Director

R. Madhavan

Acting

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

3.0

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 85519

IMDb ID: nm0534856

Known for: Acting

Born: June 1, 1970

Age: 55

Place of birth: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2026

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 6.78

Wikidata: Q729982

Also known as

R. Madhavan • மாதவன் • R. Mathavan • Мадхаван

Frequent jobs

Co-Producer (1)Dialogue (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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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.

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