Calling R Madhavan a seasoned actor won't be an understatement. He is known for his impactful work in Tamil and Hindi cinema and has consistently impressed audiences with his charm and powerful screen presence. The actor was last seen in Dhurandhar and the audience loved his power-packed performance. Amid the praise and appreciation, he recently came forward to reflect upon the time when he took a four-year break. Madhavan also shared what he did during his sabbatical.
Dhurandhar fame R Madhavan is currently gearing up for his role in the spy thriller's sequel Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The actor recently opened up about a four-year career break before Saala Khadoos in 2016. In a conversation with Unfiltered Entertainment, he explained the incident that pushed him to take a break. Recalling the incident, he stated that during his shoot in Switzerland, a farmer kept looking at him as if the actor was not good enough. Madhavan claimed, "I was really offended, but then it struck me suddenly. I am literally dancing to other people’s tunes. I am a public speaker, I know how to handle a gun, fly remote planes, ride horses, I do so many things. I am showing none of it in my movies. The only thing I was trying to do was to woo the audience, which will make me a superstar. I realised the mistake I was doing."
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3 Idiots actor shared that it was his wife who noticed his dissatisfaction in his work life. Madhavan added, "One day, my wife asked me, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ She said that you are going for work like you want to come back from it. That actually made a lot of sense. So, I took a break. I wanted to understand where the country was going. I even stopped doing ad films, grew a beard, travelled a lot around Chennai and other places in India. I talked to rickshaw guys, what really matters to them, what’s the real cost of stuff that bothers them. That insight for four years is probably what I’m eating off right now."
After his long break, Madhavan realised that the directors he was then working with were not as forward-thinking as him. He began his search for new collaborators and returned to the screen to offer the audience some of the best performances of his career. After 2016, he gave multiple hits like Vikram Vedha, Kesari Chapter 2, Dhurandhar and others.
About Dhurandhar: The Revenge
In Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, R Madhavan is seen playing the role of Ajay Sanyal, director of IB. In the sequel, he will continue to portray the role of the master mind alongside Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt and others.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is set to hit the cinemas worldwide on 19 March 2026 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.