On Friday, 1st September 2023, The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) appointed actor R. Madhavan as president and chairperson of the of the Governing Council of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society.

Madhavan has replaced filmmaker Shekhar Kapur who was appointed as the president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and the chairman of the governing council in 2020.

The FTII Society, led by the FTII chairwoman, has 12 nominations, eight of whom are in the 'Persons of Eminence' category and four of whom are FTII alumnus. 

The Ministry appears to have followed suit with Madhvan's appointment, as no other nominations have been made. Once a quorum of 24 members, including 12 ex-officio members, is reached, the members create a Governing Council, an Academic Council, and a Standing Finance committee, which subsequently makes crucial decisions about the institute's administrative, academic, and financial concerns.

About R Madhavan

Ranganathan Madhavan (best known as R. Madhavan) is film director, producer, writer and actor works in Hindi and Tamil films. Madhavan is well-known for his roles in blockbusters such as 3 Idiots, Tanu Weds Manu (1st and 2nd part), Rang De Basanti, and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. He recently won a national film award for his film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect for the best feature film.

Ranganathan Madhavan was born on June 1, 1970, to a Tamil Brahmin family in Jamshedpur, Bihar (now Jharkhand), India. Ranganathan Iyengar, his father, was a management executive at Tata Steel, and Saroja, his mother, was a manager at the Bank of India. Devika, his younger sister, works as a software engineer. In Jharkhand, he grew up speaking Tamil. Madhavan attended D.B.M.S. English School in Jamshedpur.