R Madhavan named new president of FTII, Anurag Thakur congratulates the actor

Heartiest congratulations to @ActorMadhavan ji on being nominated as President of @FTIIOfficial and Chairman of the governing council.

I’m sure that your vast experience & strong ethics will enrich this institute, bring positive changes, & take it to a higher level. My best…

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) September 1, 2023

He wrote, “Heartiest congratulations to @ActorMadhavan ji on being nominated as President of @FTIIOfficial and Chairman of the governing council. I’m sure that your vast experience & strong ethics will enrich this institute, bring positive changes, & take it to a higher level. My best wishes to you.”

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was the last president of FTII. Actor Anupam Kher also served as the president for one year.  Madhavan, 53, is an actor, writer, director, and producer. In 1988, Madhavan received a scholarship from Rajaram College and represented India as a Cultural Ambassador in Stettler, Alberta, Canada.

 

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Madhavan rose to fame in Tamil cinema with Mani Ratnam’s Alai Payuthey in 2000.  He has received four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Although he has worked in various Bollywood films, he is best known for his role in his debut film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, in which he played the lead alongside Dia Mirza.

His film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a biopic of Indian rocket scientist Nambi Narayanan. It was a modest success and won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film.