Happy Birthday R Madhavan: Whenever there is talk of romantic actors in Hindi cinema, then Shahrukh Khan His name comes on top. Apart from this, girls were crazy about Salman Khan and Aamir Khan too, but there is one actor whose lover girls often want. The name of that lover is ‘Maddy’… Yes, the same Maddy whom you must have seen in ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ (2001). This film was a flop but later it became a hit on TV and even today ‘Maddy’ is discussed.
The name of the actor who played the role of ‘Maddy’ is ‘R Madhavan’. Madhavan is a South actor but he has also worked a lot in Hindi cinema. Madhavan is still active in the film industry and is winning people’s hearts by doing one great film after another. Let us tell you some unheard stories of his life.
R Madhavan’s family background
R Madhavan was born on 1 June 1970 in Jamshedpur, Bihar, now this city comes in Jharkhand. Madhavan belongs to a Tamil Brahmin family and his full name is Ranganathan Madhavan. Madhavan’s father’s name is Ranganathan who was a management executive in Tata Steel Company located in Jamshedpur, while his mother Saroja was on the post of manager in Bank of India. Madhavan’s younger sister Devika is a software Indian.
Madhavan is fluent in Tamil, Hindi, English and Bihari. Madhavan did his early schooling from DBMS English School. In 1988, Madhavan got a scholarship and studied Cultural Ambassador from Rajaram College in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Madhavan has done BSc in Electronics and also went to Canada for further studies.
Madhavan met Sarita Birj while studying public speaking and they had an affair for about 8 years. Madhavan married Sarita in the year 1999. In the year 2005, Madhavan and Sarita had a son named Vedant Madhavan and he is an excellent swimmer. He has won a gold medal and 3 medals for India.
R Madhavan’s struggle and first film
Madhavan had got a chance to join the army but he was 6 months younger than the required age so he could not take part in it. Madhavan then started a teaching course in public speaking. During his studies, he got a chance to represent India as a young businessman and in 1992, he gave a speech in Tokyo, Japan.
Later he came to Mumbai instead of Kolhapur and started modeling, although he also did a part-time job here. Madhavan first appeared in the film Yule Love Story (1993). In the same year, Madhavan also appeared in serials named ‘Apni Baat Banegi’ and ‘Ghar Jamai’. Madhavan’s film career started from here.
r madhavan movies
In the year 2001, the film Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein was released in which Madhavan and Dia Mirza were in the lead roles. This was a sweet love story which shows how a street boy is affected after falling in love.
The songs of the film were superhit but the film flopped at the box office. However, when this film came on TV, it became very popular. Apart from this, Madhavan has done amazing and superhit Hindi films like ‘3 Idiots’, ‘Shaitan’, Rocketry’, ‘Tanu Weds Manu Franchise’, ‘Guru’. Apart from this, Madhavan has also done films in Tamil and Telugu languages.
R Madhavan Net Worth
R Madhavan is everywhere in films and web series today. He charges 6-8 crore rupees for a film. Madhavan charges a good amount for films, cameos, appearances in reality shows and social media. According to media reports, R Madhavan has assets worth Rs 115 crore.