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R M A D H AVA N
Madhavan Balaji
Ranganathan is
a versatile actor
who proved that
language is no barrier to act and
achieve applause. Madhavan
who established himself as an
actor in Tamil has done films in
seven languages thereafter which
brought him wide recognition all
over. 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 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 as
the husband going through the
traumas of his marriage in Mani
Ratnam’s successful romantic film
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Alaipayuthey (2000). Madhavan
soon developed an image as a
romantic hero with notable roles
in two of 2001’s biggest grossers,
Gautham Menon’s directorial
debut Minnale and Madras
Talkies’ Dumm Dumm Dumm.
Madhavan worked with Mani
Ratnam again in the critically
acclaimed 2002 film Kannathil
Muthamittal playing the father
of an adopted girl, whilst he
enjoyed commercial success with
his role in Linguswamy’s action
film,Run (2002). His career has
been colourful thereafter and he
has been roped along with Kamal
Haasan in the 2003 drama Anbe
Sivam, which earned him two
notable awards for supporting
actor. In 2004 he gave a critically
acclaimed performance in the
multi-starrer drama Aayutha
Ezhuthu and the film secured him
his first Filmfare Awardfor the
intense portrayal of a rogue.