1970-06-01 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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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धुरंधर: द रिवेंज | Ajay Sanyal | 2026-03-18 |
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अल्फ़ा | Colonel Puneet Singh | 2026-07-10 |
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दे दे प्यार दे २ | Rakesh Khurana | 2025-11-13 |
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केसरी चैप्टर 2: जलियांवाला बाग की अनकही कहानी | Neville McKinley | 2025-04-17 |
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धुरंधर | Ajay Sanyal | 2025-12-05 |
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Aap Jaisa Koi | Shrirenu Tripathi | 2025-07-11 |
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டெஸ்ட் | Saravanan | 2025-04-04 |
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Hisaab Barabar | Radhe Mohan Sharma | 2024-11-26 |
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शैतान | Vanraj Kashyap | 2024-03-08 |
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Dhokha: Round D Corner | Yathaarth Sinha | 2022-09-22 |
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Amriki Pandit | Purab | 2022-12-31 |
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Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Nambi Narayanan | 2022-07-01 |
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மாறா | 'Maara' Manimaaran | 2021-01-08 |
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నిశ్శబ్దం | Anthony | 2020-10-02 |
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புத்தம் புதுக் காலை | Narrator (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho") | 2020-10-16 |
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సవ్యసాచి | Arun Raj | 2018-11-02 |
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शून्य | Kartik Srinivasan | 2018-12-21 |
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மகளிர் மட்டும் | Surendar (Cameo) | 2017-09-15 |
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விக்ரம் வேதா | Vikram | 2017-07-21 |
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இறுதிச்சுற்று | Prabhu Selvaraj | 2016-01-28 |
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तनु वेड्स मनु रिटर्न्स | Manoj 'Manu' Sharma | 2015-05-22 |
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Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn | Tom | 2015-10-05 |
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Sunglass | 2013-11-10 | |
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வேட்டை | Thiru Murthy | 2012-01-13 |
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Jodi Breakers | Sid | 2012-03-02 |
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Big in Bollywood | Himself | 2011-04-16 |
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तनु वेड्स मनु | Manoj "Manu" Sharma | 2011-02-25 |
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ఓం శాంతి | RJ Maddy (extended cameo) | 2010-01-13 |
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तीन पत्ती | Prof. Shantanu Biswas | 2010-02-26 |
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மன்மதன் அம்பு | Madanagopal | 2010-12-23 |
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யாவரும் நலம் | Manohar | 2009-03-06 |
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3 Idiots | Farhan Qureshi | 2009-12-23 |
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Sikandar | Lt. Col. Rajesh Rao | 2009-08-21 |
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குரு என் ஆளு | Guru | 2009-04-24 |
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हल्ला बोल | Himself (uncredited) | 2008-01-11 |
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Mumbai Meri Jaan | Nikhil Agarwal | 2008-08-22 |
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வாழ்த்துக்கள் | T. Kadhiravan | 2008-01-14 |
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Delhii Heights | 2007-03-29 | |
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ஆரியா | Aarya | 2007-08-10 |
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எவனோ ஒருவன் | Sridhar Vasudevan | 2007-12-07 |
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गुरु | Shyam Saxena | 2007-01-12 |
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ரெண்டு | Sakthi / Kannan | 2006-11-24 |
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தம்பி | Thambi Velu Thondaiman | 2006-02-22 |
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रंग दे बसंती | Ajay Rathod | 2006-01-26 |
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Made in USA | Roby Thomas | 2005-05-06 |
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रामजी लोंदोंवालेय | Ramnarayan Tiwari (Ramji) | 2005-09-02 |
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Kettavarellam Padalam | 2005-08-15 | |
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ப்ரியசகி | Sandhana Krishnan (Sakhi) | 2005-04-14 |
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ஆயுத எழுத்து | Inbasekaran | 2004-05-21 |
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எதிரி | Subramani aka 'Bottle' Mani | 2004-04-23 |
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Nothing but Life | Roby Thomas | 2004-12-25 |
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அன்பே சிவம் | Anbarasu | 2003-01-14 |
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பிரியமான தோழி | Ashok | 2003-07-11 |
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லேசா லேசா | Deva Narayanan (Guest Appearance) | 2003-05-16 |
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நள தமயந்தி | Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer | 2003-07-03 |
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ஜே ஜே | Jagan | 2003-11-14 |
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ரன் | Siva | 2002-05-09 |
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दिल विल प्यार व्यार | Krish Kumar | 2002-10-18 |
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கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள் | Thiruchelvan | 2002-02-14 |
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மின்னலே | Rajesh Shivakumar | 2001-02-18 |
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டும் டும் டும் | Adhithyan | 2001-04-13 |
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பார்த்தாலே பரவசம் | Dr. Madhava | 2001-11-14 |
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रहना है तेरे दिल में | Madhav "Maddy" Shastri | 2001-10-19 |
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அலைபாயுதே | Karthik Varadharajan | 2000-04-14 |
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என்னவளே | James Vasanthan | 2000-12-22 |
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Operation Cobra | Inspector Ravi | 1997-12-05 |
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इस रात की सुबह नहीं | Singer in Club (Uncredited Role) | 1996-06-07 |
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3 Idiots 2 | Farhan Qureshi | |
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ஜி.டி.என் | GD Naidu | |
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