Rahul Madhav | |
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| Born | 29 December 1984 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Rahul Madhav (born 29 December 1984) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films, besides few Kannada films. [1] [2] [3] His notable films are Vaadamalli , Thani Oruvan , Memories and 100 Days of Love . [4] [5]
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]
| † | Denotes films 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 | Jos Mon | |
| 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 | Super Star Ravi Varman | ||
| Kumari | Jayan | ||
| Shefeekkinte Santhosham | Ajith Rangan | [8] | |
| 2023 | Jawanum Mullapoovum | [9] | |
| Section 306 IPC | |||
| Abyuham | |||
| Thryam | |||
| Samara | Azad | ||
| Thaal | [10] | ||
| 2024 | Palayam PC | [11] | |
| Hunt | [12] | ||
| TBA | Porattu Naadakam† | TBA | [13] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Adhe Neram Adhe Idam | Siva | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Yugam | Shiva | ||
| 2015 | Thani Oruvan | Janardhan | ||
| 2016 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Kannada | ||
| 2017 | Kaafi Thota | Chami | ||
| 2022 | 21 Hours | Vishal Nair | ||
| 2023 | D3 | Vinay | Tamil | [14] |
| 2024 | Ayalaan | Aryan's henchman | [15] | |
| Geethanjali Malli Vachindi | Vishnu | Telugu | [7] | |
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