R. Madhavan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-06-01 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

R. Madhavan

Biography

Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer and film producer. Madhavan has received two Filmfare Awards, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations. He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, appearing in films from seven different languages. Madhavan began his acting career with television guest appearances, including a role on the Zee TV prime-time soap opera Banegi Apni Baat in 1996. After appearing in commercials and in small roles, he later gained recognition in the Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam's successful roman...

Acting

2009

2009

3 Idiots

as Farhan Qureshi

2006

Rang De Basanti

as Ajay Rathod

2003

Anbe Sivam

as Anbarasu

2010

Teen Patti

as Prof. Shantanu Biswas

2002

Kannathil Muthamittal

as Thiruchelvan

2007

Guru

as Shyam Saxena

2025

Test

as Saravanan

2004

Aayitha Ezhuthu

as Inbasekaran

2001

Dum Dum Dum

as Adhithyan

2008

Mumbai Meri Jaan

as Nikhil Agarwal

2001

Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

as Madhav "Maddy" Shastri

2001

Minnale

as Rajesh Shivakumar

2003

Nala Damayanthi

as Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer

2000

Alaipayuthey

as Karthik Varadharajan

2009

Yavarum Nalam

as Manohar

2010

Manmadhan Ambu

as Madanagopal

2012

Vettai

as Thiru Murthy

2007

Aarya

as Aarya

2007

Evano Oruvan

as Sridhar Vasudevan

2006

Rendu

as Sakthi / Kannan

2006

Thambi

as Thambi Velu Thondaiman

2005

Priyasakhi

as Sandhana Krishnan (Sakhi)

2002

Run

as Siva

2001

Paarthale Paravasam

as Dr. Madhava

2008

Vaazhthugal

as T. Kadhiravan

2012

2011

Tanu Weds Manu

as Manoj "Manu" Sharma

2003

Lesa Lesa

as Deva Narayanan (Guest Appearance)

2003

Jay Jay

as Jagan

2011

2002

Dil Vil Pyar Vyar

as Krish Kumar

2004

Aethiree

as Subramani aka 'Bottle' Mani

2024

Shaitaan

as Vanraj Kashyap

2022

Dhokha: Round D Corner

as Yathaarth Sinha

2004

Nothing but Life

as Roby Thomas

2000

Ennavale

as James Vasanthan

2003

2015

Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

as Manoj 'Manu' Sharma

2016

Irudhi Suttru

as Prabhu Selvaraj

1997

Operation Cobra

as Inspector Ravi

2008

Halla Bol

as Himself (uncredited)

2017

Vikram Vedha

as Vikram

1996

Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin

as Singer in Club (Uncredited Role)

2005

Ramji Londonwaley

as Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji)

2017

Magalir Mattum

as Surendar (Cameo)

2010

Om Shanti

as RJ Maddy (extended cameo)

2018

Savyasachi

as Arun Raj

2018

Zero

as Kartik Srinivasan

2022

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

as Nambi Narayanan

2020

Nishabdham

as Anthony

2009

Sikandar

as Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao

2021

Maara

as 'Maara' Manimaaran

2020

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

as Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")

2022

2024

Hisaab Barabar

as Radhe Mohan Sharma

2025

Aap Jaisa Koi

as Shrirenu

2005

Made in USA

as Roby Thomas

-

G.D.N

as GD Naidu

2027

Production

2016

Irudhi Suttru

as Screenplay

2005

2007

Evano Oruvan

as Co-Producer

2005

Ramji Londonwaley

as Screenplay

-

G.D.N

as Producer

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