Madhavan shot to fame in Bollywood with his debut movie "Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein" (2001) and after that he was seen in solo lead in "Ramji Londonwaley" (2005).
"Solo leads were not in style after 'Rehnaa Hai...' or 'Ramji Londonwaley'. And despite being multi-starrers, all my films have done very well both commercially and critically whether it is 'Rang De Basanti' or 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' for that matter, " Madhavan told.