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ప్రారంభం
1970 జూన్ 1న జార్ఖండ్ జంషెడ్పూర్లో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ రంగనాధన్ మాధవన్. 1996 Hindi TV 'బనేగీ అప్నీ బాత్'. 2000 Tamil 'అలైపాయుదే' (Mani Ratnam) cinema breakthrough.
Multi-industry iconic career
50+ films Tamil + Hindi + Telugu + Malayalam. 'అలైపాయుదే' (2000), 'మిన్నలే' (2001 — Telugu remake 'చీలి'), 'రాంగ్ ముల్క' (2005), '3 ఇడియట్స్' (2009 — Bollywood blockbuster), 'తనుగు మను ఇన్' (2014), 'వికమ్ వేధ' (2017 Tamil + 2022 Hindi remake — Vetri Maaran direction), 'రాకెట్రీ: ది నాంబి ఎఫెక్ట్' (2022 — Nambi Narayanan ISRO biopic — own direction + acting + production — National Film Award Best Feature Film). Padma Shri (2022) + 2 National Film Awards.
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Origins
Born 1 June 1970 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand as Ranganathan Madhavan. Started with Hindi TV's 'Banegi Apni Baat' (1996); cinema breakthrough with Mani Ratnam's Tamil 'Alaipayuthey' (2000).
Multi-industry iconic career
50+ films across Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. 'Alaipayuthey' (2000); 'Minnale' (2001, Telugu remake 'Cheli'); Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots' (2009); Tanu Weds Manu (2011); 'Vikram Vedha' (2017 Tamil + 2022 Hindi remake); and 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' (2022, the Nambi Narayanan ISRO biopic — own direction + acting + production — National Film Award for Best Feature Film). Padma Shri (2022) + 2 National Film Awards.
