A disciple of Chitra Visweswaran, Madhavan showed an acumen for classical dance from a young age.
He received a degree in Zoology and obtained full-time work as a software product analyst prior to leaving the business world to concentrate fully on Bharatanatyam.
[1] In addition to owning his own dance school,[1] he is also face of Jaya TV where he performs to the Bharathiyar song senthamizh nadenum pothinilae each morning.
He is a regular performer in the Bhagavata Mela Natakams[2] and in August 2002 he won the Vasanthalakshmi - Narasimhachari Endowment Award for Talent Promotion.
[3] Madhavan is married to carnatic vocalist Sumitra Vasudev, a disciple of Vidushi Vedavalli[1]