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Madhavan

Madhavan

Highest Rated: 100% 3 Idiots (2009)

Lowest Rated: 0% Savyasachi (2018)

Birthday: Jun 1, 1970

Birthplace: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

R Madhavan became an actor when he was just 16 years old. Madhavan started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Mohammed drama "Uppu" (1986), "Alai Payuthey" (2001) and "Aethiree" (2004). He also appeared in "Priyasakhi" (2005), the adventurous drama "Paint it Yellow" (2006) with Aamir Khan and the foreign "Rendu" (2006) with Bhagyaraj. He continued to work steadily in film throughout the early 2000s, appearing in "Delhii Heights" (2007), "Guru" (2007) with Abhishek Bachchan and the Soha Ali Khan drama "Mumbai Meri Jaan" (2008). He also appeared in "13B" (2009) and the Parzan Dastur foreign "Sikandar" (2009). More recently, he tackled roles in "3 Idiots" (2010) with Aamir Khan, the Amitabh Bachchan sports drama "Teen Patti" (2010) and "Tanu Weds Manu" (2011). He also appeared in "Jodi Breakers" (2012) and "Vettai" (2012). Madhavan most recently acted in "Tanu Weds Manu Returns" (2015).

Highest rated movies

100% 3 Idiots
89% Rang de Basanti
85% Guru
83% 13B
83% A Peck on the Cheek
64% Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
64% Tanu Weds Manu Returns
58% Saala Khadoos

Photos

Madhavan VIKRAM VEDHA, FROM LEFT: SHRADDHA SRINATH, MADHAVAN, 2017. © AP INTERNATIONAL VIKRAM VEDHA, FROM LEFT: VIJAY SETHUPATHI, MADHAVAN, 2017. © AP INTERNATIONAL VIKRAM VEDHA, MADHAVAN, 2017. © AP INTERNATIONAL VIKRAM VEDHA, MADHAVAN, 2017. © AP INTERNATIONAL VETTAI, from left: Arya, Madhavan, 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Arya (center, left, blue shirt), Madhavan (right of center, green shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Arya (center, left, green shirt), Madhavan (right of center, blue shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Arya (center, green shirt), Madhavan (right of center, blue shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, from left: Madhavan, Arya, 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Arya (right of center, green shirt), Madhavan (right, blue shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Madhavan (left, pink shirt), Arya (center, yellow shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Arya (left of center, blue shirt), Madhavan (right of center, pink shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures VETTAI, Arya (center, blue shirt), Madhavan (right of center, green shirt), 2012. ©UTV Motion Pictures

Filmography

Movies

Credit
40% 55% Shaitaan Unknown (Character) - 2024
64% 100% Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Nambi Narayanan (Character),
Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dhokha Yathaarth Sinha (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 89% Maara Maara (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nishabdham Anthony Gonsalves (Character) - 2020
31% 81% Zero Kartik Srinivasan (Character) $2.3M 2018
0% No Score Yet Savyasachi Arun (Character) $296.1K 2018
No Score Yet 90% Vikram Vedha Vikram (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Irudhi Suttru Prabhu (Character),
Producer
$76.9K 2016
58% 75% Saala Khadoos Adi Tomar (Character),
Producer
- 2016
64% 72% Tanu Weds Manu Returns Manoj 'Manu' Sharma (Character) $2.9M 2015
No Score Yet 29% Night of the Living Dead: Origins Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 23% Jodi Breakers Sid (Character) $52.6K 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vettai Thiru Murthy (Character) $202.6K 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bhale Thammudu Unknown (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tanu Weds Manu Manoj Sharma (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 21% Teen Patti Shantanu (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 60% Manmadan Ambu Madanagopal (Character) - 2010
100% 93% 3 Idiots Farhan Qureshi (Character) $6.5M 2009
50% 53% Sikandar Rajesh Rao (Character) $2.0K 2009
83% 64% 13B Manohar 'Manu' (Character) $12.2K 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guru En Aalu Guru (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vaazhthugal Kadhiravan (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 78% Mumbai Meri Jaan Nikhil Agarwal (Character) $13.6K 2008
85% 84% Guru Shyam Saxena (Character) $2.1M 2007
No Score Yet 87% Aarya Aarya (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Arya Unknown (Character) - 2007
89% 94% Rang de Basanti Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod (Character) $2.2M 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Dear Munnabhai Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 57% Thambi Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 85% Ramji Londonwaley Ramji Ramnarayan Tiwari (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ramji Londonwale Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Priyasakhi Unknown (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Made in U.S.A. Roby Thomas (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Aethirree Unknown (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ethiree Subramani/'Bottle' Mani (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 88% Aaytha Ezhuthu Inbasekar (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 38% Jay Jay Unknown (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 93% Anbe Sivam Anbarasu (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Priyamaana Thozhi Ashok (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nala Damayanthi Ramji (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mary Albert Unknown (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amrutha Unknown (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 25% Dil Vil Pyar Dyar Krish Kumar (Character) - 2002
83% 93% A Peck on the Cheek G. Thiruchelvan (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 31% Run Unknown (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 50% Paarthale Paravasam Dr. Madhava (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dumm Dumm Dumm Adhi (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cheli Unknown (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Parthale Paravesham Dr. Madhava (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 92% Minnale Unknown (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rehna Hai Terra Dil Mein Madhav "Maddy" Shastri (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ennavale James Vasanthan (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 90% Waves Karthik (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sayahnam Unknown (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 27% Operation Cobra Inspector Ravi (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Uppu Moidutty Mudalali (Character) - 1986

TV

Credit
67% 88% The Railway Men: The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984 Unknown (Character) 2023
No Score Yet 69% Decoupled Arya Iyer (Character) 2021
17% 89% Breathe Danny Mascarenhas (Character) 2018