Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 01, 1970
Place of Birth
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Credits
83 titles
R. Madhavan
Biography
Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, writer and film producer. He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, appearing in films from seven different languages. Madhavan has received two Filmfare Awards, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations. Madhavan began his acting career with television guest appearances, including a role on the Zee TV prime-time soap opera Banegi Apni Baat in 1996. After appearing in commercials and in small roles, he later gained recognition in the Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam's successful romance film Alaipayuthey (2000). In addition to his acting career, Madhavan has worked as a writer on his films, hosted television programmes and has been a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.[5] He has also worked as a film producer, first making Evano Oruvan with Leukos Films, before setting up Tricolour Films to produce Saala Khadoos (2016). Madhavan is noted for his philanthropic activities and promotes various causes such as environment, health and education. He is particularly vocal about the protection of animals and was awarded PETA's Person of the Year recognition in 2012.
Known For
Filmography
G.D.N
GD Naidu
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
Ajay Sanyal
Dhurandhar
Ajay Sanyal
De De Pyaar De 2
Rakesh Khurana
Aap Jaisa Koi
Shrirenu Tripathi
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
Neville McKinley
Test
Saravanan
Hisaab Barabar
Radhe Mohan Sharma
Shaitaan
Vanraj Kashyap
The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984
Rati Pandey
Amriki Pandit
Purab
Dhokha: Round D Corner
Yathaarth Sinha
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Nambi Narayanan
Decoupled
Arya Iyer
Maara
'Maara' Manimaaran
Putham Pudhu Kaalai
Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Nishabdham
Anthony
Zero
Kartik Srinivasan
The Final Table
Self
Savyasachi
Arun Raj
Mega Icons
Self - Host
Breathe
Danny Mascarenhas
Magalir Mattum
Surendar (Cameo)
Vikram Vedha
Vikram
Irudhi Suttru
Prabhu Selvaraj
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
Tom
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns
Manoj 'Manu' Sharma
Sunglass
Jodi Breakers
Sid
Vettai
Thiru Murthy
Big in Bollywood
Himself
Tanu Weds Manu
Manoj "Manu" Sharma
Manmadhan Ambu
Madanagopal
Teen Patti
Prof. Shantanu Biswas
Om Shanti
RJ Maddy (extended cameo)
3 Idiots
Farhan Qureshi
Sikandar
Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao
Guru En Aalu
Guru
Yavarum Nalam
Manohar
Mumbai Meri Jaan
Nikhil Agarwal
Vaazhthugal
T. Kadhiravan
Halla Bol
Himself (uncredited)
Evano Oruvan
Sridhar Vasudevan
Aarya
Aarya
Delhii Heights
Guru
Shyam Saxena
Rendu
Sakthi / Kannan
Thambi
Thambi Velu Thondaiman
Rang De Basanti
Ajay Rathod
Ramji Londonwaley
Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji)