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R. Madhavan
Madhavan in 2016
Born
Ranganathan Madhavan[1][2]

(1970-06-01) 1 June 1970 (age 56)
Jamshedpur, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
Sarita Birje
(
m. 1999)
Children1

Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, writer and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Hindi language films. Madhavan has won four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. He has been described as one of the few actors in India who is able to achieve pan-Indian appeal, having appeared in films from seven different languages.[3][4]

Madhavan gained recognition in Tamil cinema through Mani Ratnam's successful romance film Alaipayuthey (2000). He soon developed an image as a romantic hero with notable roles in two of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2001, Gautham Menon's directorial debut Minnale and Madras Talkies' Dumm Dumm Dumm. He achieved further critical and commercial success in the films Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Run (2002), Anbe Sivam (2003) and Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004). In the mid-2000s, Madhavan also actively pursued a career in Hindi films, by appearing in supporting roles in three highly successful productions, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti (2006), Mani Ratnam's biopic Guru (2007) and Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009), which went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time upon release at the time. During this time, Madhavan also simultaneously continued working in Tamil cinema with the films Evano Oruvan (2007) and Yavarum Nalam (2009).

After appearing in further box office hits, Tanu Weds Manu (2011) and Vettai (2012), Madhavan took a break from acting. Returning after a three-year sabbatical 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 won critical and commercial acclaim. His performance as a boorish boxing coach in Irudhi Suttru fetched him Best Actor awards at the Filmfare, IIFA and SIIMA award ceremonies.[5][6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Early life

Ranganathan Madhavan was born on 1 June 1970 in Jamshedpur, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India, to a Tamil Brahmin family.[10] 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.[11] He had a Tamil-speaking upbringing in Bihar.[10]

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 programme with Rotary International.[12][13] 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 amongst the leading NCC cadets in Maharashtra, which allowed him to make a trip with seven others as NCC cadets to England.[14] 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.[15] However he missed the age cut-off by six months and was subsequently unable to join the programme. 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 Bombay. 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.[16] During his stint in Bombay, he opted to create a portfolio and submit it to a modelling agency in order to gain more income to set up an office.[14][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Ranganathan Madhavan". Twitter. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Madhavan refutes rumours about working in the Hindi remake of Bhaagamathie - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "R Madhavan signs up with Atul Kasbekar's Bling Entertainment". Business of Cinema. 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Smrity (13 November 2010). "Surya, Vikram need to learn Hindi: Madhavan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)". The Times of India. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "I have no insecurites: R Madhavan on 'Saala Khadoos', 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' and Kangana Ranaut". FirstPost. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' Box Office Collection: Will Kangana-Madhavan Starrer Cross ₹150 Crore and Beat Salman's Movie Record by 6th Weekend?". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Maddy's Oragadam turns out to be a hit". Sify. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  9. ↑ PTI (17 February 2021). "R Madhavan receives honour for contribution to arts, cinema". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jha, Subhash K. (2005). "He loves challenges". Nowrunning.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  11. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (2004). "He loves challenges". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2004.
  12. ↑ "पोलीस अधीक्षक विश्वास नांगरे पाटील आणि आर. माधवन आहेत कॉलेजपासूनचे फ्रेंड्स, वाचा त्यांच्या मैत्रीविषयी". Lokmat (in मराठी). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Interview of Madhavan". alaipayuthey.com. 12 December 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2000.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Gupta, Priya K. (2015). "get along with people who get along with my wife: Maddy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Jain, Priyanka (2006). "Madhavan, the remote control pilot". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2006.
  16. ↑ Rangaswamy, Hema. "City's Latest Heart Throb". Chennaibest.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2001.

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