After Aamir Khan, his Rang De Basanti and 3 idiots co-star R. Madhavan has also tested positive for COVID-19. The actor announced this news on his social media handle.
R. Madhavan File.Pic/Yogen Shah
The Coronavirus wave continues to dominate the country and the latest actor to have tested positive for the same is R. Madhavan. Since Aamir Khan had recently tested positive, Madhavan announced the news by giving it a hilarious 3 idiots touch.
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Sharing a still from the film’s poster, this is what he tweeted- “Farhan HAS to follow Rancho and Virus has always been after us BUT this time he bloody caught up. BUT-ALL IS WELL and the Covid will be in the Well soon. Though this is one place we don’t want Raju in." [SIC]
Farhan HAS to follow Rancho and Virus has always been after us BUT this time he bloody caught up. 😡😡😄😄BUT-ALL IS WELL and the Covid🦠 will be in the Well soon. Though this is one place we don’t want Raju in😆😆. Thank you for all the love ❤️❤️I am recuperating well.🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/xRWAeiPxP4
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) March 25, 2021
The actor was recently conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) for his outstanding contribution to arts and cinema. The event took place at the 9th convocation ceremony of DY Patil Education Society, Kolhapur where the chancellor, the vice-chancellor, members of the academic council, and the board of management came together to honour him.
After receiving the accolade, Madhavan said, "I am truly humbled by this honour. This will only motivate me to keep pushing the envelope and challenging myself with newer projects."
The 50-year-old actor marked his acting debut in 1997 with the English film, 'Inferno'. Thereafter, he worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films, and delivered memorable performances in much-loved films like 'Alaipayuthey', 'Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein', 'Rang De Basanti', '3 Idiots', 'Tanu Weds Manu', 'Irudhi Suttru', and many others.
He also appeared in the 2017 action-thriller movie 'Vikram Vedha', which proved to be a blockbuster, and garnered wide critical success too.
He also marked his foray into the web space with 'Breathe' where he played a football coach who leaves no stone unturned to save his son who has been diagnosed with weak lungs.