R MADHAVAN

D.O.B: 01/06/1970

GENETIC WEAPONS: ‘Aaaww’-inducing- million-dollar smile and cuddle bear charm

MOMENT OF SPARKS: This ultra-yummy brand of human chocolate stole our hearts in ‘Alaipayuthey’.

THE COMPLETE 411: Ok, where do we even begin? Maddy started winning chick-votes with his first ever major film appearance and the female fandom has never once ebbed; on the contrary, women have been slapping life-sized posters of him in their bedroom for over a decade now. Be it his skinny days during ‘Dumm Dumm Dumm’, ‘Minnale’ and ‘Run’, his rugged look in ‘Ayudha Ezhuthu’ or his latest beefcake avatar for ‘Irudhi Suttru’, we’ve come to love this man in all his forms! It has to do with his ability to express himself in refined diction (refer all the award shows he’s hosted), his disarming candor that is always accompanied by his wit and the potential to earn respect despite being a non-dancer in Kollywood. It’s not just that his films have fared decently and consistently above par in south and the north, the man also values the environment and strives passionately towards its conservation. He has been polled “cutest male vegetarian” by PETA and has constantly been appreciated for his sincere efforts to protect animal rights. With his genuine love towards all beings, it is impossible not to fall for this embodiment of cuteness!