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R. Madhavan

R. Madhavan has 17 movies on Netflix, from Alaipayuthey (2000) to Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh (2025). The best rated is Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, at 8.6 on IMDb.

R. Madhavan movies on Netflix

Movie Career

Films
17
Career span
25 years2000 to 2025

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. 3 Idiots2009 Comedy, Dramaas Farhan Qureshi

    IMDb rating 8.4490K votes

  2. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect2022as Nambi Narayanan

    IMDb rating 8.663K votes

  3. Vikram Vedha2017as Vikram

    IMDb rating 8.256K votes

  4. Shaitaan2024as Vanraj Kashyap

    IMDb rating 6.557K votes

  5. Anbe Sivam2003as Anbarasu

    IMDb rating 8.629K votes

  6. Tanu Weds Manu2011as Manoj "Manu" Sharma

    IMDb rating 6.818K votes

  7. Rang De Basanti2006as Ajay Rathod

    IMDb rating 8.1127K votes

  8. Irudhi Suttru2016as Prabhu Selvaraj

    IMDb rating 7.613K votes

Most often with

Mani Ratnam directed three of these films. Madhavan appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

  • Madhavan7 films together, 2006 to 2022
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  • Siddharth3 films together, 2002 to 2025
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    • Test2025IMDb rating 5.1Madhavan as SaravananSiddharth as Arjun
    • Rang De Basanti2006IMDb rating 8.1Madhavan as Ajay RathodSiddharth as Karan R. Singhania / Bhagat Singh
    • Kannathil Muthamittal2002IMDb rating 8.3Madhavan as ThiruchelvanSiddharth as Bus Passenger
  • Sachin Khedekar2 films together, 2007 to 2009
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    • Yavarum Nalam2009IMDb rating 7.4Madhavan as ManoharKhedekar as Dr. Balu
    • Guru2007IMDb rating 7.7Madhavan as Shyam SaxenaKhedekar as Sujata's Father
  • Kaali Venkat2 films together, 2016 to 2025
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    • Test2025IMDb rating 5.1Madhavan as SaravananVenkat as Bharani
    • Irudhi Suttru2016IMDb rating 7.6Madhavan as Prabhu SelvarajVenkat as Saamikannu
  • Aamir Khan2 films together, 2006 to 2009
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    • 3 Idiots2009IMDb rating 8.4Madhavan as Farhan QureshiKhan as 'Rancho' Shamaldas Chanchad
    • Rang De Basanti2006IMDb rating 8.1Madhavan as Ajay RathodKhan as Daljeet 'DJ' / Chandrashekhar Azad
  • Sharman Joshi2 films together, 2006 to 2009
    Sharman Joshi's page
    • 3 Idiots2009IMDb rating 8.4Madhavan as Farhan QureshiJoshi as Raju Rastogi
    • Rang De Basanti2006IMDb rating 8.1Madhavan as Ajay RathodJoshi as Sukhi / Rajguru
  • Mani RatnamDirector, 3 films, 2000 to 2007
  • Also two films together6 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What R. Madhavan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$125 million

8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    3 Idiots2009as Farhan Qureshi
    $60M48.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Guru2007as Shyam Saxena
    $31M24.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Rang De Basanti2006as Ajay Rathod
    $12M9.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Shaitaan2024as Vanraj Kashyap
    $9.6M7.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Alaipayuthey2000as Karthik Varadharajan
    $6.0M4.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Rocketry: The Nambi Effect2022as Nambi Narayanan
    $3.9M3.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Irudhi Suttru2016as Prabhu Selvaraj
    $2.1M1.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Tanu Weds Manu2011as Manoj "Manu" Sharma
    $252K0.2% of the total