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R Madhavan

R Madhavan

Actor Writer Producer

The fame of South entertainment industry and recipient of several Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Ranganathan Madhavan is an actor, writer, director, and film producer working predominantly in Tamil and Hindi cinema. After completing his schooling, Madhavan got involved with the NCC and even got the opportunity to train with the British Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force in England as an NCC cadet. Later he moved to Mumbai, and in the early 1990s, decided to submit his portfolio to a modeling agency. Madhavan worked on an advertisement for sandalwood talc in 1996, followed by lead roles next year in Zee TV's 'Banegi Apni Baat' and 'Ghar Jamai'. In 1997, Madhavan was seen in his first English film 'Inferno'. The following year, he made a debut in the Kannada industry with 'Shanti Shanti Shanti' and in the Tamil industry with the 2000 movie 'Alaipayuthey'. After appearing in numerous Tamil and Kannada movies, he got his first lead role in a Hindi film in 2001 with 'Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein'. '3 Idiots', 'Tanu Weds Manu', and 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' are three of his movies that are among the highest-grossing films in Bollywood. Madhavan has won multiple accolades, including four Filmfare Awards South and one ITFA Award.

R Madhavan’s Best Works

Dhurandhar

Dhurandhar

2025 Rated 7.3 out of 10

3 Idiots

3 Idiots

2009 Rated 8.0 out of 10

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

2026 Rated 7.3 out of 10

Guru

Guru

2007 Rated 6.9 out of 10

Nishabdham

Nishabdham

2020

Zero

Zero

2018 Rated 5.2 out of 10

Made in USA

2005

Kettavarellam Padalam

Kettavarellam Padalam

2005

Yavarum Nalam

Yavarum Nalam

2009 Rated 6.3 out of 10

Shaitaan

Shaitaan

2024 Rated 6.3 out of 10

Acting credits

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TBA

TBA
4 Idiots

Filming · as Farhan Qureshi

TBA
Adhirshtasaali

In post-production

TBA
Bridge

In post-production

TBA
Circle

Filming

TBA
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

Filming

TBA
Shaitaan 2

Announced

2020s

2026
Dhurandhar: The Revenge

as Ajay Sanyal

Rated 7.3 out of 10
2026
G.D.N

as GD Naidu

2025
Aap Jaisa Koi

as Shrirenu Tripathi

2025
De De Pyaar De 2

as Rakesh Khurana

2025
Dhurandhar

as Ajay Sanyal

Rated 7.3 out of 10
2025
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh

as Neville McKinley

2025
Test

as Saravanan

2024
Hisaab Barabar

as Radhe Mohan Sharma

2024
Shaitaan

as Vanraj Kashyap

Rated 6.3 out of 10
2023
The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984

4 episodes · as Rati Pandey

Rated 8.1 out of 10
2022
Amriki Pandit

as Purab

2022
Dhokha: Round D Corner

as Yathaarth Sinha

2022
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

as Nambi Narayanan

Rated 7.7 out of 10
2021
Decoupled

8 episodes · as Arya Iyer

2021
Maara

as 'Maara' Manimaaran

2020
Nishabdham

as Anthony

2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai

as Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")

2010s

2018
Breathe

8 episodes · as Danny Mascarenhas

Rated 7.5 out of 10
2018
Mega Icons

5 episodes · as Self - Host

2018
Savyasachi

as Arun Raj

2018
The Final Table

1 episode · as Self

2018
Zero

as Kartik Srinivasan

Rated 5.2 out of 10
2017
Magalir Mattum

as Surendar · cameo

2017
Vikram Vedha

as Vikram

Rated 7.3 out of 10
2016
Irudhi Suttru

as Prabhu Selvaraj

Rated 7.3 out of 10
2015
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn

as Tom

2015
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns

as Manoj 'Manu' Sharma

Rated 6.8 out of 10
2013
Sunglass
2012
Jodi Breakers

as Sid

2012
Vettai

as Thiru Murthy

2011
Big in Bollywood

as Himself

2011
Tanu Weds Manu

as Manoj "Manu" Sharma

Rated 6.7 out of 10
2010
Manmadhan Ambu

as Madanagopal

2010
Om Shanti

as RJ Maddy · cameo

2010
Teen Patti

as Prof. Shantanu Biswas

2000s

2009
3 Idiots

as Farhan Qureshi

Rated 8.0 out of 10
2009
C.I.D.

1 episode · as Self

2009
Guru En Aalu

as Guru

2009
Sikandar

as Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao

2009
Yavarum Nalam

as Manohar

Rated 6.3 out of 10
2008
Halla Bol

as Himself · uncredited

2008
Mumbai Meri Jaan

as Nikhil Agarwal

2008
Vaazhthugal

as T. Kadhiravan

2007
Aarya

as Aarya

2007
Delhii Heights
2007
Evano Oruvan

as Sridhar Vasudevan

2007
Guru

as Shyam Saxena

Rated 6.9 out of 10
2006
Rang De Basanti

as Ajay Rathod

Rated 7.1 out of 10
2006
Rendu

as Sakthi / Kannan

2006
Thambi

as Thambi Velu Thondaiman

2005
Kettavarellam Padalam
2005
Made in USA

as Roby Thomas

2005
Priyasakhi

as Sandhana Krishnan (Sakhi)

2005
Ramji Londonwaley

as Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji)

2004
Aayitha Ezhuthu

as Inbasekaran

2004
Aethiree

as Subramani aka 'Bottle' Mani

2004
Nothing but Life

as Roby Thomas

2003
Anbe Sivam

as Anbarasu

Rated 7.7 out of 10
2003
Jay Jay

as Jagan

2003
Lesa Lesa

as Deva Narayanan (Guest Appearance)

2003
Nala Damayanthi

as Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer

2003
Priyamaana Thozhi

as Ashok

2002
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar

as Krish Kumar

2002
Kannathil Muthamittal

as Thiruchelvan

Rated 7.7 out of 10
2002
Run

as Siva

2001
Dum Dum Dum

as Adhithyan

2001
Minnale

as Rajesh Shivakumar

2001
Paarthale Paravasam

as Dr. Madhava

2001
Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

as Madhav "Maddy" Shastri

2000
Alaipayuthey

as Karthik Varadharajan

2000
Ennavale

as James Vasanthan

1990s

1998
Saaya

130 episodes · as Shekhar

1997
Ghar Jamai

72 episodes · as Malayatoor Subramaniam Namboodiripad (Subbu)

1997
Operation Cobra

as Inspector Ravi

1996
Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin

as Singer in Club · uncredited

1993
Banegi Apni Baat

14 episodes · as Ashley

82 credits shown · 1993–2026, plus 6 titles awaiting a release date.

Behind the camera

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2020s

2026
G.D.N

Producer · Writer

2022
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Writer · Director · Producer

2010s

2016
Irudhi Suttru

Screenplay

2000s

2007
Evano Oruvan

Co-Producer

2005
Ramji Londonwaley

Screenplay

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