R Madhavan wants to play roles according to age

Actor R Madhavan says he is ready to star in a romance drama, provided it doesn’t require him to star with a young female lead. Madhavan, known for love stories like “Alaipayuthe”, “Kannathil Muthamittal”, “Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein” and “Tanu Weds Manu”, says he now wants to play age-appropriate roles. “I have to adapt to age in my roles. It’s not like I’m romancing a young girl anymore. It’s not something I want to do. If I’m offered a romantic film, It should be age friendly or have content. It makes me viable to be a part of it,” the 52-year-old actor told PTI.

As an artiste, Madhavan said that he has always followed his instincts. He said, “I go where I am emotionally. If it’s what I like, I do it. It’s always comfortable.”

The Jamshedpur-born actor, who has predominantly acted in Tamil and Hindi films in his two-decade-long career, said he had come to know about the unpredictable nature of showbiz in his journey.

“It was all about finding my own way. I realized early in my life that no one could predict the industry at all. I just pursued and watched the things that made me happy.” whether I am playing the card correctly.

“I didn’t want to be an actor, I never trained to be one. I didn’t have anyone in the industry from my family, I didn’t know anyone but I’m still here. I must have done something right,” he said. Said said

Madhavan is currently gearing up for the release of his directorial debut “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect”, based on the life of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely accused of espionage in 1994.

For his first project as a filmmaker, Madhavan said that he drew inspiration from his directors Mani Ratnam (“Alapayuthe”, “Guru”) and Rajkumar Hirani (“3 Idiots”).

“I learned from Raju (Hirani) that it doesn’t need a tense set. From Mani, it was about the way the actors talk,” he said.

“Rocketry” describes Narayanan’s early days as a graduate student at Princeton University, before discovering his work as a scientist and the allegations of espionage against him.

The film, which is releasing in theaters on Friday, has been shot simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and English. It has also been dubbed into Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.