# R. Madhavan filmography

R. Madhavan is an Indian actor known for his work predominantly in Tamil and Hindi; also few films in Telugu, English, Malayalam and Kannada languages. He began his acting career in the early 1990s by featuring in Hindi soap operas like Banegi Apni Baat, Sea Hawks, Ghar Jamai and Saaya. In 2000, Madhavan gained recognition in Tamil cinema by playing the lead role in Mani Ratnam's romantic drama film Alai Payuthey. He followed this with appearances in two commercially successful Tamil films, Gautham Vasudev Menon's directorial debut Minnale (2001) and Madras Talkies' Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001), as well as his first Hindi film in a leading role, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001).
In the early 2000s, Madhavan worked on Tamil films including Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Run (2002), Anbe Sivam (2003) and Aaytha Ezhuthu (2004). Madhavan also simultaneously pursued a career in the Hindi film industry, by appearing in supporting roles in films including Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti (2006), Mani Ratnam's biopic Guru (2007) and Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2009), which became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time upon release at the time. Other Tamil productions that Madhavan worked on during the late 2000s included Evano Oruvan (2007), which he also produced, and the horror film Yavarum Nalam (2009).
After appearing in Tanu Weds Manu (2011) and Vettai (2012), Madhavan took an extended break from signing new film projects. 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 performed well at the box office. His performance as a boorish boxing coach in Irudhi Suttru fetched him Best Actor awards at the Filmfare, IIFA and SIIMA award ceremonies.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

### Films

Film performances by R. Madhavan :
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
| 1996 | Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin | Singer | Hindi | Guest appearance in the song "Chup Tum Raho" |
| 1997 | Inferno | Ravi | English | credited as Mahadevan |
| 1998 | Shanti Shanti Shanti | Siddhartha | Kannada | |
| 2000 | Alai Payuthey | Karthik Varadharajan | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Ennavale | James Vasanth | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Minnale | Rajesh Shivakumar | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Dumm Dumm Dumm | Aditya | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein | Madhav Shastri | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Paarthale Paravasam | Madhava | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Thiruchelvan | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Run | Siva | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Krish Kumar | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Anbarasu | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Lesa Lesa | Deva Narayanan | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Ramji Narayanaswami Iyer | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Priyamaana Thozhi | Ashok | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Jay Jay | Jagan | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Aethirree | Subramani | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Aaytha Ezhuthu | Inbasekar | Tamil | |
| 2004 | Nothing But Life | Thomas Roberts | English | Bilingual film |
| 2004 | Made In USA | Thomas Roberts | Malayalam | Bilingual film |
| 2005 | Priyasakhi | Sandhana Krishnan | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Ramji Londonwaley | Ramnarayan Tiwari | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Ajay Singh Rathod | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Thambi | Thambi Velu Thondaiman | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Rendu | Sakthi, Kannan | Tamil | Dual role |
| 2007 | Guru | Shyam Saxena | Hindi | |
| 2007 | That Four-Letter Word | Himself | English | Guest appearance |
| 2007 | Delhii Heights | Himself | Hindi | Guest appearance |
| 2007 | Aarya | Aarya | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Evano Oruvan | Sridhar Vasudevan | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Halla Bol | Himself | Hindi | Guest appearance |
| 2008 | Vaazhthugal | T. Kadhiravan | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Mumbai Meri Jaan | Nikhil Agarwal | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Yavarum Nalam | R. Manohar | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2009 | 13B | R. Manohar | Hindi | Bilingual film |
| 2009 | Guru En Aalu | Guru | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Sikandar | Rajesh Rao | Hindi | |
| 2009 | 3 Idiots | Farhan Qureshi | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Om Shanti | Maddy | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
| 2010 | Teen Patti | Shantanu Biswas | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Jhootha Hi Sahi | Kabir | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
| 2010 | Manmadan Ambu | Madhanagopal (Madhan) | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Tanu Weds Manu | Manoj Kumar Sharma (Manu) | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Vettai | Inspector Thirumurthy | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Jodi Breakers | Siddharth Khanna | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Taak Jhaank | Sanjay | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Akeli | Avinash | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Tanu Weds Manu: Returns | Manoj Kumar Sharma (Manu) | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn | Tom | English | Voiceover |
| 2016 | Irudhi Suttru | Prabhu Selvaraj | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2016 | Saala Khadoos | Aditya Tomar (Adi) | Hindi | Bilingual film |
| 2017 | Vikram Vedha | Inspector Vikram | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Magalir Mattum | Surendhar Silkurayappan | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 2018 | Savyasachi | Arun Raj Varma | Telugu | |
| 2018 | Zero | Kartik Srinivasan | Hindi | |
| 2020 | Nishabdham | Anthony Gonsalves | Telugu | Bilingual film |
| 2020 | Silence | Anthony Gonsalves | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2021 | Maara | Manimaaran (Maara) | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Meri Awas Suno | Major | Malayalam | Voiceover |
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Nambi Narayanan | Tamil | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Nambi Narayanan | Hindi | Bilingual film |
| 2022 | Dhokha: Round D Corner | Yathaarth Sinha | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Shaitaan | Vanraj Kashyap | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Hisaab Barabar | Radhe Mohan Sharma | Hindi | |
| 2025 | Adhirshtasaali † | TBA | Tamil | Completed |
| 2025 | Amriki Pandit † | TBA | Hindi | Completed |
| 2025 | Test † | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
| 2025 | Shaitaan: Level 2/5 | Vanraj Kashyap | Hindi | Filming |
| 2025 | Kesari Chapter 2 † | TBA | Hindi | Completed |
| 2025 | Dhurandhar † | TBA | Hindi | Filming |
| 2025 | Aap Jaisa Koi † | Shrirenu Tripathi | Hindi | Completed |

### Other crew positions

| Year | Film | Position | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | Ramji Londonwaley | Screenwriter | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Evano Oruvan | Producer, dialogue writer | Tamil | |
| 2016 | Saala Khadoos | Producer | Hindi | |
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Narrator | Tamil | Voiceover in Ilamai Idho Idho segment |
| 2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Narrator | Tamil | Voiceover in credits |
| 2022 | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | Director, producer, screenwriter | Tamil Hindi English | |
| 2024 | Sarfira | Narrator | Hindi | Voiceover in credits |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1993 | Yule Love Story | Crook | Hindi | |
| 1993 – 1997 | Banegi Apni Baat | Ashley Alexander | Hindi | |
| 1995 | A Mouthful of Sky | N/A | English | |
| 1995 | Suhana Safar | N/A | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum | Raj Parmar | Hindi | |
| 1995 | Badalte Rishtey | Abhilash Verma | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Hum Dono | Rahul | Hindi | |
| 1995 – 1996 | Aarohan | Shammi | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Aahat | Raj | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Raj Kahani | Aditya / Mungi | Hindi | |
| 1997 – 1998 | Ghar Jamai | Subodh | Hindi | |
| 1997 – 1998 | Sea Hawks | Preet | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Kabhie Kabhie | N/A | Hindi | |
| 1997 | Tol Mol Ke Bol | Host | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Saaya | Shekhar | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Rishtey | Sameer | Hindi | Segment: Kashish |
| 2005 – 2006 | Deal Ya No Deal | Host | Hindi | |
| 2009 | CID | Himself | Hindi | Guest appearance |
| 2010 | Big Money | Host | Hindi | |
| 2018 | The Final Table | Judge | English | Episode 5 |
| 2018 | Breathe | Denzel Mascarenhas (Danny) | Hindi | Mini series |
| 2021 | Decoupled | Arya Iyer | Hindi | |
| 2023 | The Railway Men | Rati Pandey | Hindi | Mini series |

## Documentaries

| Film | Year | Role | Language |
| 2008 | Herova? Zerova? | Himself | Tamil |
| 2011 | Big In Bollywood | Himself | English |
| 2018 | Mega Icons | Host | English |
| 2021 | India's Space Odyssey | Narrator | Hindi |