R. Madhavan was in the cast of a movie.
R. Madhavan . After appearing in commercials and in small roles , he later gained recognition in the Tamil film industry through Mani Ratnam 's successful romance film Alaipayuthey ( 2000 ) . He worked with Mani Ratnam again in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Kannathil Muthamittal playing the father of an adopted girl , whilst he achieved commercial success with his role in N. Linguswamy 's action film , Run ( 2002 ) . Returning after a three-year sabbatical in 2015 , his comeback films , the romantic-comedy Tanu Weds Manu Returns ( 2015 ) and the sports drama Irudhi Suttru ( 2016 ) , both won critical and commercial acclaim . Tanu Weds Manu: Returns . Kangana Ranaut , R. Madhavan , Jimmy Shergill , Deepak Dobriyal , Swara Bhaskar and Eijaz Khan reprise their roles from the original film .