Rahul Madhav

Rahul Madhav
Born	Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

Rahul Madhav is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with a few Kannada films. ^{[1] [2] [3]} His notable films include Vaadamalli , Thani Oruvan , Memories and 100 Days of Love . ^{[4] [5]}

Career

He made his debut with the Tamil film, Adhe Neram Adhe Idam . He would go on to play the lead role in his next Tamil film, Yugam . He made his Malayalam film debut in Bangkok Summer .

He gained recognition in his next film, Vaadamalli , where he played a student who comes from the slums and his people from the slums sponsor his education. ^[6] Later, he and Richa Panai were paired for the third time in a film which failed to take off.

He got a breakthrough in his acting career after playing the lead role in Lisammayude Veedu, which released in 2013. He played the character of Sivankutty while Meera Jasmine was paired opposite him. Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran suggested his name to director Jeethu Joseph who cast him in his film, Memories . His role in Thani Oruvan was well received.

Rahul made his Kannada film debut with Kiragorina Gayyaligalu (2016) and Telugu film debut with Geethanjali Malli Vachindi (2024). ^[7]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Bangkok Summer	Sreehari
	Vaadamalli	Vasu
	Happy Durbar	Nelson
2012	Crime Story	Sachin
	Track	Jo Zacharia
2013	Lisammayude Veedu	Shivankutty/Arjun
	Memories	Sanju
2014	Medulla Oblongata	Chandu
	Alice A True Story	Melvin
	Mr. Fraud	Sudhakara Varma
2015	100 Days of Love	Rahul
	8 March	Michael
	Kaaval	Sabari	Short film
2016	Kadhantharam	Sidharth
	Shyam	Shyam
	Kattappanayile Hrithik Roshan	Giridhar
2017	Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol	Josemon
	Adventures of Omanakuttan	Sidharth Iyer
	Tiyaan	Anil Raghavan
	Adam Joan	Alan Pothen
	Crossroad	Husband of Air Hostess	Segment: Lake house
	Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu	Unnikrishnan
2018	Aami	Imaginary friend	Cameo appearance
	Naam	Anil Kumar
	Velakkariyaayi Irunnalum Nee Enn Mohavally
	Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal	Adhi Menon
	Neeli	Alex
	Vallikkudilile Vellakkaran	Abhilash
	Autorsha	Manu
2019	9	James
	An International Local Story	Rahul
	Porinju Mariam Jose	Prince
2021	Lalbagh	Tarun
	My Dear Machans	Kannan
2022	12th Man	Sam
	Son of Alibaba - Naalpathonnaman	Robber
	SantaCruz	ACP Eswar Das
	Kaduva	Fr. Robin Poovampara
	Paappan	Ravi Varman
	Kumari	Jayan
	Shefeekkinte Santhosham	Ajith Rangan	[8]
2023	Jawanum Mullapoovum	Sajan Peter	[9]
	Section 306 IPC
	Abyuham	Dennis Joseph
	Samara	Azad
	Thaal		[10]
	King of Kotha	Nikhil
2024	Palayam PC	Lawrence	[11]
	Hunt		[12]
	Porrattu Nadakam	Kiran	Bilingual film [13]
	Tharayam	Rahim	[14]
2025	Mr & Mrs Bachelor		[15]

Other languages

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2009	Adhe Neram Adhe Idam	Siva	Tamil
2012	Yugam	Shiva
2015	Thani Oruvan	Janardhan IPS
2016	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu		Kannada
2017	Kaafi Thota	Chami
2022	21 Hours	Vishal Nair
2023	D3	Vinay	Tamil	[16]
2024	Ayalaan	Aryan's henchman		[17]
	Geethanjali Malli Vachindi	Vishnu	Telugu	[7]
	Porattu Nadakam	Kiran	Kannada	[13]

References

1. "Rahul Madhav Profile". www.metromatinee.com.
2. "Rahul Madhav". popcorn.oneindia.in.
3. "ഭാഗ്യം വരുന്ന വഴികള്‍ , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
4. "Rahul Madhav, the new villain". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023.
5. "I don't have a dream role: Rahul Madhav". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 15 December 2013.
6. "Vaadamalli". www.indiaglitz.com.
7. "Anjali-starrer Geethanjali Malli Vachindhi teaser to be launched at a graveyard". Cinema Express. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
8. "Unni Mukundan's Shefeekkinte Santhosham first look out". Cinema Express . 10 July 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
9. "Javanum Mullapoovum: Sshivada plays a teacher, makers release first look". The New Indian Express. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
10. "Anson Paul's 'Thaal' trailer unveils gripping psychological thriller inspired by real events". The Times of India. 7 December 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 December 2023.
11. "First Look Poster Of Palayam PC Out; Film To Release On January 5". News18. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
12. "Bhavana-Shaji Kailas' Hunt goes on floors". The Indian Express. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
13. Features, C. E. (14 July 2024). "Saiju Kurup's Porattu Naadakam gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
14. Service, Express News (16 September 2021). "Dhyan Srinivasan, Sunny Wayne to lead 'Thrayam'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
15. Features, C. E. (14 August 2024). "Mr & Mrs Bachelor teaser: Indrajith and Anaswara's film promises to be road trip comedy". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
16. "D3 Movie Review : A decently staged investigative thriller that fizzles in the end". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 18 March 2023.
17. "Ayalaan trailer thrills! Sivakarthikeyan forms an unusual unit with alien who hates the term!". www.moviecrow.com.

External links

• Rahul Madhav at IMDb