Madhavan has been making impacts in bollywood by his remarkable performances in films like Rang De Basanti & 3 Idiots. And now he is all set to entertain his fans on TV with a new game show Big Money on NDTV Imagine which will go on air from July.

Sameer Nair and Siddhartha Basu, the brains behind the successful game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, have joined hands once again to produce this show. Says Maddy: “I have been a great fan of Siddharth Basu. This concept is unique to the Indian viewers and families who watch TV will completely relate to it and enjoy”.

Maddy not new to the small screen as he started his career with serials like Banegi Apni Baat and Sea Hawks is now back after a long break with Big Money.  Source

It’s difficult to adapt books into movies, says actor R. Madhavan, who is still basking in the success of 3 IDIOTS based on Chetan Bhagat’s book ‘Five Point Someone’. ‘A director can get an idea from a novel, but making a film from a book is difficult. Writing the screenplay is a challenge. In 3 IDIOTS, we had to change a whole lot of things,’ said the actor, who was in the capital on Sunday to promote long-time friend N Sampat Kumar’s book ‘Love on Velocity Express’.

Madhavan said he had spent several nights on Mumbai’s Juhu beach with Sampat Kumar discussing philosophy while he was struggling to get a hold in the film industry. The 40-year-old actor, who played a college boy to the hilt in 3 IDIOTS, continued showering praise on director Rajkumar Hirani for having deftly adapted the written word onto the big screen. ‘Rajkumar Hirani did a wonderful job as a narrator and director. He consulted everyone and did what he thought best for the movie. If an actor is asked to make a wish list, the desire to make movies with Hirani should top the list. He is such a meticulous director and his movies are so refreshing’.

Madhavan said he loved the popularity he enjoys both in the south and the north. ‘I love the idea of being identified as Maddy Paaji after the success of 3 IDIOTS and TEEN PATTI. In south I am referred to as ‘Maddy Thambi’,’ he said. The Tamil heartthrob, who was born in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, said he would ‘head to Monte Carlo next month to shoot for his forthcoming Tamil movie’. More

R Madhavan, the 3 Idiots star is said to have bagged yet another project here; this time from a director who gave earlier India’s first ever football-centric film ‘Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal’ and the suspense flick ‘Chocolate’.

After a considerable gap, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri is back with a biopic film this time, titled ‘Freedom’. While Madhavan will play the lead, the director revealed that he is planning to rope in another southern superstar Mohanlal for the film.

Besides, this film Vivek has another project on hand, titled 12. The film is said to be based on the famous Hollywood classic ‘12 Angry Men’. “I am scouting for 12 talented actors from all across the country. I am planning to announce the film officially in the month of March,” shared the filmmaker to sources. Source

The filmstars are turning superstitious a lot these days. R Madhavan who has just recently delivered a decent hit with thriller film, 13B or Thirteen B as you may call it now has at least three more films with each having titles starting with well you guessed it right, ‘T’. These T oops three film are, Rajkumar Hirani’s Three Idiots with Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sharman Joshi, Leena Yadav’s Teen Patti and Anand Raj’s romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu.

Madhavan may well have his fourth film with a ‘T’ beginning as well since the title of that film is yet to be finalized. This film is Navdeep Singh’s (of Manorama Six Feet Under fame) spy thriller being produced by Mukesh Talreja and Nikhil Advani which has Madhavan playing a key role along side Akshay Khanna and Shahana Goswami. Maybe, the producers and director are in search of a name for the film, beginning with ‘T’. And if that happens well it would definitely mean, Madhavan feels safe in T-Company. Source

Actor R. Madhavan, who appeared on the silver screen after a long time in recently released horror film ‘13B’, doesn’t mind doing multi-starrer Hindi films.

Madhavan shot to fame in Bollywood with his debut movie ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’ (2001) and after that he was seen in solo lead in ‘Ramji Londonwaley’ (2005).
‘Solo leads were not in style after ‘Rehnaa Hai…’ or ‘Ramji Londonwaley’. And despite being multi-starrers, all my films have done very well both commercially and critically whether it is ‘Rang De Basanti’ or ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ for that matter,’ Madhavan told. Seems that the luck of other stars is more good for him than his own. Source

The king Khan Shah Rukh and R. Madhavan have many things in common. While Shah Rukh Khan is the undisputed king of Bollywood, Madhavan on the other hand is the undisputed king of the South. In fact many people have actually compared their acting skills on screen and even SRK is aware of this.

The two haven’t shared the screen space together yet, in fact Madhavan was supposed to star in Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’. Unfortunately Maddy got a little too busy with Aamir’s ‘3 Idiots’ and missed the chance to pair opposite SRK. Madhavan’s ‘Guru En Aalu’ is a remake of ‘Yes Boss’ will be hitting the screens on March 20. The director of the film, Selvah shared an interesting statement at this time.

He said, “When I informed about my wish for remaking ‘Yes Boss’, Shah Rukh Khan without any pause referred Madhavan would be the right option”.  Source

Madhavan is following a strict diet and work-out regime in London to acquire a leaner look for director Rajkumar Hirani ’s ‘3 Idiots’, which is based on Chetan Bhagat’s hit novel ‘Five Point Someone’.

Since Madhavan plays a student in the film, he is working hard to look young and lean and is currently staying at Ashford, London. According to him, it’s easier for him at Ashford as there are lots of health clinics there.

Rajkumar Hirani zeroed down on three actors to play three IITian students in the movie. He finalized Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor quite early for the lead roles. Hirani later got Sharman Joshi and Madhavan to play the other two main characters respectively.

The first schedule of ‘3 Idiots’ is over in Ladakh with Aamir and Kareena. The parts with Madhavan and Sharman are not yet scheduled.

Madhavan was quoted as saying that it’s not a matter of looking thin or lean. The point is that they should look like young students from IIT. Source