Madhavan - I

This entire post is going to be about him. I could write pages about R.Madhavan (a) Maddy (a) Balaji (Guess many people don't know that that's his nick at home). But here, let me just give an overview of the level of my craziness for him.

It started at the time of the release of Madhavan's first Tamil movie 'Alaipayuthey'. I haven't found out the reason as yet as to why I like the movie so much or why Madhavan attracted me at that time. I'm not like the usual kind of fan of an actor who sticks posters on the walls or watches his movies on the first day in the theatre or buys all his movies' cds just because he acted in it. I like him for his personality, his principles, his looks and of course for his acting.

I have been lucky enough to see him once and get an autograph. It was during the audio release of 'Kannathil Muthamittal'. I still remember the day. It was the 14th of January, 2002. He came in blue jeans and a blue shirt with cool blue sunglasses, along with Simran and Keerthana. When he was about to leave, I got an autograph from him. That's one of my most valued possessions.

Now, for the uninitiated, a few facts about the man himself:
Name: R. Madhavan
Date of birth: 1st June,1970
Place of Birth: Jamshedpur
Native: Thanjavur
Resides in Chennai.
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Wife: Sarita (They got married on 6th June, 1999)
Son: Vedaant (Was born on 21st August, 2005)
Educational Qualifications: Graduate in Electronics
School and college achievements:
Studied 12th standard in Canada as a Cultural Exchange student through Rotary Club.
Selected as the best NCC Cadet in Maharashtra and sent to represent India in England as a defence Cadet with the Royal Army, Airforce and Navy.
Participated in the Young Businessmen Conference in Japan after winning the Best Public Speaker Award.
National Level Basketball player
Pre-film activities:
Handled Personality Development Courses
Took up modeling and made his debut in ads.
First Film:Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi (Kannada)
Hindi Serials: About 40 including Sea Hawks, Banegi Apni Baat,Ghar Jamai etc.
First Tamil film:Alaipayuthey
Hits: Alaipayuthey, Minnale, Dumm Dumm Dumm , Run, Thambi, Rang De Basanti, Anbe Sivam.
Awards: Best Newcomer in 2000-Filmfare ( Alaipayuthey )
Best Supporting Actor in 2002 ( Anbe Sivam )
Favourites:
Food: Pani puri and curd rice.
Colour: blue
Sport: Golf (was placed first in the Celebrities’ Golf Championship,2003, by beating the Asian Games Champion)
Hangout: Mahabalipuram
Pastime: internet surfing, spending time with Princess, Simba(pet dogs).
Films: Alaipayuthey,Nayagan
Actor: Kamal Hassan
Director: Mani Ratnam
Music Director: A.R.Rahman
Actresses: Manorama, Hema Malini
Song: Snehidhane (Alaipayuthey).
Singers: Yesudas, Sadhna Sargam, Kishore Kumar
Philosophy of Life: Live life to the fullest.


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