Bhubaneswar, May 31 -- R. Madhavan turns 53today. He has been working relentlessly in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years now.

Starting from small advertisements to venturing into the television industry with a few TV serials and then finally becoming a movie star, Madhavan has a remarkable profile as an actor and director.

However, his first choice was never acting. Rather he never intended to be an actor from the start.

Born in a highly educated Tamil family and brought up in Jamshedpur, Bihar, Madhavan was quite good in school and college and was actively involved in all the different extra-curricular activities including military training.

He was very good in NCC and led the cadets in Maharashtra. He was very much in...