Person
R. Madhavan
Born 1 June 1970 56 years old Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India Who else is 56? → TMDB ↗
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).
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The numbers
22age in their first credit on record (1993)
33years on screen and counting
5credits in 2025, their busiest year
71dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Adhirshtasaali
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Circle
Shaitaan 2
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Bridge
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4 Idiots
as Farhan Qureshi
Age: 56 G.D.N
2026as GD Naidu
Age: 55 Dhurandhar: The Revenge
2026as Ajay Sanyal
Age: 55 Dhurandhar
2025as Ajay Sanyal
Age: 55 De De Pyaar De 2
2025as Rakesh Khurana
Age: 55 Aap Jaisa Koi
2025as Shrirenu Tripathi
Age: 54 Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh
2025as Neville McKinley
Age: 54 Test
2025as Saravanan
Age: 54 Hisaab Barabar
2024as Radhe Mohan Sharma
Age: 53 Shaitaan
2024as Vanraj Kashyap
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Age: 52 Amriki Pandit
2022as Purab
Age: 52 Dhokha: Round D Corner
2022as Yathaarth Sinha
Age: 52 Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
2022as Nambi Narayanan
Age: 50 Maara
2021as 'Maara' Manimaaran
Age: 50 Putham Pudhu Kaalai
2020as Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
Age: 50 Nishabdham
2020as Anthony
Age: 48 Zero
2018as Kartik Srinivasan
Age: 48 Savyasachi
2018as Arun Raj
Age: 47 Magalir Mattum
2017as Surendar (Cameo)
Age: 47 Vikram Vedha
2017as Vikram
Age: 45 Irudhi Suttru
2016as Prabhu Selvaraj
Age: 45 Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
2015as Tom
Age: 44 Tanu Weds Manu: Returns
2015as Manoj 'Manu' Sharma
Age: 43 Sunglass
2013
Age: 41 Jodi Breakers
2012as Sid
Age: 41 Vettai
2012as Thiru Murthy
Age: 40 Tanu Weds Manu
2011as Manoj "Manu" Sharma
Age: 40 Manmadhan Ambu
2010as Madanagopal
Age: 39 Teen Patti
2010as Prof. Shantanu Biswas
Age: 39 Om Shanti
2010as RJ Maddy (extended cameo)
Age: 39 3 Idiots
2009as Farhan Qureshi
Age: 39 Sikandar
2009as Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao
Age: 38 Guru En Aalu
2009as Guru
Age: 38 Yavarum Nalam
2009as Manohar
Age: 38 Mumbai Meri Jaan
2008as Nikhil Agarwal
Age: 37 Vaazhthugal
2008as T. Kadhiravan
Age: 37 Evano Oruvan
2007as Sridhar Vasudevan
Age: 37 Aarya
2007as Aarya
Age: 36 Delhii Heights
2007
Age: 36 Guru
2007as Shyam Saxena
Age: 36 Rendu
2006as Sakthi / Kannan
Age: 35 Thambi
2006as Thambi Velu Thondaiman
Age: 35 Rang De Basanti
2006as Ajay Rathod
Age: 35 Ramji Londonwaley
2005as Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji)
Age: 35 Kettavarellam Padalam
2005No poster
Age: 34 Made in USA
2005as Roby Thomas
Age: 34 Priyasakhi
2005as Sandhana Krishnan (Sakhi)
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Age: 34 Nothing but Life
2004as Roby Thomas
Age: 33 Aayitha Ezhuthu
2004as Inbasekaran
Age: 33 Aethiree
2004as Subramani aka 'Bottle' Mani
Age: 33 Jay Jay
2003as Jagan
Age: 33 Priyamaana Thozhi
2003as Ashok
Age: 33 Nala Damayanthi
2003as Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer
Age: 32 Lesa Lesa
2003as Deva Narayanan (Guest Appearance)
Age: 32 Anbe Sivam
2003as Anbarasu
Age: 32 Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
2002as Krish Kumar
Age: 31 Run
2002as Siva
Age: 31 Kannathil Muthamittal
2002as Thiruchelvan
Age: 31 Paarthale Paravasam
2001as Dr. Madhava
Age: 31 Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein
2001as Madhav "Maddy" Shastri
Age: 30 Dum Dum Dum
2001as Adhithyan
Age: 30 Minnale
2001as Rajesh Shivakumar
Age: 30 Ennavale
2000as James Vasanthan
Age: 29 Alaipayuthey
2000as Karthik Varadharajan
Age: 27 Operation Cobra
1997as Inspector Ravi
Age: 26 Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
1996as Singer in Club (Uncredited Role)
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TV credits
Legacy
Age: 53 The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984
2023as Rati Pandey
Age: 51 Decoupled
2021as Arya Iyer
Age: 47 Breathe
2018as Danny Mascarenhas
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Age: 28 Saaya
1998as Shekhar
Age: 27 Ghar Jamai
1997as Malayatoor Subramaniam Namboodiripad (Subbu)
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Age: 22 Banegi Apni Baat
1993as Ashley