R. Madhavan

Madhavan’s father Ranganathan was an army officer and his mother is Saroja. He has a sister named Devika. Madhavan is married to Saritha who used to be an Air Hostess and their son Vedant was born on August 21, 2006. At the age of 18 his college entrusted him with the responsibility of representing India as a Cultural Ambassador to Canada. A year later he and three others from his college were sent to Britain as army cadets and received training in the royal army, navy, and air force.

After attending a 10-day course on public speaking, he met Saritha, an Air Hostess and both got married 3 years later. A vegetarian and animal lover, he owns two dogs, and a parrot. He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Tamil. Before making his appearance on the tinsel screen, he was popular on the small screen in Sony TV’s Deal Ya No Deal. He subsequently also appeared as the main character in a mobile game. He made his debut with Inferno' in 1998. He got his first big break with Mani Ratnam in Tamil Cinema through his film Alaipayuthey (2000). Thereafter he has acted in successful Tamil movies like Kannathil Muthamittal, Ayutha Ezhuthu (both directed by Mani Ratnam), Minnale, Run, Anbe Sivam and Parthale Paravasam.

Madhavan made his Bollywood debut with Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein, the remake of Minnale but unfortunately it was a flop. In 2007, Madhavan set up his own production company, Leukos Films, which will distribute several of his forthcoming films. He is popularly known as the 'chocolate hero'.