Actor R Madhavan received a Doctor of Letters (D Litt) degree from the DY Patil Education Society, Kolhapur, on Wednesday for his outstanding contribution to the arts and film.
The 50-year-old actor received the honor at the educational society’s ninth convocation ceremony. “I am truly honored by this honor. This will only motivate me to keep pushing the limits and challenging myself with newer projects, ”Madhavan said in a statement.
AR Madhavan was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters. (Photo: Public Relations Brochure)
The actor, who began his career in the late 1990s, made a breakthrough with filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s Tamil romantic film Alaipayuthey in 2000 and has since appeared in popular films such as Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, 3 Idiots, the Tanu franchise. Weds Manu and the 2017 thriller Vikram Vedha.
He made his digital debut in 2018 with Amazon Prime Video’s Breathe. His last on-screen appearance was the 2020 romance film Maara, the official Tamil remake of Charlie, starring Dulquer Salman. The movie premiered on Amazon Prime Video. The actor is currently awaiting the premiere of his directorial debut, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, in which he also stars.
The film is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer with the Indian Space Research Organization who was charged with espionage.
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