Radhika Madan is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi-language television and films. She first came to public attention through the television soap opera Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, which aired on Colors TV from 2014 to 2016, and later transitioned to films with the 2018 release Pataakha, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
| Name | Radhika Madan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 1995 |
| Birthplace | Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Television debut | Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi (2014) |
| Film debut | Pataakha (2018) |
| Languages of work | Hindi |
Radhika Madan was born and raised in Delhi. Before entering acting, she trained in dance and worked briefly as a dance choreographer. She moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in entertainment, initially in television.
Madan was cast as Ishaani Parekh in Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, a romantic drama produced by Balaji Telefilms for Colors TV. The show, which ran between 2014 and 2016, established her as a familiar face on Hindi television and earned her several industry nominations for newcomers and lead actresses on small-screen award circuits.
After the conclusion of her television series, Madan opted to move into films. Her debut feature was Vishal Bhardwaj's Pataakha (2018), an adaptation of Charan Singh Pathik's short story Do Behnein, in which she played one of two perpetually warring sisters opposite Sanya Malhotra. The role required her to undergo physical transformation and dialect training in Rajasthani.
Madan went on to appear in a range of films across genres, including:
Critics have generally noted her preference for performance-driven, character-led roles rather than conventional commercial heroine parts. Her work in Pataakha, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota and Sanaa has been singled out by reviewers for the physical and emotional range it required.
Madan is among a group of actresses of her generation who made the comparatively rare transition from a long-running daily television soap to a full-time film career in Hindi cinema, and who have largely operated in the space between mainstream commercial productions and independent or festival-circuit films.