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My Take
What I admire most about R. Madhavan is his refusal to coast. Plenty of stars who break through young settle into a comfortable lane, but he keeps moving between Tamil and Hindi cinema, between leading man and character work, and between acting, writing, producing, and directing. A filmography of over seventy films backed by a National Film Award and a stack of Filmfare honors speaks to consistency, and the Padma Shri in 2026 feels like an overdue institutional nod. For me, he represents the rare actor whose ambition matured into craftsmanship rather than vanity, and I would point any newcomer to Indian cinema toward his work first.
Overview
Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director who predominantly works in Tamil and Hindi cinema. Madhavan has appeared in over 70 films, he has won one National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and five SIIMA Awards. He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India in 2026 in field of Art.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- R. Madhavan
- Name (Japanese)
- R・マドハヴァン
- Reading
- R・まどはゔぁん
- Born
- June 1, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television presenter / film producer / screenwriter / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kishinchand Chellaram College
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards South
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.