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R. Madhavan filmography

List of films of Indian actor Ranganathan Madhavan

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Source revisionSep 26, 2026
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R. Madhavan is an Indian actor known for his work predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, along with a 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).

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