R. Madhavan was in the cast of a movie.
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 -LRB- 2000 -RRB- .	Tamil	Tamil people	recognition	Breakthrough role	Tamil film industry	Tamil cinema	Mani Ratnam	Mani Ratnam	Alaipayuthey	Alaipayuthey
Starring R. Madhavan and Shalini , the film explores the tensions of married life and the maturing of love .	R. Madhavan	R. Madhavan	Shalini	Shalini
