbing purposes, Madhavan wore metal braces inside his teeth, to create the effect of having a lisp that most boxers have from sporting injuries.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-nie-119) Madhavan won praise for his work during the marketing campaign, having travelled throughout [Tamil Nadu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu "Tamil Nadu") to promote the film, with *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")* stating it was "unlike other film promotions in the South".[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-120)[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-121) For *Irudhi Suttru*, Madhavan received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal with Sify.com stating "he is outstanding and carries the proverbial burden of the project on his shoulder".[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-122) A critic from *The Hindu* stated that he was "quietly effective", while a reviewer from Behindwoods.com wrote that Madhavan gives his "career-best performance" and is "excellent" at depicting his "characterization from being subtle to being outright effervescent".[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-123)[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-124) His performance in the film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His portrayal in the Hindi version, *Saala Khadoos*, received similar praise with critic Subhash K. Jha stating "this is Madhavan's career-defining performance, he sinks so deep into his role both physically and emotionally, that the actor becomes one with the act".[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-125)
He next featured in *[Vikram Vedha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Vedha "Vikram Vedha")* (2017), an action thriller film directed by duo [Pushkar-Gayathri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkar-Gayathri "Pushkar-Gayathri") and produced by Sashikanth. Telling the tale of an encounter cop and his pursuit of a gangster played by [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi"), Pushkar-Gayathri scripted the film with inspiration from the [Vikramathithan Vedhalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikramaditya "Vikramaditya") folk tale, with the characterisation of both lead roles derived from that plot.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-126)[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-127) For his role, Madhavan underwent arms training and met people involved with the police and defence forces.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-128)[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-129) *Vikram Vedha* opened in July 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from the media and industry personnel.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-130) Madhavan's performance was widely appreciated by film critics, who described him as "stylish and serious" and "whole-hearted", while Sify.com's reviewer wrote it is a "treat to watch two intense performers Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi majestically own the screen together".[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-131)[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-132)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-133) The film also became Madhavan's biggest commercial success in Tamil films, with trade pundits classifying the film as a blockbuster.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-BollywoodTrade.com-13) The film earned Madhavan the [Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil"), in addition to his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil, which he lost to his co-star [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi").
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Madhavan at the first look launch of *[Rocketry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")* with [Nambi Narayanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan "Nambi Narayanan") and [Anant Mahadevan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anant_Mahadevan "Anant Mahadevan") in 2019
Madhavan next worked on a web series for [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services "Amazon Web Services") titled *[Breathe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathe_\(web_series\) "Breathe (web series)")* alongside [Amit Sadh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Sadh "Amit Sadh"), which was released in January 2018.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-134)[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-135) Madhavan later revealed that he was initially sceptical of the web series format, but was "totally blown away" by the script of the series and decided to accept to work on the project, despite his commitments for the shoot of *Vikram Vedha*.[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-136)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-137) For *Breathe*, Madhavan studied his own experience as a father besides researching the complexities surrounding [organ donation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_donation "Organ donation"). In the series, he played Danny Mascarenhas, a soccer coach and the father of a young boy with cystic fibrosis, who will die in six months unless he has a lung transplant.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-138) Madhavan received positive reviews for his portrayal, with film critic Subhash K. Jha writing "As Danny, Madhavan expresses grief, rage, frustration, guilt, repentance and self-destruction with measured excellence" and that "this is a showcase for an actor at the peak of his power" and "boy, does Madhavan embrace the opportunity".[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-139) Similarly, a critic from the New Indian Express wrote "Madhavan is in form in a potentially compelling thriller", and a reviewer from the International Business Times wrote he "shows a range of emotions" in "a smooth, beautiful way".[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-140)[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-141)
His first full-length role in a Telugu film was through *[Savyasachi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savyasachi_\(2018_film\) "Savyasachi (2018 film)")* (2018), where he portrayed the antagonist in a cast headlined by [Naga Chaitanya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Chaitanya "Naga Chaitanya"). Despite the film's average response at the box office, Madhavan won positive reviews for his performance, with a critic noting his "impressive performance" was the "saving grace of the film".[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-142)[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-143) Following an extended guest appearance in the Hindi film *[Zero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_\(2018_film\) "Zero (2018 film)")* (2018) alongside [Shahrukh Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrukh_Khan "Shahrukh Khan") and [Anushka Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anushka_Sharma "Anushka Sharma"), Madhavan appeared in the bilingual thriller film *[Nishabdham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishabdham "Nishabdham")*, which was shot entirely in [Seattle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle "Seattle"). The film began as a silent film, before the makers chose to insert dialogue and create Tamil and Telugu versions.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-144) In 2021, he played the title role in *[Maara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maara "Maara")* (2021), garnering positive reviews for his portrayal of a vagabond artist from [Kochi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi "Kochi").[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-145)[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-146)
Between 2017 and 2022, Madhavan worked on his first film as a director, *[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")* (2022), a biopic on Indian rocket scientist [Nambi Narayanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan "Nambi Narayanan"). Alongside his directorial, screenwriting and acting credits, Madhavan also served as one of the producers of the project.[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-147) During the pre-production phase, Madhavan referred to the project as his "biggest film ever" and stated that he had worked silently on the script of the film for a period of two years after becoming intrigued by hearing the tale of Narayanan's false espionage charge.[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-148) In order to develop the script, Madhavan regularly met with Narayanan to discuss the scientist's life experiences. As a result of their conversations, Madhavan altered his original script to include portions from Narayanan's entire career and his services to the Indian space programme, rather than just matters related to the espionage case and his 1994 arrest.[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-149)[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-150) The film was shot as a biilingual venture, with scenes simultaneously filmed in the Hindi and Tamil while scenes set outside India were shot in English.[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-151) The film premiered at the [Marché du Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%C3%A9_du_Film "Marché du Film") section of the [2022 Cannes Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Cannes_Film_Festival "2022 Cannes Film Festival") in France in May 2022, and had a theatrical release two months later.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-152)[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-153) The film received positive reviews from critics.[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-Grace_Cyril-154) Devesh Sharma of *[Filmfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare "Filmfare")* wrote "Madhavan carries the film on his shoulders" and that "he lives and breathes the character, getting the nuances right", adding "it"s not easy being both the lead actor and the director but Madhavan achieves the desired trajectory on both fronts".[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-155) Meanwhile, Ronak Kotecha noted "*Rocketry* takes off well, hits some turbulence on the way, but eventually soars high with real characters and moving moments that make it worth your while".[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-156) The film subsequently won Madhavan several awards during the following year, including the [National Film Award for Best Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film "National Film Award for Best Feature Film") as director, the [IIFA Award for Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Director "IIFA Award for Best Director") and [SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIIMA_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil").[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-157)
In 2023, he appeared in the [YRF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash_Raj_Films "Yash Raj Films") web series *[The Railway Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Men "The Railway Men")* directed by [Shiv Rawail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv_Rawail "Shiv Rawail"), based on the [Bhopal disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster "Bhopal disaster").[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-158) Saibal Chatterjee of *[NDTV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDTV "NDTV")* wrote "Rati Pandey, a senior railway official who is under a cloud for a specific act that cost him his job, appears cast in a dissimilar mould. He is the grandstanding type, the speechifier out to stir a listless workforce into action. Both the character and the performance stay stranded in an unexceptional zone".[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-:0-159) In 2024, he played the antagonist in [Vikas Bahl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikas_Bahl "Vikas Bahl")'s supernatural thriller *[Shaitaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitaan_\(2024_film\) "Shaitaan (2024 film)")*, co-starring [Ajay Devgn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Devgn "Ajay Devgn") and [Jyothika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika "Jyothika"). The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success at the box-office.[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-160)
In 2025, he featured in six releases. In his first release, he played a railway ticket inspector in the comedy thriller *[Hisaab Barabar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisaab_Barabar "Hisaab Barabar")* directed by [Ashwni Dhir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwni_Dhir "Ashwni Dhir").[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-161)[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-162) His second release was the sports drama [*Test*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_\(2025_film\) "Test (2025 film)") directed by [S. Sashikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Sashikanth "S. Sashikanth") co-starring [Nayanthara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayanthara "Nayanthara") and [Siddharth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_\(actor\) "Siddharth (actor)"), which streamed on [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix").[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-163) In his third release, his co-starred alongside [Akshay Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar "Akshay Kumar") and [Ananya Panday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananya_Panday "Ananya Panday") in the historial courtroom drama *[Kesari Chapter 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesari_Chapter_2 "Kesari Chapter 2")* directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, based on the [Jallianwala Bagh massacre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre "Jallianwala Bagh massacre").[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-164) In his fourth release, he played a reserved middle-aged professor in the romantic comedy *[Aap Jaisa Koi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aap_Jaisa_Koi_\(film\) "Aap Jaisa Koi (film)")* opposite [Fatima Sana Shaikh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Sana_Shaikh "Fatima Sana Shaikh"). Devesh Sharma of *[Filmfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare "Filmfare")* noted he was in "complete control of his craft", conveying a lot through subtle, internalised acting - more with his expressions and silence than dialogue".[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-165) His fifth release, the romantic comedy *[De De Pyaar De 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_De_Pyaar_De_2 "De De Pyaar De 2")* co-starring [Ajay Devgn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Devgn "Ajay Devgn") and [Rakul Preet Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakul_Preet_Singh "Rakul Preet Singh") received mixed reviews from critics.[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-166) His sixth and final release of the year was the spy-thriller *[Dhurandhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar "Dhurandhar")* directed by [Aditya Dhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Dhar "Aditya Dhar"), co-starring [Ranveer Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranveer_Singh "Ranveer Singh"), [Akshaye Khanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaye_Khanna "Akshaye Khanna"), [Sanjay Dutt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt "Sanjay Dutt"), and [Arjun Rampal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Rampal "Arjun Rampal").[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-Dhurandhar-167)[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-168) Set against the backdrop of the [IC-814](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC-814 "IC-814") hijacking and [2001 Indian Parliament attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Indian_Parliament_attack "2001 Indian Parliament attack"), Madhavan portrayed the role of Ajay Sanyal, a fictionalised version of [IB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Bureau_\(India\) "Intelligence Bureau (India)") Chief [Ajit Doval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Doval "Ajit Doval"). The film performed strongly at the box-office, and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-169) The first of a two-part series, he will reprise his role in the sequel *Dhurandhar: Part 2* releasing in 2026.
He will next be seen in the biopic of Indian engineer [Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalswamy_Doraiswamy_Naidu "Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu") directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, a family-drama based in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London") directed by [Mithran R. Jawahar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithran_R._Jawahar "Mithran R. Jawahar"), and Rajesh Touchriver's biopic on [Chempakaraman Pillai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chempakaraman_Pillai "Chempakaraman Pillai").[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-170)[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-171)[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-172)
## Other projects
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### Film and television work
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Madhavan was first credited as a part of the technical crew for his work in *[Ramji Londonwaley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramji_Londonwaley "Ramji Londonwaley")*, an adaptation of his Tamil film *[Nala Damayanthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_\(2003_film\) "Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)")*. Apart from portraying the lead role, Madhavan worked on the film as a dialogue writer and played an active role in determining the crew of the movie.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-173)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rlpick-174) In October 2007, Madhavan founded the production company, Leukos Films, and consequently bought the rights of his film, *[Evano Oruvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evano_Oruvan "Evano Oruvan")*, from producers [Abbas–Mustan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas%E2%80%93Mustan "Abbas–Mustan") and [K. Sera Sera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Sera_Sera "K. Sera Sera"). Securing sponsorship deals with [HSBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC "HSBC") and Santoor, Madhavan premièred the film across North America and the Middle East before its Indian theatrical release, with the promotion method being used for the first time in Tamil cinema.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoprom-82) However, since the relative box office failure of the project, Madhavan downplayed future involvement in production ventures.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-noprod-175) The film, which Madhavan referred to as a "part of his life" during 2007, also saw him write the dialogues for the film along with [Seeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeman "Seeman") by translating lines from the project's original version in the [Marathi language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_language "Marathi language").[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eolife-176) Madhavan then chose to become actively involved in the production of his 2016 bilingual films, *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* in Tamil and *Saala Khadoos* in Hindi, to ensure the film completed filming and had a theatrical release. Impressed by the strength of [Sudha Kongara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudha_Kongara "Sudha Kongara")'s script for the Tamil film, Madhavan felt that the story had pan-Indian appeal and took the film's script to [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani"), who agreed to produce and supervise work on the film's Hindi version. Madhavan co-produced the Hindi version of the film through his new production house, Tricolor Films, while leading the film's pan-Indian marketing campaign. The actor also helped select the film's lead actress, Ritika Singh, and was also credited as an additional screenplay writer in the films.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-177)
Madhavan has appeared as host for television programs on [Hindi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi "Hindi") channels, while he has also been a host at film award functions. During his television career in the 1990s, Madhavan first worked as a host on *Tol Mol Ke Bol*. He was announced as the host of [Sony Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Entertainment "Sony Entertainment") Television's *[Deal Ya No Deal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_Ya_No_Deal "Deal Ya No Deal")*, the Indian version of the American game show *[Deal or No Deal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal "Deal or No Deal")*, in October 2005. However, Madhavan quit as the lead anchor of the show in January 2006 claiming he was unhappy with the way the shoot schedules were handled by the production house. According to the actor, when he took on the show, he had made it clear that he would continue with his South Indian film assignments, and as the show was being filmed in Mumbai, he had found it hard to keep travelling throughout India from Chennai to film the ten days a month he had signed up for. Madhavan added that he was restricted by the producers to spend one day rehearsing technically, which left him with fatigue.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambi-178) [Mandira Bedi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandira_Bedi "Mandira Bedi") subsequently replaced Madhavan as the anchor in February for Series 2 of the game show. In June 2010, Madhavan made a return to the game show format by accepting a contract with Imagine TV's Big Money show, signing on to host a single season, and then hosted an episode of the crime show [Savdhaan India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savdhaan_India "Savdhaan India") in January 2016.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-left-179) Furthermore, he has been a guest judge in the Indian television show, [Fame Gurukul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_Gurukul "Fame Gurukul").[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gurukul-180) In 2016, Madhavan stated that he would only take part in television commitments for money, while he does not consider his payment when signing on to appear in films.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-181) Madhavan has also hosted live events, including the [National Film Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards "National Film Awards") in 2013 with [Huma Qureshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huma_Qureshi "Huma Qureshi"). He was also the host of the 55th [Filmfare Awards South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South "Filmfare Awards South") in [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai") in 2008 and then also the Vijay Awards in 2013.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ffhosr-182)
### Brand ambassador
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Madhavan is a brand ambassadors for products in India.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-183)[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-184) His early work involved advertisements for brands including [Bajaj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaj_group "Bajaj group"), Ponds, [Fair & Lovely](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glow_%26_Lovely "Glow & Lovely") and [TVS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVS_Group "TVS Group"), before signing an endorsement deal with [Pepsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi "Pepsi") and marketing company, IMG.[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-img-185) In 2007, Madhavan endorsed UniverCell, a multi-brand mobile phone retail chain owned by UniverCell Telecommunications India Pvt Ltd.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-186) Madhavan signed a contract with the mobile phone network, [Airtel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharti_Airtel "Bharti Airtel") for promotions in South India before being promoted as the pan-Indian ambassador for the brand a year later. His advertisements with [Vidya Balan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidya_Balan "Vidya Balan") for Airtel won critical acclaim, and brought in film offers for the pair to feature together.[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-airtel-187) In June 2010, marketers from Arun Excello promoted a housing project in Oragadam, Chennai in a similar fashion to the release of a new film featuring Madhavan. With film-inspired posters and billboards put up around Chennai, the advertisement campaign attracted huge curiosity and the project became a success.[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-orohiy-188) His long-term work with jewellery brand, [Joy Alukkas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyalukkas "Joyalukkas"), led to the company creating life size wax models of him to place in their showrooms from January 2011.[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-wax-189) [Maruti Suzuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruti_Suzuki "Maruti Suzuki"), for whom Madhavan is the brand ambassador, launched a special edition of the [Suzuki Wagon R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Wagon_R "Suzuki Wagon R") car calling it the Madhavan Signature Edition in September 2013.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-maruti-190) In 2015, online market place Snapdeal signed on [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") and Madhavan to be the company's ambassadors, with Snapdeal attempting to use Madhavan's popularity in South India to marker their [\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-191)
### Humanitarian causes
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Madhavan, who is a vegetarian, promotes vegetarianism and is an active member of [PETA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETA "PETA").[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-192) Since joining PETA after starring in his first film, he has appeared in several advertisements and released an [E-Card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive "Interactive") for the brand. In July 2006, Madhavan was voted the "cutest male vegetarian" by an online poll conducted by the PETA, while [Kareena Kapoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor "Kareena Kapoor") won the female award respectively. In turn he cited that his result in the competition was due to his "healthy vegetarian diet".[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vege-193) In October 2010, he wrote a letter to the CEO of [Kentucky Fried Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Fried_Chicken "Kentucky Fried Chicken"), on behalf of PETA, urging them to stop mistreatment of birds by the fast-food industry outlets and the killing of animals. He requested the boycott of KFC in India over animal welfare and conditions and was joined by [Raveena Tandon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raveena_Tandon "Raveena Tandon") and [Rakhi Sawant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhi_Sawant "Rakhi Sawant") in supporting the work of PETA in India.[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-kfc-194) In addition, Madhavan was named PETA India's 2012 "Person Of The Year", while his son won PETA India's "Compassionate Kid award" in December 2014.[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-195)
Madhavan has lent his support for the Chennai-based charity, The Banyan, and appeared in the charity musical *[Netru, Indru, Naalai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netru,_Indru,_Naalai "Netru, Indru, Naalai")* directed by Mani Ratnam for the cause.[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ninbanyan-196) He appeared as a guest cook and newly launched restaurant in Chennai and cooked [dosas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa_\(food\) "Dosa (food)") for auction for the charity, helping raise forty five thousand rupees.[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-cookhelp-197) He has been a part of an AIDS awareness programme initiated by [Richard Gere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gere "Richard Gere") in India and helped promote the *A Time for Heroes* campaign appearing in a short film. Similarly Madhavan featured in a four-minute film produced by Agaram Foundation, *[Herova? Zerova?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herova%3F_Zerova%3F "Herova? Zerova?")*, campaigning for educational awareness alongside [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya"), [Vijay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_\(actor\) "Vijay (actor)") and [Jyothika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika "Jyothika").[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-198)[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-199) In 2010, along with his cast and crew from *[3 Idiots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots "3 Idiots")*, he helped raise Rs. 2.5 million for the renovation of the school in [Leh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leh "Leh"), which was damaged by flash floods.[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-200) Madhavan laid bricks and tiles at the [London Business School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Business_School "London Business School") in July 2011, building a symbolic house to represent the 100,000 houses that will be built in India by 2015 as a part of Habitat for Humanity's campaign to improve substandard houses in India.[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-201) During the [2015 South Indian floods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_South_Indian_floods "2015 South Indian floods"), Madhavan worked alongside other Indian actors in coordinating the relief efforts.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-202)[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-203) In 2016, [Lepra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepra_\(charity\) "Lepra (charity)") India signed him to work as a goodwill ambassador in helping promote action against leprosy.[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-204)[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-205)
## In the media
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Madhavan seen with his wife, Sarita, at the [Filmfare Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards "Filmfare Awards") ceremony in 2011
Madhavan is one of the few actors in India who garners pan-Indian appeal, with his success in establishing himself in the North and the South Indian film industries, seeing him receive multiple offers as a brand ambassador.[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-206) Furthermore, it has led to producers offering him lead roles in bilingual films such as the English-Malayalam crossover film *[Nothing But Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_But_Life "Nothing But Life")* and the Hindi-Tamil projects, *[Yavarum Nalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavarum_Nalam "Yavarum Nalam")* and *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*. Moreover, most of his Tamil films are dubbed into Telugu, where he has created a box office market without appearing in a single straight Telugu film as a lead actor (during the 2000s).[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-telugusuc-207)[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-teluglang-208) Madhavan holds a significant female fan following, which developed after his romantic roles in *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")* and *[Minnale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnale "Minnale")*.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-209)[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-210) Madhavan has also been active in keeping in contact with fans, maintaining a fan email account, a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account as well as being one of the first actors of Tamil films to turn blogger with entries in the year 2000.[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-blog-211)
He has appeared at functions as a special guest, and has enjoyed particularly close links with technology company, [Sify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify "Sify"), whom he signed on as his media partner for all his future releases after expressing satisfaction at the website they created for *[Rendu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendu "Rendu")*.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sifmax-212) Madhavan sat among a six-man jury for the selection of [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN")\-[IBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN-IBN "CNN-IBN") Indian of the Year 2006.[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gibn-213) He inaugurated the Chennai International Film Festival in 2007, taking the opportunity to deliver a message on preserving the environment.[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ciff-214)
A gaming company, Paradox Studios Limited, launched a new game compatible with mobile phones in July 2006, with Madhavan as the lead character. The company released two mobile game titles featuring Madhavan as their lead character.[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-game-215) The first of the two games, *Madhavan's MIG*, featured the actor reprising his role of a pilot from *[Rang De Basanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti "Rang De Basanti")*. In the other game titled *Madhavan*, the player had to help the actor get to the première of his latest movie evading the paparazzi.[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gametwo-216) In 2007, prominent entrepreneur [N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._R._Narayana_Murthy "N. R. Narayana Murthy") requested Madhavan to be his interviewer at the India-Singapore Exposition and Madhavan went on to claim that the experience was "unforgettable" as Murthy was an idol to him.[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-murthy-217) Madhavan has attended conferences as a motivational speaker, talking about issues including situational awareness and confidence, with a speech delivered at [Damodaran Academy of Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_G_R_Damodaran_College_of_Science "Dr G R Damodaran College of Science"), [Coimbatore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore "Coimbatore") going viral online.[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-218) Madhavan also took part and delivered speeches as a part of the annual India Conference at [Harvard University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University "Harvard University") during 2017.[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-219)
## Personal life
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Madhavan with wife Sarita at Filmfare Award function
After completing the degree, he went on to teach communication and public speaking at workshops around India. At the [Maharashtra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra "Maharashtra") workshop, he encountered his wife Sarita Birje for the first time in 1991, when she attended his class on the recommendation of her cousins.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ens-220) Sarita was able to use the skills she had learned from Madhavan's classes to pass an interview to become an air hostess and after completing the course, the pair began dating. They married in 1999, before Madhavan entered mainstream films. The pair's marriage has been covered by the media, with Madhavan citing that advice from his mentor [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") was useful.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twm2015-29)[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-marriage-221) Sarita has worked as a costume designer in a few of Madhavan's films, most notably for *[Guru En Aalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_En_Aalu "Guru En Aalu")* (2009), when she worked along with [Erum Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erum_Ali "Erum Ali"), the wife of Madhavan's co-star, [Abbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_\(actor\) "Abbas (actor)"), for their respective husbands.[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-designe-222) Their son [Vedaant Madhavan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedaant_Madhavan "Vedaant Madhavan"), who is now an international swimmer, was born on 21 August 2005.[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-223)[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-224) His birth eventually led to them relocating to the boat-club area in [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai") from [Kilpauk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpauk "Kilpauk"), where Madhavan's parents lived with him as well as his parents-in-law.[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vedant-225) In 2009, Madhavan relocated to [Kandivali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandivali "Kandivali"), Mumbai, with his wife and son, as he pursued a career in [Hindi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi "Hindi") films ahead of films in the South Indian industries.[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-226) In 2021, Madhavan and his family moved to [Dubai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai "Dubai"), [UAE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates "United Arab Emirates"), to support his son's swimming training.
Madhavan has maintained close links with fellow actors and has described actor [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") as his best friend in the film industry.[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-227) The actor also is close friends with actresses [Shilpa Shetty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilpa_Shetty "Shilpa Shetty") and [Bipasha Basu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipasha_Basu "Bipasha Basu"), as well as actors [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") and [Abhishek Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan "Abhishek Bachchan").[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-228)[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-229) He is closely associated with actor [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan"), after their appearance together in *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")*, and has revealed that he considers the actor as his inspiration. He has also collaborated multiple times with directors Mani Ratnam, [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani") and [Aanand Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aanand_Rai "Aanand Rai"), citing that the film makers "understand him well" and share a good "comfort level". He has also helped out actresses [Reemma Sen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reemma_Sen "Reemma Sen"), [Sadha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadha "Sadha") and [Nisha Kothari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisha_Kothari "Nisha Kothari") by signing them on for roles in his films, when they were going through a barren spell.[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-nishak-230)[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-reema-231)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sadha-232)
Madhavan announced a sabbatical from films in late 2010 citing he would take the time off to visit London, lose weight, play golf, take treatment for his knee injury and spend time with family. Though he kept away from starting new projects, during the period he was involved in the promotional activity of two of his releases, *[Manmadan Ambu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu "Manmadan Ambu")* and *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")*.[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sabbatical-233) He later made a comeback, earlier than anticipated, after director [Linguswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Linguswamy "N. Linguswamy") convinced him to work on *[Vettai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vettai "Vettai")*.[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-234) The actor later took an extended sabbatical from 2012 onwards to work on his fitness and get into shape for his role as a retired boxer in *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*. Madhavan is a keen golf player, having played for pleasure alongside actor [Amitabh Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan "Amitabh Bachchan") and director [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam"), while also appearing in a celebrity charity event in 2007.[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-golf-235)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-236) In 2017, he won the qualification round of the Mumbai leg of the Mercedes Trophy golf meet and subsequently qualified for the National Finals.[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-237) He also made an appearance for Chennai Rhinos in the [2011 Celebrity Cricket League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Celebrity_Cricket_League "2011 Celebrity Cricket League"), playing against Karnataka Bulldozers. His experiences flying Cessna planes when he was with National Cadet Corps, also led to a passion for aero-modelling, with the actor stating it "justified his decision" to pursue a degree in electronics.[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aeromodel-238)
## Filmography
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Main article: [R. Madhavan filmography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan_filmography "R. Madhavan filmography")
## Awards
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- 2000: [Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut_%E2%80%93_South "Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South") for *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")*[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-239)
- 2002: [Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") for *[Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_\(2002_film\) "Run (2002 film)")*, *[Kannathil Muthamittal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal "Kannathil Muthamittal")* & *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")*
- 2003: [ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITFA_Best_Supporting_Actor_Award "ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award") for *Anbe Sivam*
- 2004: [Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_-_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil") for *[Aaytha Ezhuthu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaytha_Ezhuthu "Aaytha Ezhuthu")*[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-240)
- 2015: [Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") for *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*
- 2016: [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil") for *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-241)
- 2016: [SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards "South Indian International Movie Awards") for *Irudhi Suttru*
- 2016: [IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Utsavam "IIFA Utsavam") for *Irudhi Suttru*
- 2017: [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil (Critics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil") for *[Vikram Vedha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Vedha "Vikram Vedha")*[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-242)
- 2017: [SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards "South Indian International Movie Awards") for *Vikram Vedha*
- 2017: [Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_Tamil_Film_Festival_Awards "Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards") for *Vikram Vedha*
- 2022: [National Film Award for Best Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film "National Film Award for Best Feature Film") for *[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")*[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thesouthfirst.com-19)
- 2022: [IIFA Award for Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Director "IIFA Award for Best Director") for *Rocketry: The Nambi Effect*
- 2022: [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil (Critics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil") for *Rocketry: The Nambi Effect*[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-243)
- 2026: [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") by [Government of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India "Government of India") in field of [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art "Art")[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-244)
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George, Sanu (2004). ["Nothing but Life"](http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2234/malayalam/made-in-usa/484/review.htm). Nowrunning.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110714203554/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2234/malayalam/made-in-usa/484/review.htm) from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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Rajendran Govinder (1 January 2006). ["Promoting South Africa for film shooting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060304023046/http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/01/stories/2006010114930200.htm). *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")*. Chennai, India. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/01/stories/2006010114930200.htm) on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2006.
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["Priyasakhi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121019154027/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13901321&ctid=5&cid=2429). *[Sify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify "Sify")*. 2005. Archived from [the original](http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13901321&ctid=5&cid=2429) on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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[Adarsh, Taran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taran_Adarsh "Taran Adarsh") (2005). ["Ramji Londonwaley"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100628191520/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12464/index.html). *[Bollywood Hungama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama "Bollywood Hungama")*. Archived from [the original](http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12464/index.html) on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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Kamath, Sudhish (15 December 2007). ["Maddy vs Baddies"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071223093245/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/15/stories/2007121550330300.htm). *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")*. Chennai, India. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/15/stories/2007121550330300.htm) on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
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["Three Idiots Creates History in China"](http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat=). *30 December 2011*. BoxOfficeIndia. Com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201817/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3866&nCat=) from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
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Arora, Preeti (2010). ["Teen Patti: Just one big bluff"](http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/26/review-teen-patti.htm). [Rediff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rediff "Rediff"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110430185119/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/26/review-teen-patti.htm) from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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Jeevi (2010). ["Om Shanti Film Review"](http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-omshanti.html). Idlebrain.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110713002932/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-omshanti.html) from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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["Manmadan Ambu"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110121202419/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14959566&ctid=5&cid=2429). *[Sify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify "Sify")*. 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14959566&ctid=5&cid=2429) on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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Srinivasan, Pavithra (2010). ["Kamal Haasan delivers with Manmadhan Ambu"](http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-of-manmadhan-ambu/20101223.htm). [Rediff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rediff "Rediff"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110208035731/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-of-manmadhan-ambu/20101223.htm) from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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Verma, Sukanya (2011). ["Review: Tanu Weds Manu is charming"](http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-tanu-weds-manu/20110225.htm). [Rediff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rediff "Rediff"). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110227134744/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-tanu-weds-manu/20110225.htm) from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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Dutt, Purbha (14 October 2010). ["Vettai's story blew me away:Madhavan"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Vettais-story-blew-me-away-Madhavan/articleshow/6741515.cms). *[The Times of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_of_India "The Times of India")*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101023065238/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Vettais-story-blew-me-away-Madhavan/articleshow/6741515.cms) from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
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| 1972–1989 | [Sivaji Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan "Sivaji Ganesan") (1972) [Sivaji Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan "Sivaji Ganesan") (1973) [Gemini Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan "Gemini Ganesan") (1974) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1975) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1976) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1977) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1978) [Sivakumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivakumar "Sivakumar") (1979) [Sivakumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivakumar "Sivakumar") (1980) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1981) [Mohan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_\(actor\) "Mohan (actor)") (1982) [Bhagyaraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Bhagyaraj "K. Bhagyaraj") (1983) [Rajinikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth "Rajinikanth") (1984) [Sivaji Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan "Sivaji Ganesan") (1985) [Vijayakanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayakanth "Vijayakanth") (1986) [Sathyaraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathyaraj "Sathyaraj") (1987) [Karthik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthik_\(actor\) "Karthik (actor)") (1988) [Karthik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthik_\(actor\) "Karthik (actor)") (1989) |
| 1990–2009 | [Karthik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthik_\(actor\) "Karthik (actor)") (1990) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1991) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1992) [Karthik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthik_\(actor\) "Karthik (actor)") (1993) [R. Sarathkumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Sarathkumar "R. Sarathkumar") (1994) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1995) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1996) [R. Sarathkumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Sarathkumar "R. Sarathkumar") (1997) [R. Sarathkumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Sarathkumar "R. Sarathkumar") (1998) [Ajith Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar "Ajith Kumar") (1999) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (2000) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2001) [Ajith Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar "Ajith Kumar") (2002) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2003) [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") (2004) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2005) [Ajith Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar "Ajith Kumar") (2006) [Karthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthi "Karthi") (2007) [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") (2008) [Prakash Raj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Raj "Prakash Raj") (2009) |
| 2010–present | [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2010) [Dhanush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanush "Dhanush") (2011) [Dhanush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanush "Dhanush") (2012) [Atharvaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atharvaa "Atharvaa") (2013) [Dhanush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanush "Dhanush") (2014) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2015) [R. Madhavan]() (2016) [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi") (2017) [Dhanush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanush "Dhanush") / [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi") (2018) [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") (2020–2021) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (2022) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2023) [Sivakarthikeyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivakarthikeyan "Sivakarthikeyan") (2024) |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Award_for_Best_Actor "Template:Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Tamil_Nadu_State_Award_for_Best_Actor "Template talk:Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Tamil_Nadu_State_Award_for_Best_Actor "Special:EditPage/Template:Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Actor")[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") | |
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| 1967–1980 | [A. V. M. Rajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._V._M._Rajan "A. V. M. Rajan") (1967) [M. G. Ramachandran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran "M. G. Ramachandran") (1968) [Sivaji Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan "Sivaji Ganesan") (1969) [Gemini Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan "Gemini Ganesan") (1970) — (1971) — (1972) — (1973) — (1974) — (1975) — (1976) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1977) [Srikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srikanth_\(actor,_born_1940\) "Srikanth (actor, born 1940)") (1978) [Sivakumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivakumar "Sivakumar") (1979) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1980) |
| 1981–2000 | [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1981) [Sivakumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivakumar "Sivakumar") (1982) — (1983) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) [Vijayakanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayakanth "Vijayakanth") (1988) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1989) [Karthik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthik_\(actor\) "Karthik (actor)") (1990) [Prabhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabhu_\(actor\) "Prabhu (actor)") (1991) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1992) [Arjun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Sarja "Arjun Sarja") (1993) [R. Sarathkumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Sarathkumar "R. Sarathkumar") (1994) [Rajinikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth "Rajinikanth") (1995) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1996) [Vijay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_\(actor\) "Vijay (actor)") & [Parthiban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Parthiepan "R. Parthiepan") (1997) [R. Sarathkumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Sarathkumar "R. Sarathkumar") (1998) [Rajinikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth "Rajinikanth") (1999) [Murali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murali_\(Tamil_actor\) "Murali (Tamil actor)") (2000) |
| 2001–present | [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") (2001) [R. Madhavan]() (2002) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2003) [Ravi Mohan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Mohan "Ravi Mohan") (2004) [Vijay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_\(actor\) "Vijay (actor)") & [Rajinikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth "Rajinikanth") (2005) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (2006) [Rajinikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth "Rajinikanth") (2007) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (2008) [Karan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karan_\(actor\) "Karan (actor)") (2009) [Vikram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_\(actor\) "Vikram (actor)") (2010) [Vimal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimal_\(actor\) "Vimal (actor)") (2011) [Jiiva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiiva "Jiiva") (2012) [Arya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(actor\) "Arya (actor)") (2013) [Siddharth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_\(actor\) "Siddharth (actor)") (2014) [R. Madhavan]() (2015) [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi") (2016) [Karthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karthi "Karthi") (2017) [Dhanush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanush "Dhanush") (2018) [R. Parthiban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Parthiban "R. Parthiban") (2019) [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") (2020) [Arya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(actor\) "Arya (actor)") (2021) [Vikram Prabhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Prabhu "Vikram Prabhu") (2022) |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Screen_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut "Template:Screen Award for Best Male Debut") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Screen_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut "Template talk:Screen Award for Best Male Debut") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Screen_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut "Special:EditPage/Template:Screen Award for Best Male Debut")[Screen Award for Best Male Debut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut "Screen Award for Best Male Debut") |
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| [Bobby Deol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Deol "Bobby Deol") (1996) [Chandrachur Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrachur_Singh "Chandrachur Singh") (1997) [Akshaye Khanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaye_Khanna "Akshaye Khanna") (1998) *Not awarded* (1999) [Aftab Shivdasani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftab_Shivdasani "Aftab Shivdasani") (2000) [R. Madhavan]() (2001) [Arjun Rampal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Rampal "Arjun Rampal") (2002) [Vivek Oberoi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Oberoi "Vivek Oberoi") (2003) [Shahid Kapoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Kapoor "Shahid Kapoor") (2004) *Not awarded* (2005) [Shiney Ahuja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiney_Ahuja "Shiney Ahuja") (2006) [Siddharth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_\(actor\) "Siddharth (actor)") (2007) [Ranbir Kapoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranbir_Kapoor "Ranbir Kapoor") (2008) [Farhan Akhtar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhan_Akhtar "Farhan Akhtar") (2009) [Omi Vaidya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omi_Vaidya "Omi Vaidya") (2010) [Ranveer Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranveer_Singh "Ranveer Singh") (2011) [Divyendu Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divyenndu "Divyenndu") (2012) [Ayushmann Khurrana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayushmann_Khurrana "Ayushmann Khurrana") (2013) [Sushant Singh Rajput](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushant_Singh_Rajput "Sushant Singh Rajput") (2014) [Tiger Shroff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Shroff "Tiger Shroff") (2015) [Vicky Kaushal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_Kaushal "Vicky Kaushal") (2016) [Jim Sarbh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sarbh "Jim Sarbh") & [Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsh_Varrdhan_Kapoor "Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor") (2017) [Aparshakti Khurana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aparshakti_Khurana "Aparshakti Khurana") (2018) [Ishaan Khatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishaan_Khatter "Ishaan Khatter") (2019) [Siddhant Chaturvedi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhant_Chaturvedi "Siddhant Chaturvedi") (2020) |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SIIMA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role "Template:SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:SIIMA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role "Template talk:SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SIIMA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role "Special:EditPage/Template:SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role")[SIIMA Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIIMA_Award "SIIMA Award") for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) | |
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| Kannada | [Rangayana Raghu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangayana_Raghu "Rangayana Raghu") (2012) [Avinash Diwakar](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Avinash_Diwakar&action=edit&redlink=1 "Avinash Diwakar (page does not exist)") (2013) [Achyuth Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyuth_Kumar "Achyuth Kumar") (2014) [Pannaga Bharana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannaga_Bharana "Pannaga Bharana") (2015) [Chandan Achar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandan_Achar "Chandan Achar") (2016) [Kashinath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashinath_\(actor\) "Kashinath (actor)") (2017) [Achyuth Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achyuth_Kumar "Achyuth Kumar") (2018) [Devaraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devaraj "Devaraj") (2019, 2020) [Panju](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panju_\(actor\) "Panju (actor)") (2021) |
| Malayalam | [Nandu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandu_\(Malayalam_actor\) "Nandu (Malayalam actor)") (2012) [Murali Gopy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murali_Gopy "Murali Gopy") (2013) [Jayasurya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayasurya "Jayasurya") (2014) [Siddique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddique_\(actor\) "Siddique (actor)") (2015) [Renji Panicker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renji_Panicker "Renji Panicker") (2016) [Shane Nigam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Nigam "Shane Nigam") (2017) [Roshan Mathew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roshan_Mathew "Roshan Mathew") (2018) |
| Tamil | [R. Sarathkumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Sarathkumar "R. Sarathkumar") (2012) [R. Madhavan]() (2013) [Arya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(actor\) "Arya (actor)") (2014) [Bobby Simha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Simha "Bobby Simha") (2015) [Prakash Raj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Raj "Prakash Raj") (2016) [Prakash Raj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Raj "Prakash Raj") (2017) [M. S. Bhaskar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Bhaskar "M. S. Bhaskar") (2018) [Prakash Raj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Raj "Prakash Raj") (2019) |
| Telugu | [Prakash Raj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Raj "Prakash Raj") (2012) [Rajendra Prasad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad_\(actor\) "Rajendra Prasad (actor)") (2013) [Sunil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_\(actor\) "Sunil (actor)") (2014) [Srinivas Avasarala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivas_Avasarala "Srinivas Avasarala") (2015) [Rajendra Prasad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad_\(actor\) "Rajendra Prasad (actor)") (2016) [Srikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srikanth_\(Telugu_actor\) "Srikanth (Telugu actor)") (2017) [Aadhi Pinisetty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aadhi_Pinisetty "Aadhi Pinisetty") (2018) [Rajendra Prasad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad_\(actor\) "Rajendra Prasad (actor)") (2019) |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Padma_Shri_Award_Recipients_in_Art "Template:Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Padma_Shri_Award_Recipients_in_Art "Template talk:Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Padma_Shri_Award_Recipients_in_Art "Special:EditPage/Template:Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art")Recipients of [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") in Art | |
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| 1950s | [Omkarnath Thakur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omkarnath_Thakur "Omkarnath Thakur") (1955) [Sthanam Narasimha Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sthanam_Narasimha_Rao "Sthanam Narasimha Rao") (1956) [Sudhir Khastgir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudhir_Khastgir "Sudhir Khastgir") (1957) [Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwaram_Venkataswamy_Naidu "Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu") (1957) [Debaki Bose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debaki_Bose "Debaki Bose") (1958) [Shambhu Maharaj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambhu_Maharaj "Shambhu Maharaj") (1958) [Nargis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nargis "Nargis") (1958) [Satyajit Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray "Satyajit Ray") (1958) [Devika Rani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devika_Rani "Devika Rani") (1958) |
| 1960s | [K. K. Hebbar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._K._Hebbar "K. K. Hebbar") (1961) [Bismillah Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismillah_Khan "Bismillah Khan") (1961) [Raghunath Krishna Phadke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghunath_Krishna_Phadke "Raghunath Krishna Phadke") (1961) [Ashok Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashok_Kumar "Ashok Kumar") (1962) [Mehboob Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehboob_Khan "Mehboob Khan") (1963) [Melville de Mellow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_de_Mellow "Melville de Mellow") (1963) [Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinayak_Pandurang_Karmarkar "Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar") (1964) [Adi Pherozeshah Marzban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Pherozeshah_Marzban "Adi Pherozeshah Marzban") (1964) [P. C. Sorcar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._C._Sorcar "P. C. Sorcar") (1964) [Guru Kunchu Kurup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup "Guru Kunchu Kurup") (1965) [V. Nagayya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Nagayya "V. Nagayya") (1965) [Ravishankar Raval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravishankar_Raval "Ravishankar Raval") (1965) [Mrinalini Sarabhai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrinalini_Sarabhai "Mrinalini Sarabhai") (1965) [Sivaji Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivaji_Ganesan "Sivaji Ganesan") (1966) [M. F. Husain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._F._Husain "M. F. Husain") (1966) [Sumitra Charat Ram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumitra_Charat_Ram "Sumitra Charat Ram") (1966) [P. Bhanumathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bhanumathi "P. Bhanumathi") (1966) [Daji Bhatawadekar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daji_Bhatawadekar "Daji Bhatawadekar") (1967) [Vasant Desai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasant_Desai "Vasant Desai") (1967) [Siddheshwari Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddheshwari_Devi "Siddheshwari Devi") (1967) [Mohammed Rafi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Rafi "Mohammed Rafi") (1967) [Sashadhar Mukherjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashadhar_Mukherjee "Sashadhar Mukherjee") (1967) [Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinjamuri_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao "Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao") (1967) [M. R. Acharekar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._Acharekar "M. R. Acharekar") (1968) [Begum Akhtar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begum_Akhtar "Begum Akhtar") (1968) [Sharan Rani Backliwal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharan_Rani_Backliwal "Sharan Rani Backliwal") (1968) [Nikhil Banerjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikhil_Banerjee "Nikhil Banerjee") (1968) [Sunil Dutt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Dutt "Sunil Dutt") (1968) [Durga Khote](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Khote "Durga Khote") (1968) [Yamini Krishnamurthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamini_Krishnamurthy "Yamini Krishnamurthy") (1968) [Shankar–Jaikishan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar%E2%80%93Jaikishan "Shankar–Jaikishan") (1968) [Ayodhya Prasad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhya_Prasad "Ayodhya Prasad") (1968) [Akkineni Nageswara Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkineni_Nageswara_Rao "Akkineni Nageswara Rao") (1968) [N. T. Rama Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao "N. T. Rama Rao") (1968) [Devi Lal Samar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devi_Lal_Samar "Devi Lal Samar") (1968) [Vyjayanthimala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyjayanthimala "Vyjayanthimala") (1968) [Khwaja Ahmad Abbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khwaja_Ahmad_Abbas "Khwaja Ahmad Abbas") (1969) [David Abraham Cheulkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Abraham_Cheulkar "David Abraham Cheulkar") (1969) [N. S. Bendre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._S._Bendre "N. S. Bendre") (1969) [S. D. Burman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._D._Burman "S. D. Burman") (1969) [B. Saroja Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._Saroja_Devi "B. Saroja Devi") (1969) [Indrani Rahman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrani_Rahman "Indrani Rahman") (1969) [Balraj Sahni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balraj_Sahni "Balraj Sahni") (1969) [S. N. Swamy (artist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Swamy_\(artist\) "S. N. Swamy (artist)") (1969) |
| 1970s | [Sukumar Bose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukumar_Bose "Sukumar Bose") (1970) [Prem Dhawan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Dhawan "Prem Dhawan") (1970) [Ratna Fabri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratna_Fabri "Ratna Fabri") (1970) [Gemini Ganesan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_Ganesan "Gemini Ganesan") (1970) [Ritwik Ghatak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritwik_Ghatak "Ritwik Ghatak") (1970) [Damayanti Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damayanti_Joshi "Damayanti Joshi") (1970) [Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Halim_Jaffer_Khan "Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan") (1970) [Karl Jamshed Khandalavala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Jamshed_Khandalavala "Karl Jamshed Khandalavala") (1970) [Madhaviah Krishnan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhaviah_Krishnan "Madhaviah Krishnan") (1970) [Rajendra Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Kumar "Rajendra Kumar") (1970) [Pankaj Mullick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankaj_Mullick "Pankaj Mullick") (1970) [Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair "Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair") (1970) [Relangi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relangi_\(actor\) "Relangi (actor)") (1970) [Gummadi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummadi_\(actor\) "Gummadi (actor)") (1970) [Vijay Raghav Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Raghav_Rao "Vijay Raghav Rao") (1970) [V. Satyanarayana Sarma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Satyanarayana_Sarma "V. Satyanarayana Sarma") (1970) [Maisnam Amubi Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maisnam_Amubi_Singh "Maisnam Amubi Singh") (1970) [K. B. Sundarambal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._B._Sundarambal "K. B. Sundarambal") (1970) [Avinash Vyas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avinash_Vyas "Avinash Vyas") (1970) [M. Balamuralikrishna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Balamuralikrishna "M. Balamuralikrishna") (1971) [Sankho Chaudhuri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankho_Chaudhuri "Sankho Chaudhuri") (1971) [Manna Dey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_Dey "Manna Dey") (1971) [Tripti Mitra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripti_Mitra "Tripti Mitra") (1971) [Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazhenkada_Kunchu_Nair "Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair") (1971) [Chenganoor Raman Pillai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chenganoor_Raman_Pillai "Chenganoor Raman Pillai") (1971) [K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._N._Dandayudhapani_Pillai "K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai") (1971) [Shanta Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanta_Rao "Shanta Rao") (1971) [Ravi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_\(composer\) "Ravi (composer)") (1971) [Sahir Ludhianvi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi "Sahir Ludhianvi") (1971) [Siyaram Tiwari (musician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siyaram_Tiwari_\(musician\) "Siyaram Tiwari (musician)") (1971) [Chiranjeet Chakraborty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeet_Chakraborty "Chiranjeet Chakraborty") (1972) [Girija Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girija_Devi "Girija Devi") (1972) [Vasudeo S. Gaitonde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasudeo_S._Gaitonde "Vasudeo S. Gaitonde") (1972) [Sunil Janah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Janah "Sunil Janah") (1972) [Lalgudi Jayaraman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalgudi_Jayaraman "Lalgudi Jayaraman") (1972) [Bhimsen Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi "Bhimsen Joshi") (1972) [Mahendra Kapoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor "Mahendra Kapoor") (1972) [Ram Kumar (artist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Kumar_\(artist\) "Ram Kumar (artist)") (1972) [Hrishikesh Mukherjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee "Hrishikesh Mukherjee") (1972) [Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazhuvoor_Ramaiah_Pillai "Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai") (1972) [Samta Prasad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samta_Prasad "Samta Prasad") (1972) [M. K. Radha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Radha "M. K. Radha") (1972) [Raghu Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghu_Rai "Raghu Rai") (1972) [Krishna Reddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Reddy_\(artist\) "Krishna Reddy (artist)") (1972) [Waheeda Rehman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman "Waheeda Rehman") (1972) [Juthika Roy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juthika_Roy "Juthika Roy") (1972) [Suchitra Sen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suchitra_Sen "Suchitra Sen") (1972) [Gubbi Veeranna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubbi_Veeranna "Gubbi Veeranna") (1972) [Sitara Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitara_Devi "Sitara Devi") (1973) [T. N. Krishnan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._N._Krishnan "T. N. Krishnan") (1973) [Kishan Maharaj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishan_Maharaj "Kishan Maharaj") (1973) [Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramanathapuram_C._S._Murugabhoopathy "Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy") (1973) [Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thikkurissy_Sukumaran_Nair "Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair") (1973) [Uma Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uma_Sharma "Uma Sharma") (1973) [S. G. Thakur Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._G._Thakur_Singh "S. G. Thakur Singh") (1973) [Kaifi Azmi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi "Kaifi Azmi") (1974) [Pushkar Bhan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkar_Bhan "Pushkar Bhan") (1974) [Mani Madhava Chakyar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar "Mani Madhava Chakyar") (1974) [Bindhyabasini Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindhyabasini_Devi "Bindhyabasini Devi") (1974) [Naina Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naina_Devi_\(singer\) "Naina Devi (singer)") (1974) [Girish Karnad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girish_Karnad "Girish Karnad") (1974) [Shriram Lagoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriram_Lagoo "Shriram Lagoo") (1974) [Kelucharan Mohapatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelucharan_Mohapatra "Kelucharan Mohapatra") (1974) [Nutan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutan "Nutan") (1974) [M. D. Ramanathan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._D._Ramanathan "M. D. Ramanathan") (1974) [Som Nath Sadhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Som_Nath_Sadhu "Som Nath Sadhu") (1974) [Emani Sankara Sastry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emani_Sankara_Sastry "Emani Sankara Sastry") (1974) [Kripal Singh Shekhawat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kripal_Singh_Shekhawat "Kripal Singh Shekhawat") (1974) [Manik Varma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manik_Varma "Manik Varma") (1974) [M. S. Gopalakrishnan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Gopalakrishnan "M. S. Gopalakrishnan") (1975) [Jasraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasraj "Jasraj") (1975) [Amjad Ali Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Ali_Khan "Amjad Ali Khan") (1975) [Gopi Krishna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopi_Krishna_\(dancer\) "Gopi Krishna (dancer)") (1975) [Sanjukta Panigrahi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjukta_Panigrahi "Sanjukta Panigrahi") (1975) [Basavaraj Rajguru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavaraj_Rajguru "Basavaraj Rajguru") (1975) [Kalyanam Raghuramayya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanam_Raghuramayya "Kalyanam Raghuramayya") (1975) [M. S. Sathyu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Sathyu "M. S. Sathyu") (1975) [K. G. Subramanyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan "K. G. Subramanyan") (1975) [Gitchandra Tongbra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitchandra_Tongbra "Gitchandra Tongbra") (1975) [K. J. Yesudas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._J._Yesudas "K. J. Yesudas") (1975) [Shyam Benegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyam_Benegal "Shyam Benegal") (1976) [Raghunath Mohapatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghunath_Mohapatra "Raghunath Mohapatra") (1976) [Ram Narayan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Narayan "Ram Narayan") (1976) [K. V. Narayanaswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._V._Narayanaswamy "K. V. Narayanaswamy") (1976) [R. Nagendra Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Nagendra_Rao "R. Nagendra Rao") (1976) [S. Somasundaram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Somasundaram "S. Somasundaram") (1976) [Parveen Sultana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parveen_Sultana "Parveen Sultana") (1976) [Dhanraj Bhagat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanraj_Bhagat "Dhanraj Bhagat") (1977) [Bhupen Hazarika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhupen_Hazarika "Bhupen Hazarika") (1977) [Sheik Chinna Moulana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheik_Chinna_Moulana "Sheik Chinna Moulana") (1977) [Alla Rakha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alla_Rakha "Alla Rakha") (1977) [Jehangir Sabavala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehangir_Sabavala "Jehangir Sabavala") (1977) [Ghulam Rasool Santosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Rasool_Santosh "Ghulam Rasool Santosh") (1977) |
| 1980s | [B. V. Karanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._V._Karanth "B. V. Karanth") (1981) [Namagiripettai Krishnan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namagiripettai_Krishnan "Namagiripettai Krishnan") (1981) [Gambhir Singh Mura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambhir_Singh_Mura "Gambhir Singh Mura") (1981) [Dashrath Patel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashrath_Patel "Dashrath Patel") (1981) [S. H. Raza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._H._Raza "S. H. Raza") (1981) [Padma Subrahmanyam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Subrahmanyam "Padma Subrahmanyam") (1981) [Allah Jilai Bai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai "Allah Jilai Bai") (1982) [Ammannur Madhava Chakyar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar "Ammannur Madhava Chakyar") (1982) [Jabbar Patel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabbar_Patel "Jabbar Patel") (1982) [Virendra Prabhakar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virendra_Prabhakar "Virendra Prabhakar") (1982) [Gautam Vaghela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela "Gautam Vaghela") (1982) [Sirkazhi Govindarajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan "Sirkazhi Govindarajan") (1983) [Gautam Vaghela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautam_Vaghela "Gautam Vaghela") (1982) [Sirkazhi Govindarajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirkazhi_Govindarajan "Sirkazhi Govindarajan") (1983) [Sharafat Hussain Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharafat_Hussain_Khan "Sharafat Hussain Khan") (1983) [Nepal Mahata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Mahata "Nepal Mahata") (1983) [Handel Manuel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handel_Manuel "Handel Manuel") (1983) [Gulam Mohammed Sheikh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulam_Mohammed_Sheikh "Gulam Mohammed Sheikh") (1983) [Raghubir Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghubir_Singh_\(photographer\) "Raghubir Singh (photographer)") (1983) [Sobha Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobha_Singh_\(painter\) "Sobha Singh (painter)") (1983) [Habib Tanvir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Tanvir "Habib Tanvir") (1983) [Ganga Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganga_Devi_\(painter\) "Ganga Devi (painter)") (1984) [Amitabh Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan "Amitabh Bachchan") (1984) [Purushottam Das](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purushottam_Das "Purushottam Das") (1984) [Adoor Gopalakrishnan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan "Adoor Gopalakrishnan") (1984) [Bhupen Khakhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhupen_Khakhar "Bhupen Khakhar") (1984) [Ben Kingsley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kingsley "Ben Kingsley") (1984) [Vinay Chandra Maudgalya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinay_Chandra_Maudgalya "Vinay Chandra Maudgalya") (1984) [Roshan Kumari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roshan_Kumari "Roshan Kumari") (1984) [Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavelikara_Krishnankutty_Nair "Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair") (1984) [N. Rajam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Rajam "N. Rajam") (1984) [Raja and Radha Reddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_and_Radha_Reddy "Raja and Radha Reddy") (1984) [Nek Chand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nek_Chand "Nek Chand") (1984) [Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Gopal_Vijayvargiya "Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya") (1984) [Shanti Dave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanti_Dave "Shanti Dave") (1985) [Asa Singh Mastana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Singh_Mastana "Asa Singh Mastana") (1985) [Laxman Pai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxman_Pai "Laxman Pai") (1985) [Smita Patil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smita_Patil "Smita Patil") (1985) [Palghat R. Raghu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palghat_R._Raghu "Palghat R. Raghu") (1985) [Naseeruddin Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naseeruddin_Shah "Naseeruddin Shah") (1985) [Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shankar_Bapu_Apegaonkar "Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar") (1986) [Kanika Banerjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanika_Banerjee "Kanika Banerjee") (1986) [Subrata Mitra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subrata_Mitra "Subrata Mitra") (1986) [Rajkumar Singhajit Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Singhajit_Singh "Rajkumar Singhajit Singh") (1986) [Hisam-ud-din Usta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisam-ud-din_Usta "Hisam-ud-din Usta") (1986) [K. Balachander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Balachander "K. Balachander") (1987) [Kumudini Lakhia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumudini_Lakhia "Kumudini Lakhia") (1987) [Vijaya Mehta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijaya_Mehta "Vijaya Mehta") (1987) [N. Ramani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Ramani "N. Ramani") (1987) [Aparna Sen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aparna_Sen "Aparna Sen") (1987) [Naresh Sohal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresh_Sohal "Naresh Sohal") (1987) [Jitendra Abhisheki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki "Jitendra Abhisheki") (1988) [Shabana Azmi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabana_Azmi "Shabana Azmi") (1988) [Teejan Bai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teejan_Bai "Teejan Bai") (1988) [Bikash Bhattacharjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikash_Bhattacharjee "Bikash Bhattacharjee") (1988) [Zakir Hussain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Hussain_\(musician\) "Zakir Hussain (musician)") (1988) [Chindodi Leela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindodi_Leela "Chindodi Leela") (1988) [Sudharani Raghupathy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudharani_Raghupathy "Sudharani Raghupathy") (1988) [Sudarshan Sahoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudarshan_Sahoo "Sudarshan Sahoo") (1988) [Kudrat Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudrat_Singh "Kudrat Singh") (1988) [Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayalpuram_K._Sivaraman "Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman") (1988) [Jitendra Abhisheki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitendra_Abhisheki "Jitendra Abhisheki") (1988) [Adyar K. Lakshman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyar_K._Lakshman "Adyar K. Lakshman") (1989) [Haku Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haku_Shah "Haku Shah") (1989) [L. Subramaniam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Subramaniam "L. Subramaniam") (1989) [Ratan Thiyam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratan_Thiyam "Ratan Thiyam") (1989) [Upendra Trivedi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upendra_Trivedi "Upendra Trivedi") (1989) |
| 1990s | [Mohan Agashe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Agashe "Mohan Agashe") (1990) [G. Aravindan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Aravindan "G. Aravindan") (1990) [Prabha Atre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabha_Atre "Prabha Atre") (1990) [Asgari Bai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asgari_Bai "Asgari Bai") (1990) [Gulab Bai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulab_Bai "Gulab Bai") (1990) [Balwantrai Bhatt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balwantrai_Bhatt "Balwantrai Bhatt") (1990) [Diwaliben Bhil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwaliben_Bhil "Diwaliben Bhil") (1990) [Raj Bisaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Bisaria "Raj Bisaria") (1990) [S. M. Ganapathy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._M._Ganapathy "S. M. Ganapathy") (1990) [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") (1990) [Bishamber Khanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishamber_Khanna "Bishamber Khanna") (1990) [Krishen Khanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishen_Khanna "Krishen Khanna") (1990) [Allu Ramalingaiah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah "Allu Ramalingaiah") (1990) [Tarun Majumdar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarun_Majumdar "Tarun Majumdar") (1990) [Madhavi Mudgal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhavi_Mudgal "Madhavi Mudgal") (1990) [Om Puri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Puri "Om Puri") (1990) [Kanak Rele](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanak_Rele "Kanak Rele") (1990) [Leela Samson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leela_Samson "Leela Samson") (1990) [Maharajapuram Santhanam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharajapuram_Santhanam "Maharajapuram Santhanam") (1990) [Kapila Vatsyayan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapila_Vatsyayan "Kapila Vatsyayan") (1990) [Ranbir Singh Bisht](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranbir_Singh_Bisht "Ranbir Singh Bisht") (1991) [Bharat Gopy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharat_Gopy "Bharat Gopy") (1991) [Ghulam Mustafa Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Mustafa_Khan_\(singer\) "Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)") (1991) [Hafeez Ahmed Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafeez_Ahmed_Khan "Hafeez Ahmed Khan") (1991) [Shanno Khurana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanno_Khurana "Shanno Khurana") (1991) [Pratima Barua Pandey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratima_Barua_Pandey "Pratima Barua Pandey") (1991) [Manu Parekh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Parekh "Manu Parekh") (1991) [Shivkumar Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivkumar_Sharma "Shivkumar Sharma") (1991) [Gurcharan Singh (painter)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurcharan_Singh_\(painter\) "Gurcharan Singh (painter)") (1991) [Sharda Sinha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharda_Sinha "Sharda Sinha") (1991) [Alarmel Valli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarmel_Valli "Alarmel Valli") (1991) [Jaya Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan "Jaya Bachchan") (1992) [Pankaj Charan Das](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankaj_Charan_Das "Pankaj Charan Das") (1992) [Biren De](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biren_De "Biren De") (1992) [Srirangam Gopalaratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srirangam_Gopalaratnam "Srirangam Gopalaratnam") (1992) [Sabri Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabri_Khan "Sabri Khan") (1992) [Sunita Kohli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunita_Kohli "Sunita Kohli") (1992) [Madurai N. Krishnan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai_N._Krishnan "Madurai N. Krishnan") (1992) [Manoj Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoj_Kumar "Manoj Kumar") (1992) [Meera Mukherjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meera_Mukherjee "Meera Mukherjee") (1992) [Asha Parekh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Parekh "Asha Parekh") (1992) [Nataraja Ramakrishna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja_Ramakrishna "Nataraja Ramakrishna") (1992) [Bhagaban Sahu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagaban_Sahu "Bhagaban Sahu") (1992) [Anandji Virji Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandji_Virji_Shah "Anandji Virji Shah") (1992) [Kalyanji Virji Shah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Virji_Shah "Kalyanji Virji Shah") ([Kalyanji-Anandji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji "Kalyanji-Anandji")) (1992) [Sundari K. Shridharani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundari_K._Shridharani "Sundari K. Shridharani") (1992) [Tapan Sinha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapan_Sinha "Tapan Sinha") (1992) [Muthiah Sthapati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muthiah_Sthapati "Muthiah Sthapati") (1992) [K. Viswanath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Viswanath "K. Viswanath") (1992) [Chitra Visweswaran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitra_Visweswaran "Chitra Visweswaran") (1992) [Dipali Barthakur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipali_Barthakur "Dipali Barthakur") (1998) [Mammootty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammootty "Mammootty") (1998) [Kunja Bihari Meher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunja_Bihari_Meher "Kunja Bihari Meher") (1998) [Krishnarao Sable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnarao_Sable "Krishnarao Sable") (1998) [Zohra Sehgal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohra_Sehgal "Zohra Sehgal") (1998) [K. Ibomcha Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Ibomcha_Sharma "K. Ibomcha Sharma") (1998) [U. Srinivas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U._Srinivas "U. Srinivas") (1998) [Javed Akhtar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javed_Akhtar "Javed Akhtar") (1999) [Saryu Doshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saryu_Doshi "Saryu Doshi") (1999) [Sulochana Latkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar "Sulochana Latkar") (1999) [Sumati Mutatkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumati_Mutatkar "Sumati Mutatkar") (1999) [Shobha Deepak Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shobha_Deepak_Singh "Shobha Deepak Singh") (1999) [Jagmohan Sursagar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagmohan_Sursagar "Jagmohan Sursagar") (1999) [Ram V. Sutar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_V._Sutar "Ram V. Sutar") (1999) |
| 2000s | [Kanhai Chitrakar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanhai_Chitrakar "Kanhai Chitrakar") (2000) [Shekhar Kapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur "Shekhar Kapur") (2000) [Hema Malini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hema_Malini "Hema Malini") (2000) [Anjolie Ela Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjolie_Ela_Menon "Anjolie Ela Menon") (2000) [Shubha Mudgal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubha_Mudgal "Shubha Mudgal") (2000) [Alyque Padamsee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee "Alyque Padamsee") (2000) [A. R. Rahman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Rahman "A. R. Rahman") (2000) [Ramanand Sagar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramanand_Sagar "Ramanand Sagar") (2000) [S. P. Balasubrahmanyam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._P._Balasubrahmanyam "S. P. Balasubrahmanyam") (2001) [Aamir Raza Husain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Raza_Husain "Aamir Raza Husain") (2001) [Padmaja Phenany Joglekar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmaja_Phenany_Joglekar "Padmaja Phenany Joglekar") (2001) [Mohammed Tayab Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Tayab_Khan "Mohammed Tayab Khan") (2001) [Sunil Kothari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Kothari "Sunil Kothari") (2001) [Nerella Venu Madhav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerella_Venu_Madhav "Nerella Venu Madhav") (2001) [Mohanlal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohanlal "Mohanlal") (2001) [Shobha Naidu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shobha_Naidu "Shobha Naidu") (2001) [D. V. S. Raju](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._V._S._Raju "D. V. S. Raju") (2001) [Avadhanam Sita Raman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avadhanam_Sita_Raman "Avadhanam Sita Raman") (2001) [Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siramdasu_Venkata_Rama_Rao "Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao") (2001) [Thota Tharani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thota_Tharani "Thota Tharani") (2001) [W. D. Amaradeva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._D._Amaradeva "W. D. Amaradeva") (2002) [Raj Begum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Begum "Raj Begum") (2002) [Vishwa Mohan Bhatt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishwa_Mohan_Bhatt "Vishwa Mohan Bhatt") (2002) [Pushpa Bhuyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushpa_Bhuyan "Pushpa Bhuyan") (2002) [Rajan Devadas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajan_Devadas "Rajan Devadas") (2002) [Darshana Jhaveri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darshana_Jhaveri "Darshana Jhaveri") (2002) [Abdul Latif Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Latif_Khan "Abdul Latif Khan") (2002) [Mani Krishnaswami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Krishnaswami "Mani Krishnaswami") (2002) Fazal Mohammad (2002) [Manorama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manorama_\(Tamil_actress\) "Manorama (Tamil actress)") (2002) [Govind Nihalani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govind_Nihalani "Govind Nihalani") (2002) [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") (2002) [Kiran Segal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiran_Segal "Kiran Segal") (2002) [Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaneetham_Padmanabha_Seshadri "Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri") (2002) [Saroja Vaidyanathan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saroja_Vaidyanathan "Saroja Vaidyanathan") (2002) [T. H. Vinayakram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._H._Vinayakram "T. H. Vinayakram") (2002) [Jahnu Barua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahnu_Barua "Jahnu Barua") (2003) [Danny Denzongpa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa "Danny Denzongpa") (2003) [Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshetrimayum_Ongbi_Thouranisabi_Devi "Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi") (2003) [Rita Ganguly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Ganguly "Rita Ganguly") (2003) [Ranjana Gauhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjana_Gauhar "Ranjana Gauhar") (2003) [Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadashiv_Vasantrao_Gorakshkar "Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar") (2003) [Rakhee Gulzar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhee_Gulzar "Rakhee Gulzar") (2003) [Nemi Chandra Jain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemi_Chandra_Jain "Nemi Chandra Jain") (2003) [O. P. Jain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._P._Jain "O. P. Jain") (2003) [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") (2003) [Shafaat Ahmed Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shafaat_Ahmed_Khan "Shafaat Ahmed Khan") (2003) [T. M. Soundararajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._M._Soundararajan "T. M. Soundararajan") (2003) [Sukumari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukumari "Sukumari") (2003) [Satish Vyas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satish_Vyas_\(musician\) "Satish Vyas (musician)") (2003) [Bharathiraja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharathiraja "Bharathiraja") (2004) [Maguni Charan Das](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maguni_Charan_Das "Maguni Charan Das") (2004) [Manoranjan Das](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoranjan_Das "Manoranjan Das") (2004) [D. K. Datar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._K._Datar "D. K. Datar") (2004) [Kadri Gopalnath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadri_Gopalnath "Kadri Gopalnath") (2004) [Hariharan (singer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hariharan_\(singer\) "Hariharan (singer)") (2004) [Purshottam Das Jalota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purshottam_Das_Jalota "Purshottam Das Jalota") (2004) [Krishn Kanhai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishn_Kanhai "Krishn Kanhai") (2004) [Heisnam Kanhailal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisnam_Kanhailal "Heisnam Kanhailal") (2004) [Anupam Kher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anupam_Kher "Anupam Kher") (2004) [Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkil_Sisters_%E2%80%93_Kunjumani_%26_Neela "Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela") (2004) [Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keezhpadam_Kumaran_Nair "Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair") (2004) [Sudha Ragunathan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudha_Ragunathan "Sudha Ragunathan") (2004) [Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwaramangalam_A._K._Palanivel "Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel") (2004) [Veernala Jayarama Rao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veernala_Jayarama_Rao "Veernala Jayarama Rao") (2004) [Bharati Shivaji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharati_Shivaji "Bharati Shivaji") (2004) [Singh Bandhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singh_Bandhu "Singh Bandhu") (2004) [Bhajan Sopori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhajan_Sopori "Bhajan Sopori") (2004) [Neyyattinkara Vasudevan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neyyattinkara_Vasudevan "Neyyattinkara Vasudevan") (2004) [Muzaffar Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzaffar_Ali "Muzaffar Ali") (2005) [Shameem Dev Azad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shameem_Dev_Azad "Shameem Dev Azad") (2005) [M. Boyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Boyer "M. Boyer") (2005) [K. S. Chithra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._S._Chithra "K. S. Chithra") (2005) [Yumlembam Gambhini Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumlembam_Gambhini_Devi "Yumlembam Gambhini Devi") (2005) [Shah Rukh Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan "Shah Rukh Khan") (2005) [Ghulam Sadiq Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Sadiq_Khan "Ghulam Sadiq Khan") (2005) [Kavita Krishnamurti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavita_Krishnamurti "Kavita Krishnamurti") (2005) [Chaturbhuj Meher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturbhuj_Meher "Chaturbhuj Meher") (2005) [Kumkum Mohanty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumkum_Mohanty "Kumkum Mohanty") (2005) [Punaram Nishad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punaram_Nishad "Punaram Nishad") (2005) [Kedar Nath Sahoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kedar_Nath_Sahoo "Kedar Nath Sahoo") (2005) [Sougaijam Thanil Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sougaijam_Thanil_Singh "Sougaijam Thanil Singh") (2005) [Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunnakudi_Vaidyanathan "Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan") (2005) [Komala Varadan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komala_Varadan "Komala Varadan") (2005) [Puranchand Wadali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puranchand_Wadali "Puranchand Wadali") (2005) [Ileana Citaristi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileana_Citaristi "Ileana Citaristi") (2006) [Mehmood Dhaulpuri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmood_Dhaulpuri "Mehmood Dhaulpuri") (2006) [Shree Lal Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shree_Lal_Joshi "Shree Lal Joshi") (2006) [Surinder Kaur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surinder_Kaur "Surinder Kaur") (2006) [Rashid Khan (musician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Khan_\(musician\) "Rashid Khan (musician)") (2006) [Vasundhara Komkali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasundhara_Komkali "Vasundhara Komkali") (2006) [Yashodhar Mathpal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashodhar_Mathpal "Yashodhar Mathpal") (2006) [Madhup Mudgal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhup_Mudgal "Madhup Mudgal") (2006) [Kavungal Chathunni Panicker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavungal_Chathunni_Panicker "Kavungal Chathunni Panicker") (2006) [Shyama Charan Pati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyama_Charan_Pati "Shyama Charan Pati") (2006) [Gayatri Sankaran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayatri_Sankaran "Gayatri Sankaran") (2006) [Prasad Sawkar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasad_Sawkar "Prasad Sawkar") (2006) [Aribam Syam Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aribam_Syam_Sharma "Aribam Syam Sharma") (2006) [Shobana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shobana "Shobana") (2006) [Kanaka Srinivasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanaka_Srinivasan "Kanaka Srinivasan") (2006) [Pankaj Udhas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankaj_Udhas "Pankaj Udhas") (2006) [Mohan Babu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Babu "Mohan Babu") (2007) [Geeta Chandran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geeta_Chandran "Geeta Chandran") (2007) [Astad Deboo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astad_Deboo "Astad Deboo") (2007) [Neelamani Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neelamani_Devi "Neelamani Devi") (2007) [Remo Fernandes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remo_Fernandes "Remo Fernandes") (2007) [P. Gopinathan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Gopinathan "P. Gopinathan") (2007) [Pushpa Hans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushpa_Hans "Pushpa Hans") (2007) [Shanti Hiranand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanti_Hiranand "Shanti Hiranand") (2007) [Ananda Shankar Jayant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananda_Shankar_Jayant "Ananda Shankar Jayant") (2007) [Govardhan Kumari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govardhan_Kumari "Govardhan Kumari") (2007) [Sonam Tshering Lepcha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonam_Tshering_Lepcha "Sonam Tshering Lepcha") (2007) [Balachandra Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balachandra_Menon "Balachandra Menon") (2007) [Shashikala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashikala "Shashikala") (2007) [Gajendra Narayan Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajendra_Narayan_Singh_\(musicologist\) "Gajendra Narayan Singh (musicologist)") (2007) [Thingbaijam Babu Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thingbaijam_Babu_Singh "Thingbaijam Babu Singh") (2007) [Pannuru Sripathy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pannuru_Sripathy "Pannuru Sripathy") (2007) [Valayapatti A. 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| Born | Ranganathan Madhavan[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-2) 1 June 1970 (age 55) [Jamshedpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur "Jamshedpur"), [Bihar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar "Bihar") (now in [Jharkhand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand "Jharkhand")), India |
| Occupations | Actor screenwriter film producer film director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Works | [Full list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan_filmography "R. Madhavan filmography") |
| Spouse | Sarita Birje (m. 1999) |
| Children | [Vedaant Madhavan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedaant_Madhavan "Vedaant Madhavan") |
| Awards | [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") (2026) |
| President of [Film and Television Institute of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India "Film and Television Institute of India") | |
| **[Incumbent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent "Incumbent")** | |
| **Assumed office** 1 September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | [Shekhar Kapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur "Shekhar Kapur") |
**Ranganathan Madhavan** (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director who predominantly works in [Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema") and [Hindi cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_cinema "Hindi cinema"). He has won one [National Film Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards "National Film Awards"), five [Filmfare Awards South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South "Filmfare Awards South"), two [Tamil Nadu State Film Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Awards "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards"), and five [SIIMA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIIMA "SIIMA") Awards. He was awarded [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") by [Government of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India "Government of India") in 2026 in field of [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art "Art"). Since September 2023, Madhavan is the President of [FTII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_and_Television_Institute_of_India "Film and Television Institute of India"), [Pune](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pune "Pune").[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-3)
Madhavan attained his [first break](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough_role "Breakthrough role") in [Tamil cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema") with [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam")'s romantic drama *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")* (2000)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-4) and followed it with romantic roles in [Gautham Vasudev Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon "Gautham Vasudev Menon")'s directorial debut *[Minnale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnale "Minnale")* (2001) and [Madras Talkies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Talkies "Madras Talkies")' *[Dumm Dumm Dumm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumm_Dumm_Dumm "Dumm Dumm Dumm")* (2001).[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-5)[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-6) He had major commercial successes in *[Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_\(2002_film\) "Run (2002 film)")* (2002), *[Thambi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thambi_\(2006_film\) "Thambi (2006 film)")* (2006) and *[Rendu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendu "Rendu")* (2006) and gained praise for his performances in *[Kannathil Muthamittal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal "Kannathil Muthamittal")* (2002), *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")* (2003), *[Nala Damayanthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_\(2003_film\) "Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)")* (2003) and *[Aayutha Ezhuthu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aayutha_Ezhuthu "Aayutha Ezhuthu")* (2004).[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rediff-7)[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-8)[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ezhuthu-9) Towards the late-2000s, Madhavan inclined to Hindi films with pivotal roles in three highly successful productions: the patriotic *[Rang De Basanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti "Rang De Basanti")* (2006), Mani Ratnam's biopic *[Guru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_\(2007_film\) "Guru (2007 film)")* (2007) and the comedy-drama *[3 Idiots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots "3 Idiots")* (2009), which went on to become the [highest-grossing Indian film of all time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films "List of highest-grossing Indian films") at the time of its release.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-10) Simultaneously, he continued to appear in Tamil films like *[Evano Oruvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evano_Oruvan "Evano Oruvan")* (2007) and *[Yavarum Nalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavarum_Nalam "Yavarum Nalam")* (2009).[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-big-11)
After delivering two box-office hits with *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")* (2011) and *[Vettai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vettai "Vettai")* (2012), Madhavan took an acting break for 3 years and bounced back in 2015. His comeback films – the romantic comedy *[Tanu Weds Manu Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu_Returns "Tanu Weds Manu Returns")* (2015), the bilingual sports-drama *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* (2016) and the crime film *[Vikram Vedha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Vedha "Vikram Vedha")* (2017) all became critical and commercial successes.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-12)[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-BollywoodTrade.com-13) His portrayal of a boorish boxing coach in *Irudhi Suttru* fetched him Best Actor awards at the [Filmfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil"), [IIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_IIFA_Utsavam "2nd IIFA Utsavam") and [SIIMA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards "South Indian International Movie Awards") ceremonies.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-indiatimes1-14)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-15)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-16) Madhavan made his directorial debut in *[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")* (2022),[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-17) in which he played the Indian rocket scientist [Nambi Narayanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan "Nambi Narayanan"), which achieved universal acclaim and honours including the [National Film Award for Best Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film "National Film Award for Best Feature Film").[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-18)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thesouthfirst.com-19) He has since appeared in the supernatural thriller *[Shaitaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitaan_\(2024_film\) "Shaitaan (2024 film)")* (2024) and spy thriller *[Dhurandhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar "Dhurandhar")* (2025), both of which were major commercial successes with the latter emerging his biggest hit till date.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-20)[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-21)
In addition to his acting career, Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programs and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-oragadam-22) He has also worked as a film producer, first making *Evano Oruvan* with Leukos Films, before setting up Tricolour Films to produce *[Saala Khadoos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* (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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals")'s Person of the Year recognition in 2011. In 2021, he was conferred the [honorary degree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree "Honorary degree") of [Doctor of Letters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Letters "Doctor of Letters") by [D. Y. Patil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Y._Patil "D. Y. Patil") Education Society, [Kolhapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur "Kolhapur"), for his contribution to arts and cinema.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-23)
Madhavan was born on 1 June 1970 in [Jamshedpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur "Jamshedpur"), [Bihar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar "Bihar") (now in [Jharkhand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand "Jharkhand")), India, to a [Tamil Brahmin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Brahmin "Tamil Brahmin") family.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tambrahm-24) His father, Ranganathan, was a management executive in [Tata Steel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Steel "Tata Steel") and his mother, Saroja, was a manager in the [Bank of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_India "Bank of India"). His younger sister, Devika, is a software engineer.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-family-25) He had a Tamil-speaking upbringing in [Jharkhand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand "Jharkhand").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tambrahm-24) Madhavan did his schooling from [D.B.M.S. English School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.B.M.S._English_School "D.B.M.S. English School") [Jamshedpur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur "Jamshedpur").[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-26)
In 1988, Madhavan gained a scholarship to represent India as a cultural ambassador from Rajaram College, [Kolhapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolhapur "Kolhapur") and spent a year in [Stettler, Alberta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stettler,_Alberta "Stettler, Alberta"), Canada, as part of an exchange program with [Rotary International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_International "Rotary International").[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-27)[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-alaiint-28) He returned to Kolhapur and completed his education, graduating with a [BSc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science "Bachelor of Science") in [Electronics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronics "Electronics"). During his college years, Madhavan became actively involved in extra-curricular military training, and at 22, he was recognised as among the leading [NCC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_\(India\) "National Cadet Corps (India)") cadets in [Maharashtra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra "Maharashtra"), which allowed him to make a trip with seven others as [NCC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_\(India\) "National Cadet Corps (India)") cadets to [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England").[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twm2015-29) As a result of this opportunity, he received training with the [British Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army "British Army"), the [Royal Navy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") and the [Royal Air Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Air_Force "Royal Air Force"), which he had, at a point, considered joining.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-cadet-30) However he missed the age cut-off by six months and was subsequently unable to join the program. After he lost out on the place, he began teaching courses on public speaking and personality development skills in Kolhapur, and the satisfaction he gained through teaching, prompted him to pursue a post-graduation in public speaking at [Kishinchand Chellaram College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishinchand_Chellaram_College "Kishinchand Chellaram College") in Mumbai. During the period, he also won the Indian Championship for [Public Speaking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Speaking "Public Speaking") and subsequently represented India at the Young Businessmen Conference in [Tokyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo"), Japan in 1992.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-speak-31) During his stint in Mumbai, he opted to create a portfolio and submit it to a modelling agency in order to gain more income to set up an office.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-alaiint-28)[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twm2015-29)
### 1993-1998: Early career
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Prior to his film career, Madhavan was spotted by a television executive while out walking in [Lokhandwala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lokhandwala "Lokhandwala") in [Mumbai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai "Mumbai"), and was cast in Hindi television serials, appearing as a crook in his first venture *[Yule Love Story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Love_Story "Yule Love Story")* (1993). He appeared in leading roles in [Zee TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zee_TV "Zee TV")'s *[Banegi Apni Baat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banegi_Apni_Baat "Banegi Apni Baat")* (1993) and *[Ghar Jamai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghar_Jamai_\(TV_series\) "Ghar Jamai (TV series)")*, while he portrayed the character of Shekhar in *[Saaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaya_\(Indian_TV_series\) "Saaya (Indian TV series)")*. He also went on to act as Lt. Shammi in *[Aarohan (The Ascent)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarohan "Aarohan")*, as a ship's captain in *[Sea Hawks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Hawks_\(TV_series\) "Sea Hawks (TV series)")*, as a convict in *Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum* and worked as a television anchor in *Tol Mol Ke Bol* among other television appearances.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-32)[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-serials-33) Madhavan appeared in a television series called *[A Mouthful of Sky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mouthful_of_Sky "A Mouthful of Sky")* in 1995, featuring in the role of an actor.[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-34) He also appeared in an episode titled *Virasat* of the Hindi horror television show *[Aahat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aahat_\(Indian_TV_series\) "Aahat (Indian TV series)")*.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-35) His first appearance in a feature film role came through a small role in *[Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_Raat_Ki_Subah_Nahin "Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin")* (1996), where he portrayed a singer in a bar.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-36) In early 1996, Madhavan worked on a sandalwood talc advertisement directed by [Santosh Sivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santosh_Sivan "Santosh Sivan"), who later recommended him to [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") to take part in a screen test for a role in *[Iruvar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iruvar "Iruvar")* (1997). Madhavan was auditioned for the leading role of Tamizhselvan among several other more established actors, but Mani Ratnam eventually left him out of the project citing that he thought his "eyes looked too young" for a senior role.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-iruvar-37)[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-iruvargold-38)
In 1997, Madhavan appeared in a supporting role as an Indian police officer in [Fred Olen Ray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Olen_Ray "Fred Olen Ray")'s English film, *[Inferno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_\(1997_film\) "Inferno (1997 film)")*, which was shot in India.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-iruvargold-38) His first role in [Indian cinema](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India "Cinema of India") came in the form of *[Shanti Shanti Shanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanti_Shanti_Shanti "Shanti Shanti Shanti")* (1998), a [Kannada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada "Kannada") film, in which he appeared as a young man alongside actor [Abbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_\(actor\) "Abbas (actor)"). However, the film performed poorly at the box office.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sss-39) During the period, Hindi film director Vinod Pandey launched Madhavan as a [Bollywood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood "Bollywood") hero, with a project titled *[Akeli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeli_\(film\) "Akeli (film)")*, however the film was shelved before the production was completed.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-lakheli-40)
### 1999–2001: Breakthrough
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In 1999, Indian director [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") selected Madhavan to feature in the leading role of his Tamil romantic drama, *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")* (2000) and the film was a critical and commercial success and increased his recognition. Portraying the character of Karthik Varadharajan, a young husband experiencing difficulties with his marriage. Madhavan revealed that he studied the technical aspects of film-making from the director and learned the entire script of the film, irrespective of whether he was in the scene or not. He became the first debutant actor to be cast by Mani Ratnam in the lead role of a film, and revealed that when he found out that he was set to work with the director he was overcome with a "mixture of excitement, awe, fear and ambition".[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-41) Featuring alongside actress [Shalini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shalini_\(actress\) "Shalini (actress)"), Madhavan's performance was well received by critics and the film's success led to it becoming a cult film.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-bebe-42) A critic from *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")* described that Madhavan "sails through the litmus test with ease", while another review cited that Madhavan was a "promising debutant" into the film industry.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aphindu-43)[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-apindo-44) His performance in the film earned him the [Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut_%E2%80%93_South "Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South"), in addition to his first nomination for the [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil"). After the success of his first [Tamil film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_cinema "Tamil cinema"), the producers of his previous [Kannada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada "Kannada") film, *Shanti Shanti Shanti*, dubbed the film into Tamil and released it as *Relax*, to capitalise on Madhavan's success.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sss-39) Madhavan's next film, *[Ennavalle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennavalle "Ennavalle")* (2000), received mixed reviews although Madhavan's portrayal was praised as the "mainstay" of the film, with claims that the film for him was a "merely a prosaic exercise".[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-enhindu-45)
Madhavan's first release of 2001, [Gautham Vasudev Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon "Gautham Vasudev Menon")'s directorial debut *[Minnale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnale "Minnale")*, opened to critical acclaim and commercial success. Featuring a popular soundtrack by [Harris Jayaraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris_Jayaraj "Harris Jayaraj") and marketed as a [Valentine's Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day "Valentine's Day") release, *Minnale* further built on the actor's image as a [romantic hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_hero "Romantic hero") and was later listed as a classic romantic film from the Tamil film industry.[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-46)[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-minhindu-47) He then collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the second time by appearing in the director's production venture, the romantic comedy *[Dumm Dumm Dumm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumm_Dumm_Dumm "Dumm Dumm Dumm")* (2001), alongside [Jyothika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika "Jyothika"). Appearing as an unhappy groom trying to halt his wedding, the film received positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success, with Madhavan establishing himself as a notable actor in [South India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India "South India").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twohits-48) Madhavan then again appeared as a husband in a tumultuous marriage in *[Parthale Paravasam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthale_Paravasam "Parthale Paravasam")* (2001), the hundredth venture of veteran director [K. Balachander](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Balachander "K. Balachander"). Despite featuring among an ensemble cast and being widely anticipated prior to release, the film failed at the box-office, with critics citing that Madhavan looked "rather bored" with the proceedings.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-paravasam-49) Similarly his first lead role in a Hindi film, *[Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehna_Hai_Tere_Dil_Mein "Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein")* (2001), a remake of his *Minnale* in which he reprised the same role for the remake, was also unsuccessful at the box office, with the film and Madhavan's performance receiving mixed reviews.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rhtdmreview-50)
### 2002–2004: Critical acclaim
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Madhavan at a [film set](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_set "Film set")
In 2002, Madhavan played the role of a novelist in Mani Ratnam's *[Kannathil Muthamittal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal "Kannathil Muthamittal")* alongside actresses [Keerthana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._S._Keerthana "P. S. Keerthana"), [Simran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simran_\(actress\) "Simran (actress)") and [Nandita Das](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandita_Das "Nandita Das"). In the film, he was shown as the role of the father of an adopted child, who wishes to return to her native homeland amidst the [Sri Lankan civil war](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war "Sri Lankan civil war"). The film received widespread critical acclaim and went on to win six [National Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards "National Film Awards") as well as over ten awards at various International Film Festivals.[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-km-51) Madhavan received critical acclaim for his portrayal with a critic citing "he lived the role of the character he portrays", with the film seeing him move away from the romantic hero image for the first time into a more serious, performance-oriented role. The good performance of the film internationally also helped him develop an overseas market for his films.[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-52)[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-kmreview-53) He earned his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. Madhavan's next success came with *[Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_\(2002_film\) "Run (2002 film)")*, a film recognised for its screenplay, with Madhavan appearing in an action film for the first time in his career.[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-run-54) In regard to his performance, [The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")'s critic noted "he manages to portray action with élan in *Run* and actually looks fit and comfortable in the role", with the film helping him make a breakthrough as an [action hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_hero "Action hero").[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-55)[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-56) Despite another unsuccessful Hindi venture with the musical, *[Dil Vil Pyar Vyar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_Vil_Pyar_Vyar "Dil Vil Pyar Vyar")* (2002), the success of his previous films helped him secure the [Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") for 2002, being jointly recognised for both films.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-awardstwo-57)
Madhavan was cast alongside [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") in *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")* (2003), which told the story of an unexpected journey from [Bhubaneswar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhubaneswar "Bhubaneswar") to [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai") of two men who are polar opposites of each other. Madhavan revealed his elation at working with an experienced actor like Kamal Haasan, while noting that a human drama film like *Anbe Sivam* was important for his career as an actor as it came after a successful [masala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_\(film_genre\) "Masala (film genre)") film in *Run*.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-58) Portraying a young frustrated filmmaker with capitalistic beliefs who travels with a handicapped communist played by Kamal Haasan, Madhavan's performance was described as a "milestone in his career" and that "his portrayal will remain with the viewer for long" by a critic from *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")*.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sivamhin-59) The film opened in January 2003 to positive reviews, and emerged as a surprise box-office failure. Post-release, the film has garnered critical acclaim from critics and television audiences and is considered one of the "cult classics" of Tamil cinema.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-60)[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-61) Film critic [Baradwaj Rangan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baradwaj_Rangan "Baradwaj Rangan") wrote that the film "was leagues ahead of the average Tamil and Indian film", though felt that "the masses were unwilling to accept the experimental nature of the film", while talking about the film's box office failure.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-62)[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sivam-63) Post-filming, Kamal Haasan revealed that he was impressed with Madhavan's enthusiasm and concentration during the making of the film and thus subsequently signed him on to appear in his production venture, *[Nala Damayanthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_\(2003_film\) "Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)")* (2003), where he played a [Brahmin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin "Brahmin") cook lost in Australia. In 2003, the actor also appeared in [Vikraman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikraman "Vikraman")'s family drama *[Priyamana Thozhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyamana_Thozhi "Priyamana Thozhi")* as a budding [cricketer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricketer "Cricketer"), [Saran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saran_\(director\) "Saran (director)")'s romantic comedy *[Jay Jay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Jay "Jay Jay")* and made a guest appearance in [Priyadarshan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyadarshan "Priyadarshan")'s *[Lesa Lesa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesa_Lesa "Lesa Lesa")* as a jailed teacher. The three films made average returns at the box office, though Madhavan's performances were appreciated by critics.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twoflops-64)[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ndreview-65)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-jjreview-66)
Madhavan played an imposter gangster in [K. S. Ravikumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar "K. S. Ravikumar")'s comedy *[Aethiree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiree "Aethiree")* (2004) before being selected to feature in his fourth Mani Ratnam production, *[Aaytha Ezhuthu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaytha_Ezhuthu "Aaytha Ezhuthu")* (2004), which featured him in an ensemble cast including [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya"), [Siddharth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_\(actor\) "Siddharth (actor)"), [Meera Jasmine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meera_Jasmine "Meera Jasmine"), [Esha Deol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esha_Deol "Esha Deol") and [Trisha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisha_\(actress\) "Trisha (actress)"). Madhavan portrayed the character of Inba Sekhar, a hitman living in the slums of [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai"), whose path crosses with the characters portrayed by Suriya and Siddharth. His role also featured him in a struggling marriage, where his wife desperately tries to claw him away from his profession. Madhavan bulked up and sported a shaven look for the first time in his career to resemble the character of a ruffian and shot for the film through the sync sound technique.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aayutha-67) He received widespread praise for his depiction, with Baradwaj Rangan of *The Hindu* claiming that Madhavan outplayed [Abhishek Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan "Abhishek Bachchan")'s interpretation of the character in the Hindi version of the bilingual, *[Yuva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuva "Yuva")*.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ezhuthu-9) Madhavan went on to win the [Filmfare Award for the Best Tamil Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Best_Supporting_Actor_Award_\(Tamil\) "Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Tamil)"), while another critic from *The Hindu* cited that he "sparkles as an anti-hero" and that the "character ought to find a very special place in his repertoire".[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aereview-68) Similarly, a critic from Indiaglitz.com stated "Madhavan's daring decision to play a negative character, who gets beaten up black and blue at the end, putting his 'hero' image in peril, has paid off, as he walks away with top honours", while a reviewer from Sify.com labelled him as "terrific".[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-69)[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-70) In late 2004, Madhavan worked on [Rajiv Anchal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Anchal "Rajiv Anchal")'s English-Malayalam crossover film *[Nothing But Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_But_Life "Nothing But Life")* (2005) and completed his work in a single schedule across [Las Vegas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley "Las Vegas Valley") and [Albuquerque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque "Albuquerque"). Portraying an orphaned youth with suicidal tendencies being treated by a Malayali psychiatrist in the US, the film and his portrayal opened to mixed reviews.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-top10review-71)[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-innbl-72)
### 2005–2008: Increased work in Hindi films
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Madhavan at an event
Madhavan appeared in another marriage drama film, *[Priyasakhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyasakhi "Priyasakhi")* (2005) co-starring [Sadha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadha "Sadha") – with the pair playing an estranged husband and wife. The film received praise for the lead pair's performances with Madhavan being praised as "top class", while it also became the first [Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language "Tamil language") film to be dubbed into [Zulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language "Zulu language").[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-zulu-73)[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-psreview-74)
From 2005 onwards, Madhavan increased his work in Hindi films and starred and wrote the Hindi dialogues for the comedy *[Ramji Londonwaley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramji_Londonwaley "Ramji Londonwaley")* (2005), a remake of his earlier film *Nala Damayanthi*. Critics described his performance as "a master-stroke", though the film fared averagely at the box office due to the release of other big budget films during the period.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rlreview-75) He experienced box office success in Hindi films for the first time through his role in [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakeysh_Omprakash_Mehra "Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra")'s *[Rang De Basanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti "Rang De Basanti")* (2006). Featuring in an ensemble cast led by [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan"), Madhavan essayed the guest role of Ajay Singh Rathod, a [flight lieutenant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_lieutenant "Flight lieutenant"), whose death triggers a revolutionary movement against corruption.[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-cadet-30) The film was subsequently nominated for the [Best Foreign Language Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Film "BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film") at the 2006 [BAFTA Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts "British Academy of Film and Television Arts"), while it was also chosen as India's official entry for the [Golden Globe Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award "Golden Globe Award") and the [Academy Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_submissions_to_the_79th_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film "List of submissions to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film") for the Best Foreign Language Film category. Madhavan then collaborated with Mani Ratnam for the fifth time in the biopic *[Guru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_\(2007_film\) "Guru (2007 film)")* (2007), co-starring [Abhishek Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan "Abhishek Bachchan"), [Aishwarya Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aishwarya_Rai "Aishwarya Rai") and [Vidya Balan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidya_Balan "Vidya Balan"). His role of Shyam Saxena was inspired from the life of real-life journalist [S. Gurumurthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Gurumurthy "S. Gurumurthy"), who was a challenger to the business tycoon, [Dhirubhai Ambani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhirubhai_Ambani "Dhirubhai Ambani"), whose life drew allusions with Bachchan's role. The film became a blockbuster and also received critical acclaim, with a reviewer citing that Madhavan acts with "extreme, believable sincerity" dubbing him as "truly a poster boy for India", while another claimed he performed "a weak role with élan".[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gurureview-76)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gurureviewsen-77)
His Tamil film, *[Thambi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thambi_\(2006_film\) "Thambi (2006 film)")* (2006) directed by [Seeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeman "Seeman"), had a delayed release but became a profitable venture in town and village centres.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambirediff-78) Madhavan's portrayal of a rustic do-gooder, received positive reviews from critics though a reviewer from *The Hindu* claimed the actor was "unable to shed off his classy looks".[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambibad-79)[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambigood-80) He then appeared in [Sundar C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_C "Sundar C")'s comedy film *[Rendu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendu "Rendu")* (2006), where he played dual roles for the first time and in the long-delayed romantic comedy *[Aarya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(2007_film\) "Arya (2007 film)")* (2007), appearing as a medical student.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aryareview-81) Madhavan wrote the dialogues, produced and featured in the lead role in [Nishikanth Kamat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikanth_Kamat "Nishikanth Kamat")'s *[Evano Oruvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evano_Oruvan "Evano Oruvan")* (2007), playing a middle class bank employee who becomes so disgusted with the corruption he faces in his day-to-day life that he becomes a vigilante. After setting up a production studio, Leukos Films, he helped promote the film in international film festivals\[*[which?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words "Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words")*\] before the theatrical release in December 2007.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoprom-82)[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eopromtwo-83) Critics called the film a "must watch" and a reviewer from *The Hindu* stated that the film was "Madhavan's best performance to date", while he also went on to win the [ITFA Best Actor Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITFA_Best_Actor_Award "ITFA Best Actor Award") for his depiction.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoreviews-84)[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoreview2-85) However *Evano Oruvan* and his subsequent release, Seeman's *[Vaazhthukal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaazhthukal "Vaazhthukal")* (2008) did not perform well at the box office, while another completed film titled *[Naan Aval Adhu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naan_Aval_Adhu "Naan Aval Adhu")* failed to have a theatrical release.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vrreview2-86) Madhavan's final release of the year was the docudrama *[Mumbai Meri Jaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Meri_Jaan "Mumbai Meri Jaan")*, based upon the [2006 Mumbai Bombings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Mumbai_Bombings "2006 Mumbai Bombings"). The film, which featured him alongside [Soha Ali Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soha_Ali_Khan "Soha Ali Khan"), [Irrfan Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrfan_Khan "Irrfan Khan") and [Kay Kay Menon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Kay_Menon "Kay Kay Menon") became critically acclaimed with Madhavan's portrayal of a man with a post-traumatic stress disorder being appreciated by reviewers.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-mmjreview2-87)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-mmjreview-88)
### 2009–2014: Further success and sabbatical
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Madhavan with [Kangana Ranaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut "Kangana Ranaut") promoting *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")* in 2010
Madhavan won positive acclaim for playing the lead role in Vikram Kumar's horror film, *[Yavarum Nalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavarum_Nalam "Yavarum Nalam")* (2009). The film, which became a commercial and critical success, prompted a reviewer from the *[Times of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_of_India "Times of India")* to suggest "he carried the film on his shoulders" while he was also nominated in the [Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Award_for_Best_Actor "Vijay Award for Best Actor") category at the [Vijay Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Awards "Vijay Awards").[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ynreviews-89) His following two films, the romantic comedy *[Guru En Aalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_En_Aalu "Guru En Aalu")* (2009) and the action film *[Sikandar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikandar_\(2009_film\) "Sikandar (2009 film)")* (2009) in which he played a supporting role of an army officer, both fetched mixed reviews. Madhavan then starred in [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani")'s [comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film "Comedy film") film, *[3 Idiots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots "3 Idiots")* (2009), alongside [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") and [Sharman Joshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharman_Joshi "Sharman Joshi"). Upon release, the film received widespread critical acclaim and went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time at the time of its release.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-overseas-90) Madhavan's portrayal as a young engineer with a passion for photography earned him nominations for the [Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor "Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor") and the [IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor "IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor"). Film critic [Taran Adarsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taran_Adarsh "Taran Adarsh") from [Bollywood Hungama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama "Bollywood Hungama") described the actor's performance as "incredible", while Madhavan claimed that the film changed how he was viewed as an actor in Hindi films for the better.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tireview-91)[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ticahneg-92) He later turned down an offer of reprising the same role in the Tamil remake of the film helmed by [Shankar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Shankar "S. Shankar"). In 2010, Madhavan appeared alongside actors [Amitabh Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan "Amitabh Bachchan") and [Ben Kingsley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Kingsley "Ben Kingsley") in *[Teen Patti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Patti_\(film\) "Teen Patti (film)")* (2010) as a young professor, with Adarsh again rating his performance as "excellent", but the film failed at the box office.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tpreview-93)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-tpred-94) His two guest appearances in the year also received mixed feedback with his performance in the Telugu anthology film *[Om Shanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Shanti "Om Shanti")* (2010) being praised, while a role in the [John Abraham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Abraham_\(actor\) "John Abraham (actor)")\-starrer *[Jhootha Hi Sahi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhootha_Hi_Sahi "Jhootha Hi Sahi")* (2010) drew him criticism.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-jhsreview-95)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-osid-96) Madhavan then collaborated again with [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan") and [K. S. Ravikumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar "K. S. Ravikumar") in the romantic comedy, *[Manmadan Ambu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu "Manmadan Ambu")* (2010), playing a wealthy businessman who hires a spy to follow his actress girlfriend on a [European](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union "European Union") cruise tour. The film opened to positive reviews with Madhavan's performance being described by [Rediff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rediff "Rediff").com as "excellent", while [Sify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify "Sify").com labelled him the "scene-stealer".[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-mmareview-97)[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rediffmmaed-98)
His only release in 2011 was the romantic comedy-drama *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")* alongside [Kangana Ranaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut "Kangana Ranaut"), which saw him play the role of a sensible doctor hoping to get an arranged marriage with a girl, who has a dramatically diverse personality to him. Prior to release, the film's promotional campaign created anticipation and upon release, the film proved to be a major success at the box office. Madhavan's portrayal of Manoj Kumar Sharma a.k.a. Manu won positive acclaim, with a reviewer citing that his performance was "real, restrained, yet forceful" and another claiming he was "perfectly cast".[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twmreview-99)[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-redifftwm-100) Madhavan next appeared as a police officer in [Linguswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Linguswamy "N. Linguswamy")'s Tamil film *[Vettai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vettai "Vettai")* (2012), an action entertainer featuring an ensemble cast of [Arya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arya_\(actor\) "Arya (actor)"), [Amala Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amala_Paul "Amala Paul") and [Sameera Reddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameera_Reddy "Sameera Reddy"). The film opened to positive reviews in January 2012 and went on to become a commercial success, with critics praising Madhavan's decision to accept the role of a timid cop, while a critic noted that he had "an uncanny talent for comedy".[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-adhir-101)[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vettai-102) He then featured in *[Jodi Breakers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Breakers "Jodi Breakers")* (2012), a Hindi romantic comedy film shot in [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece "Greece") alongside [Bipasha Basu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipasha_Basu "Bipasha Basu"), though the film did not perform well commercially.[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sff-103)
In 2012, Madhavan took a sabbatical and was based in [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago "Chicago") resting his knee, which he injured during the making of *Vettai*, causing him to suffer from [chondromalacia patellae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondromalacia_patellae "Chondromalacia patellae").[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-104)[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-105) During the period, he felt he had to "reinvent himself" and had to work on films which would appeal to the "new generation of audiences", so took a decision to work on a single film at a time.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-106)[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-107) During a period of three years without any theatrical releases, his long-delayed Hindi film *[Taak Jhaank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunglass_\(film\) "Sunglass (film)")* directed by [Rituparno Ghosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rituparno_Ghosh "Rituparno Ghosh") in 2006, premièred at the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival in 2013, while his first Hindi film *[Akeli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeli_\(film\) "Akeli (film)")*, shot in 1997, was released online during the following year. During his recovery period and sabbatical in 2013, Madhavan signed on to appear in [Simon West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_West "Simon West")'s *[Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead:_Darkest_Dawn "Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn")*, in which he appeared as a former marine personnel and shot for the project in [California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California "California").[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-108)[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-109) The animated film, where Madhavan provided voice work, premièred in [San Diego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego "San Diego") during July 2015.[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-110)
### 2015–present: Comeback
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Madhavan's first theatrical release after his sabbatical was [Anand L. Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_L._Rai "Anand L. Rai")'s *[Tanu Weds Manu Returns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu_Returns "Tanu Weds Manu Returns")*, a sequel to the 2011 film, which released in May 2015. Prior to the film's release, Madhavan stated that the "content of the film was more important than the stars" and acknowledged that the popularity of [Kangana Ranaut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangana_Ranaut "Kangana Ranaut") would help the film gain a good opening at the box office.[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-111) Reprising his role as Manu, Madhavan won acclaim for his restrained performance and the film went on to become a critical and commercial success.[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-112)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-113) The critic from [Bollywood Hungama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood_Hungama "Bollywood Hungama") wrote "Madhavan excels in his role despite it being a restrained one, which was anyways the call of his character" and added "he is very endearing who never tries to overshadow anyone and emerges a winner", while Sify.com stated he gives a "subtle and restrained performance".[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-114)[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-115) *Tanu Weds Manu Returns* earned ₹2\.43 billion (US\$29 million) worldwide at the end of its theatrical run, to become one of the [highest-grossing Bollywood films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Bollywood_films "List of highest-grossing Bollywood films") in 2015.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-2.40_billion-116)[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-117)
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Madhavan with [Ritika Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritika_Singh "Ritika Singh") promoting *[Saala Khados](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* in 2016
During his sabbatical, Madhavan also worked extensively on the pre-production of the bilingual sports film, *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* (2016) directed by [Sudha Kongara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudha_Kongara_Prasad "Sudha Kongara Prasad"). After being impressed with Sudha's script, he helped find the project producers in Tamil and chose to produce the film in Hindi alongside [S. Sashikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Sashikanth "S. Sashikanth") and [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani"). Madhavan also met and convinced [mixed martial artist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts "Mixed martial arts") Ritika Singh to act in the film after contacting her through [Raj Kundra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj_Kundra "Raj Kundra"), while he was also credited for contributing as an additional screenplay writer. He also went through a body conditioning regime in Los Angeles prior to joining the film's set and learnt boxing to essay the role of a former boxer.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-118) For dubbing purposes, Madhavan wore metal braces inside his teeth, to create the effect of having a lisp that most boxers have from sporting injuries.[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-nie-119) Madhavan won praise for his work during the marketing campaign, having travelled throughout [Tamil Nadu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu "Tamil Nadu") to promote the film, with *[The Hindu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")* stating it was "unlike other film promotions in the South".[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-120)[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-121) For *Irudhi Suttru*, Madhavan received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal with Sify.com stating "he is outstanding and carries the proverbial burden of the project on his shoulder".[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-122) A critic from *The Hindu* stated that he was "quietly effective", while a reviewer from Behindwoods.com wrote that Madhavan gives his "career-best performance" and is "excellent" at depicting his "characterization from being subtle to being outright effervescent".[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-123)[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-124) His performance in the film earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. His portrayal in the Hindi version, *Saala Khadoos*, received similar praise with critic Subhash K. Jha stating "this is Madhavan's career-defining performance, he sinks so deep into his role both physically and emotionally, that the actor becomes one with the act".[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-125)
He next featured in *[Vikram Vedha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Vedha "Vikram Vedha")* (2017), an action thriller film directed by duo [Pushkar-Gayathri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkar-Gayathri "Pushkar-Gayathri") and produced by Sashikanth. Telling the tale of an encounter cop and his pursuit of a gangster played by [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi"), Pushkar-Gayathri scripted the film with inspiration from the [Vikramathithan Vedhalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikramaditya "Vikramaditya") folk tale, with the characterisation of both lead roles derived from that plot.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-126)[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-127) For his role, Madhavan underwent arms training and met people involved with the police and defence forces.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-128)[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-129) *Vikram Vedha* opened in July 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from the media and industry personnel.[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-130) Madhavan's performance was widely appreciated by film critics, who described him as "stylish and serious" and "whole-hearted", while Sify.com's reviewer wrote it is a "treat to watch two intense performers Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi majestically own the screen together".[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-131)[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-132)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-133) The film also became Madhavan's biggest commercial success in Tamil films, with trade pundits classifying the film as a blockbuster.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-BollywoodTrade.com-13) The film earned Madhavan the [Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil"), in addition to his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil, which he lost to his co-star [Vijay Sethupathi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Sethupathi "Vijay Sethupathi").
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Madhavan at the first look launch of *[Rocketry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")* with [Nambi Narayanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan "Nambi Narayanan") and [Anant Mahadevan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anant_Mahadevan "Anant Mahadevan") in 2019
Madhavan next worked on a web series for [Amazon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Web_Services "Amazon Web Services") titled *[Breathe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathe_\(web_series\) "Breathe (web series)")* alongside [Amit Sadh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Sadh "Amit Sadh"), which was released in January 2018.[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-134)[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-135) Madhavan later revealed that he was initially sceptical of the web series format, but was "totally blown away" by the script of the series and decided to accept to work on the project, despite his commitments for the shoot of *Vikram Vedha*.[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-136)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-137) For *Breathe*, Madhavan studied his own experience as a father besides researching the complexities surrounding [organ donation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_donation "Organ donation"). In the series, he played Danny Mascarenhas, a soccer coach and the father of a young boy with cystic fibrosis, who will die in six months unless he has a lung transplant.[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-138) Madhavan received positive reviews for his portrayal, with film critic Subhash K. Jha writing "As Danny, Madhavan expresses grief, rage, frustration, guilt, repentance and self-destruction with measured excellence" and that "this is a showcase for an actor at the peak of his power" and "boy, does Madhavan embrace the opportunity".[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-139) Similarly, a critic from the New Indian Express wrote "Madhavan is in form in a potentially compelling thriller", and a reviewer from the International Business Times wrote he "shows a range of emotions" in "a smooth, beautiful way".[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-140)[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-141)
His first full-length role in a Telugu film was through *[Savyasachi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savyasachi_\(2018_film\) "Savyasachi (2018 film)")* (2018), where he portrayed the antagonist in a cast headlined by [Naga Chaitanya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Chaitanya "Naga Chaitanya"). Despite the film's average response at the box office, Madhavan won positive reviews for his performance, with a critic noting his "impressive performance" was the "saving grace of the film".[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-142)[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-143) Following an extended guest appearance in the Hindi film *[Zero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_\(2018_film\) "Zero (2018 film)")* (2018) alongside [Shahrukh Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrukh_Khan "Shahrukh Khan") and [Anushka Sharma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anushka_Sharma "Anushka Sharma"), Madhavan appeared in the bilingual thriller film *[Nishabdham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishabdham "Nishabdham")*, which was shot entirely in [Seattle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle "Seattle"). The film began as a silent film, before the makers chose to insert dialogue and create Tamil and Telugu versions.[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-144) In 2021, he played the title role in *[Maara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maara "Maara")* (2021), garnering positive reviews for his portrayal of a vagabond artist from [Kochi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kochi "Kochi").[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-145)[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-146)
Between 2017 and 2022, Madhavan worked on his first film as a director, *[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")* (2022), a biopic on Indian rocket scientist [Nambi Narayanan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nambi_Narayanan "Nambi Narayanan"). Alongside his directorial, screenwriting and acting credits, Madhavan also served as one of the producers of the project.[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-147) During the pre-production phase, Madhavan referred to the project as his "biggest film ever" and stated that he had worked silently on the script of the film for a period of two years after becoming intrigued by hearing the tale of Narayanan's false espionage charge.[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-148) In order to develop the script, Madhavan regularly met with Narayanan to discuss the scientist's life experiences. As a result of their conversations, Madhavan altered his original script to include portions from Narayanan's entire career and his services to the Indian space programme, rather than just matters related to the espionage case and his 1994 arrest.[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-149)[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-150) The film was shot as a biilingual venture, with scenes simultaneously filmed in the Hindi and Tamil while scenes set outside India were shot in English.[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-151) The film premiered at the [Marché du Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March%C3%A9_du_Film "Marché du Film") section of the [2022 Cannes Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Cannes_Film_Festival "2022 Cannes Film Festival") in France in May 2022, and had a theatrical release two months later.[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-152)[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-153) The film received positive reviews from critics.[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-Grace_Cyril-154) Devesh Sharma of *[Filmfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare "Filmfare")* wrote "Madhavan carries the film on his shoulders" and that "he lives and breathes the character, getting the nuances right", adding "it"s not easy being both the lead actor and the director but Madhavan achieves the desired trajectory on both fronts".[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-155) Meanwhile, Ronak Kotecha noted "*Rocketry* takes off well, hits some turbulence on the way, but eventually soars high with real characters and moving moments that make it worth your while".[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-156) The film subsequently won Madhavan several awards during the following year, including the [National Film Award for Best Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film "National Film Award for Best Feature Film") as director, the [IIFA Award for Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Director "IIFA Award for Best Director") and [SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIIMA_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil").[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-157)
In 2023, he appeared in the [YRF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash_Raj_Films "Yash Raj Films") web series *[The Railway Men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Railway_Men "The Railway Men")* directed by [Shiv Rawail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiv_Rawail "Shiv Rawail"), based on the [Bhopal disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster "Bhopal disaster").[\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-158) Saibal Chatterjee of *[NDTV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NDTV "NDTV")* wrote "Rati Pandey, a senior railway official who is under a cloud for a specific act that cost him his job, appears cast in a dissimilar mould. He is the grandstanding type, the speechifier out to stir a listless workforce into action. Both the character and the performance stay stranded in an unexceptional zone".[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-:0-159) In 2024, he played the antagonist in [Vikas Bahl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikas_Bahl "Vikas Bahl")'s supernatural thriller *[Shaitaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaitaan_\(2024_film\) "Shaitaan (2024 film)")*, co-starring [Ajay Devgn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Devgn "Ajay Devgn") and [Jyothika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika "Jyothika"). The film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success at the box-office.[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-160)
In 2025, he featured in six releases. In his first release, he played a railway ticket inspector in the comedy thriller *[Hisaab Barabar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisaab_Barabar "Hisaab Barabar")* directed by [Ashwni Dhir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwni_Dhir "Ashwni Dhir").[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-161)[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-162) His second release was the sports drama [*Test*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_\(2025_film\) "Test (2025 film)") directed by [S. Sashikanth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Sashikanth "S. Sashikanth") co-starring [Nayanthara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayanthara "Nayanthara") and [Siddharth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddharth_\(actor\) "Siddharth (actor)"), which streamed on [Netflix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix "Netflix").[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-163) In his third release, his co-starred alongside [Akshay Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Kumar "Akshay Kumar") and [Ananya Panday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananya_Panday "Ananya Panday") in the historial courtroom drama *[Kesari Chapter 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesari_Chapter_2 "Kesari Chapter 2")* directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, based on the [Jallianwala Bagh massacre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre "Jallianwala Bagh massacre").[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-164) In his fourth release, he played a reserved middle-aged professor in the romantic comedy *[Aap Jaisa Koi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aap_Jaisa_Koi_\(film\) "Aap Jaisa Koi (film)")* opposite [Fatima Sana Shaikh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Sana_Shaikh "Fatima Sana Shaikh"). Devesh Sharma of *[Filmfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare "Filmfare")* noted he was in "complete control of his craft", conveying a lot through subtle, internalised acting - more with his expressions and silence than dialogue".[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-165) His fifth release, the romantic comedy *[De De Pyaar De 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_De_Pyaar_De_2 "De De Pyaar De 2")* co-starring [Ajay Devgn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Devgn "Ajay Devgn") and [Rakul Preet Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakul_Preet_Singh "Rakul Preet Singh") received mixed reviews from critics.[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-166) His sixth and final release of the year was the spy-thriller *[Dhurandhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar "Dhurandhar")* directed by [Aditya Dhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Dhar "Aditya Dhar"), co-starring [Ranveer Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranveer_Singh "Ranveer Singh"), [Akshaye Khanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshaye_Khanna "Akshaye Khanna"), [Sanjay Dutt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt "Sanjay Dutt"), and [Arjun Rampal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjun_Rampal "Arjun Rampal").[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-Dhurandhar-167)[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-168) Set against the backdrop of the [IC-814](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC-814 "IC-814") hijacking and [2001 Indian Parliament attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Indian_Parliament_attack "2001 Indian Parliament attack"), Madhavan portrayed the role of Ajay Sanyal, a fictionalised version of [IB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Bureau_\(India\) "Intelligence Bureau (India)") Chief [Ajit Doval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Doval "Ajit Doval"). The film performed strongly at the box-office, and emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-169) The first of a two-part series, he will reprise his role in the sequel *Dhurandhar: Part 2* releasing in 2026.
He will next be seen in the biopic of Indian engineer [Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopalswamy_Doraiswamy_Naidu "Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu") directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, a family-drama based in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London") directed by [Mithran R. Jawahar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithran_R._Jawahar "Mithran R. Jawahar"), and Rajesh Touchriver's biopic on [Chempakaraman Pillai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chempakaraman_Pillai "Chempakaraman Pillai").[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-170)[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-171)[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-172)
### Film and television work
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Madhavan was first credited as a part of the technical crew for his work in *[Ramji Londonwaley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramji_Londonwaley "Ramji Londonwaley")*, an adaptation of his Tamil film *[Nala Damayanthi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_\(2003_film\) "Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)")*. Apart from portraying the lead role, Madhavan worked on the film as a dialogue writer and played an active role in determining the crew of the movie.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-173)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-rlpick-174) In October 2007, Madhavan founded the production company, Leukos Films, and consequently bought the rights of his film, *[Evano Oruvan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evano_Oruvan "Evano Oruvan")*, from producers [Abbas–Mustan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas%E2%80%93Mustan "Abbas–Mustan") and [K. Sera Sera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Sera_Sera "K. Sera Sera"). Securing sponsorship deals with [HSBC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC "HSBC") and Santoor, Madhavan premièred the film across North America and the Middle East before its Indian theatrical release, with the promotion method being used for the first time in Tamil cinema.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eoprom-82) However, since the relative box office failure of the project, Madhavan downplayed future involvement in production ventures.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-noprod-175) The film, which Madhavan referred to as a "part of his life" during 2007, also saw him write the dialogues for the film along with [Seeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeman "Seeman") by translating lines from the project's original version in the [Marathi language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_language "Marathi language").[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-eolife-176) Madhavan then chose to become actively involved in the production of his 2016 bilingual films, *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")* in Tamil and *Saala Khadoos* in Hindi, to ensure the film completed filming and had a theatrical release. Impressed by the strength of [Sudha Kongara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudha_Kongara "Sudha Kongara")'s script for the Tamil film, Madhavan felt that the story had pan-Indian appeal and took the film's script to [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani"), who agreed to produce and supervise work on the film's Hindi version. Madhavan co-produced the Hindi version of the film through his new production house, Tricolor Films, while leading the film's pan-Indian marketing campaign. The actor also helped select the film's lead actress, Ritika Singh, and was also credited as an additional screenplay writer in the films.[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-177)
Madhavan has appeared as host for television programs on [Hindi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi "Hindi") channels, while he has also been a host at film award functions. During his television career in the 1990s, Madhavan first worked as a host on *Tol Mol Ke Bol*. He was announced as the host of [Sony Entertainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Entertainment "Sony Entertainment") Television's *[Deal Ya No Deal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_Ya_No_Deal "Deal Ya No Deal")*, the Indian version of the American game show *[Deal or No Deal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal "Deal or No Deal")*, in October 2005. However, Madhavan quit as the lead anchor of the show in January 2006 claiming he was unhappy with the way the shoot schedules were handled by the production house. According to the actor, when he took on the show, he had made it clear that he would continue with his South Indian film assignments, and as the show was being filmed in Mumbai, he had found it hard to keep travelling throughout India from Chennai to film the ten days a month he had signed up for. Madhavan added that he was restricted by the producers to spend one day rehearsing technically, which left him with fatigue.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thambi-178) [Mandira Bedi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandira_Bedi "Mandira Bedi") subsequently replaced Madhavan as the anchor in February for Series 2 of the game show. In June 2010, Madhavan made a return to the game show format by accepting a contract with Imagine TV's Big Money show, signing on to host a single season, and then hosted an episode of the crime show [Savdhaan India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savdhaan_India "Savdhaan India") in January 2016.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-left-179) Furthermore, he has been a guest judge in the Indian television show, [Fame Gurukul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame_Gurukul "Fame Gurukul").[\[180\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gurukul-180) In 2016, Madhavan stated that he would only take part in television commitments for money, while he does not consider his payment when signing on to appear in films.[\[181\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-181) Madhavan has also hosted live events, including the [National Film Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Awards "National Film Awards") in 2013 with [Huma Qureshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huma_Qureshi "Huma Qureshi"). He was also the host of the 55th [Filmfare Awards South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards_South "Filmfare Awards South") in [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai") in 2008 and then also the Vijay Awards in 2013.[\[182\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ffhosr-182)
Madhavan is a brand ambassadors for products in India.[\[183\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-183)[\[184\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-184) His early work involved advertisements for brands including [Bajaj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajaj_group "Bajaj group"), Ponds, [Fair & Lovely](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glow_%26_Lovely "Glow & Lovely") and [TVS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVS_Group "TVS Group"), before signing an endorsement deal with [Pepsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi "Pepsi") and marketing company, IMG.[\[185\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-img-185) In 2007, Madhavan endorsed UniverCell, a multi-brand mobile phone retail chain owned by UniverCell Telecommunications India Pvt Ltd.[\[186\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-186) Madhavan signed a contract with the mobile phone network, [Airtel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharti_Airtel "Bharti Airtel") for promotions in South India before being promoted as the pan-Indian ambassador for the brand a year later. His advertisements with [Vidya Balan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidya_Balan "Vidya Balan") for Airtel won critical acclaim, and brought in film offers for the pair to feature together.[\[187\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-airtel-187) In June 2010, marketers from Arun Excello promoted a housing project in Oragadam, Chennai in a similar fashion to the release of a new film featuring Madhavan. With film-inspired posters and billboards put up around Chennai, the advertisement campaign attracted huge curiosity and the project became a success.[\[188\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-orohiy-188) His long-term work with jewellery brand, [Joy Alukkas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyalukkas "Joyalukkas"), led to the company creating life size wax models of him to place in their showrooms from January 2011.[\[189\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-wax-189) [Maruti Suzuki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruti_Suzuki "Maruti Suzuki"), for whom Madhavan is the brand ambassador, launched a special edition of the [Suzuki Wagon R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Wagon_R "Suzuki Wagon R") car calling it the Madhavan Signature Edition in September 2013.[\[190\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-maruti-190) In 2015, online market place Snapdeal signed on [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") and Madhavan to be the company's ambassadors, with Snapdeal attempting to use Madhavan's popularity in South India to marker their [\[191\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-191)
### Humanitarian causes
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Madhavan, who is a vegetarian, promotes vegetarianism and is an active member of [PETA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETA "PETA").[\[192\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-192) Since joining PETA after starring in his first film, he has appeared in several advertisements and released an [E-Card](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive "Interactive") for the brand. In July 2006, Madhavan was voted the "cutest male vegetarian" by an online poll conducted by the PETA, while [Kareena Kapoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareena_Kapoor "Kareena Kapoor") won the female award respectively. In turn he cited that his result in the competition was due to his "healthy vegetarian diet".[\[193\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vege-193) In October 2010, he wrote a letter to the CEO of [Kentucky Fried Chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Fried_Chicken "Kentucky Fried Chicken"), on behalf of PETA, urging them to stop mistreatment of birds by the fast-food industry outlets and the killing of animals. He requested the boycott of KFC in India over animal welfare and conditions and was joined by [Raveena Tandon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raveena_Tandon "Raveena Tandon") and [Rakhi Sawant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhi_Sawant "Rakhi Sawant") in supporting the work of PETA in India.[\[194\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-kfc-194) In addition, Madhavan was named PETA India's 2012 "Person Of The Year", while his son won PETA India's "Compassionate Kid award" in December 2014.[\[195\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-195)
Madhavan has lent his support for the Chennai-based charity, The Banyan, and appeared in the charity musical *[Netru, Indru, Naalai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netru,_Indru,_Naalai "Netru, Indru, Naalai")* directed by Mani Ratnam for the cause.[\[196\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ninbanyan-196) He appeared as a guest cook and newly launched restaurant in Chennai and cooked [dosas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa_\(food\) "Dosa (food)") for auction for the charity, helping raise forty five thousand rupees.[\[197\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-cookhelp-197) He has been a part of an AIDS awareness programme initiated by [Richard Gere](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gere "Richard Gere") in India and helped promote the *A Time for Heroes* campaign appearing in a short film. Similarly Madhavan featured in a four-minute film produced by Agaram Foundation, *[Herova? Zerova?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herova%3F_Zerova%3F "Herova? Zerova?")*, campaigning for educational awareness alongside [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya"), [Vijay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_\(actor\) "Vijay (actor)") and [Jyothika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika "Jyothika").[\[198\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-198)[\[199\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-199) In 2010, along with his cast and crew from *[3 Idiots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Idiots "3 Idiots")*, he helped raise Rs. 2.5 million for the renovation of the school in [Leh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leh "Leh"), which was damaged by flash floods.[\[200\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-200) Madhavan laid bricks and tiles at the [London Business School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Business_School "London Business School") in July 2011, building a symbolic house to represent the 100,000 houses that will be built in India by 2015 as a part of Habitat for Humanity's campaign to improve substandard houses in India.[\[201\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-201) During the [2015 South Indian floods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_South_Indian_floods "2015 South Indian floods"), Madhavan worked alongside other Indian actors in coordinating the relief efforts.[\[202\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-202)[\[203\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-203) In 2016, [Lepra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepra_\(charity\) "Lepra (charity)") India signed him to work as a goodwill ambassador in helping promote action against leprosy.[\[204\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-204)[\[205\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-205)
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Madhavan seen with his wife, Sarita, at the [Filmfare Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards "Filmfare Awards") ceremony in 2011
Madhavan is one of the few actors in India who garners pan-Indian appeal, with his success in establishing himself in the North and the South Indian film industries, seeing him receive multiple offers as a brand ambassador.[\[206\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-206) Furthermore, it has led to producers offering him lead roles in bilingual films such as the English-Malayalam crossover film *[Nothing But Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_But_Life "Nothing But Life")* and the Hindi-Tamil projects, *[Yavarum Nalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yavarum_Nalam "Yavarum Nalam")* and *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*. Moreover, most of his Tamil films are dubbed into Telugu, where he has created a box office market without appearing in a single straight Telugu film as a lead actor (during the 2000s).[\[207\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-telugusuc-207)[\[208\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-teluglang-208) Madhavan holds a significant female fan following, which developed after his romantic roles in *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")* and *[Minnale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnale "Minnale")*.[\[209\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-209)[\[210\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-210) Madhavan has also been active in keeping in contact with fans, maintaining a fan email account, a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account as well as being one of the first actors of Tamil films to turn blogger with entries in the year 2000.[\[211\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-blog-211)
He has appeared at functions as a special guest, and has enjoyed particularly close links with technology company, [Sify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sify "Sify"), whom he signed on as his media partner for all his future releases after expressing satisfaction at the website they created for *[Rendu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendu "Rendu")*.[\[212\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sifmax-212) Madhavan sat among a six-man jury for the selection of [CNN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN "CNN")\-[IBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN-IBN "CNN-IBN") Indian of the Year 2006.[\[213\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gibn-213) He inaugurated the Chennai International Film Festival in 2007, taking the opportunity to deliver a message on preserving the environment.[\[214\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ciff-214)
A gaming company, Paradox Studios Limited, launched a new game compatible with mobile phones in July 2006, with Madhavan as the lead character. The company released two mobile game titles featuring Madhavan as their lead character.[\[215\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-game-215) The first of the two games, *Madhavan's MIG*, featured the actor reprising his role of a pilot from *[Rang De Basanti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rang_De_Basanti "Rang De Basanti")*. In the other game titled *Madhavan*, the player had to help the actor get to the première of his latest movie evading the paparazzi.[\[216\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-gametwo-216) In 2007, prominent entrepreneur [N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._R._Narayana_Murthy "N. R. Narayana Murthy") requested Madhavan to be his interviewer at the India-Singapore Exposition and Madhavan went on to claim that the experience was "unforgettable" as Murthy was an idol to him.[\[217\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-murthy-217) Madhavan has attended conferences as a motivational speaker, talking about issues including situational awareness and confidence, with a speech delivered at [Damodaran Academy of Management](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_G_R_Damodaran_College_of_Science "Dr G R Damodaran College of Science"), [Coimbatore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore "Coimbatore") going viral online.[\[218\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-218) Madhavan also took part and delivered speeches as a part of the annual India Conference at [Harvard University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University "Harvard University") during 2017.[\[219\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-219)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Madhavan_Sarita_Filmfare_\(cropped\).jpg)
Madhavan with wife Sarita at Filmfare Award function
After completing the degree, he went on to teach communication and public speaking at workshops around India. At the [Maharashtra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra "Maharashtra") workshop, he encountered his wife Sarita Birje for the first time in 1991, when she attended his class on the recommendation of her cousins.[\[220\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-ens-220) Sarita was able to use the skills she had learned from Madhavan's classes to pass an interview to become an air hostess and after completing the course, the pair began dating. They married in 1999, before Madhavan entered mainstream films. The pair's marriage has been covered by the media, with Madhavan citing that advice from his mentor [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam") was useful.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-twm2015-29)[\[221\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-marriage-221) Sarita has worked as a costume designer in a few of Madhavan's films, most notably for *[Guru En Aalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_En_Aalu "Guru En Aalu")* (2009), when she worked along with [Erum Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erum_Ali "Erum Ali"), the wife of Madhavan's co-star, [Abbas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_\(actor\) "Abbas (actor)"), for their respective husbands.[\[222\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-designe-222) Their son [Vedaant Madhavan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedaant_Madhavan "Vedaant Madhavan"), who is now an international swimmer, was born on 21 August 2005.[\[223\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-223)[\[224\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-224) His birth eventually led to them relocating to the boat-club area in [Chennai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai "Chennai") from [Kilpauk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilpauk "Kilpauk"), where Madhavan's parents lived with him as well as his parents-in-law.[\[225\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-vedant-225) In 2009, Madhavan relocated to [Kandivali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandivali "Kandivali"), Mumbai, with his wife and son, as he pursued a career in [Hindi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi "Hindi") films ahead of films in the South Indian industries.[\[226\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-226) In 2021, Madhavan and his family moved to [Dubai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai "Dubai"), [UAE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates "United Arab Emirates"), to support his son's swimming training.
Madhavan has maintained close links with fellow actors and has described actor [Suriya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriya "Suriya") as his best friend in the film industry.[\[227\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-227) The actor also is close friends with actresses [Shilpa Shetty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilpa_Shetty "Shilpa Shetty") and [Bipasha Basu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipasha_Basu "Bipasha Basu"), as well as actors [Aamir Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aamir_Khan "Aamir Khan") and [Abhishek Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan "Abhishek Bachchan").[\[228\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-228)[\[229\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-229) He is closely associated with actor [Kamal Haasan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Haasan "Kamal Haasan"), after their appearance together in *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")*, and has revealed that he considers the actor as his inspiration. He has also collaborated multiple times with directors Mani Ratnam, [Rajkumar Hirani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkumar_Hirani "Rajkumar Hirani") and [Aanand Rai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aanand_Rai "Aanand Rai"), citing that the film makers "understand him well" and share a good "comfort level". He has also helped out actresses [Reemma Sen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reemma_Sen "Reemma Sen"), [Sadha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadha "Sadha") and [Nisha Kothari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisha_Kothari "Nisha Kothari") by signing them on for roles in his films, when they were going through a barren spell.[\[230\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-nishak-230)[\[231\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-reema-231)[\[232\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sadha-232)
Madhavan announced a sabbatical from films in late 2010 citing he would take the time off to visit London, lose weight, play golf, take treatment for his knee injury and spend time with family. Though he kept away from starting new projects, during the period he was involved in the promotional activity of two of his releases, *[Manmadan Ambu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu "Manmadan Ambu")* and *[Tanu Weds Manu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanu_Weds_Manu "Tanu Weds Manu")*.[\[233\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-sabbatical-233) He later made a comeback, earlier than anticipated, after director [Linguswamy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Linguswamy "N. Linguswamy") convinced him to work on *[Vettai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vettai "Vettai")*.[\[234\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-234) The actor later took an extended sabbatical from 2012 onwards to work on his fitness and get into shape for his role as a retired boxer in *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*. Madhavan is a keen golf player, having played for pleasure alongside actor [Amitabh Bachchan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan "Amitabh Bachchan") and director [Mani Ratnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam "Mani Ratnam"), while also appearing in a celebrity charity event in 2007.[\[235\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-golf-235)[\[236\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-236) In 2017, he won the qualification round of the Mumbai leg of the Mercedes Trophy golf meet and subsequently qualified for the National Finals.[\[237\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-237) He also made an appearance for Chennai Rhinos in the [2011 Celebrity Cricket League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Celebrity_Cricket_League "2011 Celebrity Cricket League"), playing against Karnataka Bulldozers. His experiences flying Cessna planes when he was with National Cadet Corps, also led to a passion for aero-modelling, with the actor stating it "justified his decision" to pursue a degree in electronics.[\[238\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-aeromodel-238)
- 2000: [Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut_%E2%80%93_South "Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South") for *[Alai Payuthey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alai_Payuthey "Alai Payuthey")*[\[239\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-239)
- 2002: [Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") for *[Run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_\(2002_film\) "Run (2002 film)")*, *[Kannathil Muthamittal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannathil_Muthamittal "Kannathil Muthamittal")* & *[Anbe Sivam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbe_Sivam "Anbe Sivam")*
- 2003: [ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITFA_Best_Supporting_Actor_Award "ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award") for *Anbe Sivam*
- 2004: [Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor_-_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil") for *[Aaytha Ezhuthu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaytha_Ezhuthu "Aaytha Ezhuthu")*[\[240\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-240)
- 2015: [Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_State_Film_Award_for_Best_Actor "Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor") for *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*
- 2016: [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil") for *[Irudhi Suttru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irudhi_Suttru "Irudhi Suttru")*[\[241\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-241)
- 2016: [SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics) – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards "South Indian International Movie Awards") for *Irudhi Suttru*
- 2016: [IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Utsavam "IIFA Utsavam") for *Irudhi Suttru*
- 2017: [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil (Critics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil") for *[Vikram Vedha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_Vedha "Vikram Vedha")*[\[242\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-242)
- 2017: [SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards "South Indian International Movie Awards") for *Vikram Vedha*
- 2017: [Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_Tamil_Film_Festival_Awards "Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards") for *Vikram Vedha*
- 2022: [National Film Award for Best Feature Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Film_Award_for_Best_Feature_Film "National Film Award for Best Feature Film") for *[Rocketry: The Nambi Effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect")*[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-thesouthfirst.com-19)
- 2022: [IIFA Award for Best Director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIFA_Award_for_Best_Director "IIFA Award for Best Director") for *Rocketry: The Nambi Effect*
- 2022: [Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil (Critics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Critics_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Tamil "Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil") for *Rocketry: The Nambi Effect*[\[243\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-243)
- 2026: [Padma Shri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Shri "Padma Shri") by [Government of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_India "Government of India") in field of [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art "Art")[\[244\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Madhavan#cite_note-244)
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