In early 1996, Madhavan worked on a sandal talc advertisement directed by Santosh Sivan, who later recommended it to Mani Ratnam to participate in a screen test for a role in Iruvar (1997). Madhavan was auditioned for Tamizhselvan's leading role among several other more established actors, but Mani Ratnam eventually left it out of the project citing that he thought his "eyes seemed too young" for a senior role.Before his audition, Madhavan was spotted by a television director during a walk in Lokhandwala in Mumbai, and was recruited to appear in Hindi television series, appearing as a crook in his first adventure Yule Love Stories.
In 999, the famous Indian director Mani Ratnam chooses Madhavan to appear in the lead role of his Tamil romantic film, Alaipayuthey (2000), and the critical and commercial success of the film gives Madhavan his breakthrough as an actor. Representing the character of Karthik Varadharajan, a young husband struggling with his marriage, Madhavan revealed that he has studied the technical aspects of the film's production and has learned the whole scenario of the film, whether or not it is in the film. scene.
He became the first star actor to be portrayed by Mani Ratnam in the lead role of a film, and revealed that when he discovered he was going to work with the director, he was overwhelmed by a "mix of excitement , of fear and fear. expectations. "
Madhavan with co-star Kangana Ranaut at a promotional event for Tanu Weds Manu, 2011
Madhavan has been acclaimed for playing the role of an engineer who lives mysterious events in Vikram Kumar's bilingual horror film, Yavarum Nalam (2009). The film, which became a commercial and critical hit, prompted a Times of India critic to suggest "he wore the film on his shoulders" while he was also nominated in the "Best Actor" category at the Vijay Awards [70]. His next two films, the romantic comedy Guru En Aalu (2009) and the action film Sikandar (2009) in which he played a supporting role for an army officer, both received mixed reviews. Madhavan then performed one of Rajkumar Hirani's three main roles, 3 Idiots (2009), alongside Aamir Khan and Sharman Joshi. After its release, the film received positive reviews and became the most profitable Indian film of all time, before being overtaken in 2013.
Madhavan later revealed that he was initially skeptical about the format of the web-series, but was "totally blown away" by the scenario of the Mayank Sharma series and decided to agree to work on the project, despite his commitments for the filming of Vikram Vedha. For Breathe, Madhavan has studied his own experience as a father in addition to researching the complexities surrounding organ donation.
Madhavan was first credited as a member of the technical team for her work in Ramji Londonwaley, an adaptation of her Tamil film Nala Damayanthi. In addition to representing the lead role, Madhavan worked on the film as a screenwriter and played an active role in determining the film's team.
In October 2007, Madhavan founded the production company Leukos Films and therefore bought the rights to his film, Evano Oruvan, from producers Abbas-Mustan and K. Sera Sera. |
