5 acclaimed films rejected by R Madhavan

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R Madhavan's upcoming film

After the success of Shaitaan, R Madhavan is going to collaborate with Ajay Devgn once again in De De Pyaar De 2, which is slated to release in August 2025. Check out his rejected films.

Kaakha Kaakha

Before Suriya, director Gautham Vasudev Menon approached this action romance drama to R Madhavan. However, due to unknown reason, Madhavan rejected the film. It's one of the acclaimed films of Suriya.

Ghajini

Another Suriya film that was rejected by R Madhavan. A R Murgadoss' first choice was Madhavan; however, he was not happy with the second half of the film, hence rejected it. Later it was remade in Hindi with Aamir Khan.

My Name is Khan

This Shah Rukh Khan-starrer was first offered to R Madhavan, but due to his busy schedule for Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots, he rejected it. This is one of the most critically acclaimed films of Karan Johar.

Nanban

This Tamil remake of the Hindi film 3 Idiots was offered to R Madhavan. But he rejected the film became he felt uncomfortable to do a remake of his own film. Later they cast in Srikanth.

Fanney Khan

This Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-starrer was approached to R Madhavan for an important role. Due to busy schedule, Madhavan rejected the film. However, he accepted the fact that he loved the script.