Southern
superstar
and
Bollywood"s
resident
Idiot
from
Raj
Kumar
Hirani"s
blockbuster
R
Madhavan
is
playing
games
once
again.
Having
dabbled
in
television
extensively
during
his
growing
years
as
an
actor,
Maddy
is
all
set
to
return
to
what
he
calls
his
first
love.
The
actor
who
has
a
deep
connectivity
with
the
audiences
on
screens
of
any
size
and
believes
that
size
doesn"t
matter.
“It"s
not
about
how
big
it
is.
It"s
the
performance," he
winks
naughtily.
“I"ve
never
taken
television
for
granted.
I"ve
done
18,
00
episodes
of
television
serials
like
'Banegi
Apni
Baat",
'Sea
Hawks",
'Saaya"
and
'Yeh
Kahan
Aa
Gaye
Hum".
It"s
quite
a
total!
Television
has
been
quite
a
learning
curve
for
me.
It
has
taught
me
the
importance
of
time
management,
camera
angles
and
space-management…I
owe
a
lot
to
television."
It
was
with
great
pleasure
that
Madhavan
was
persuaded
to
return
to
television
by
Siddharth
Basu
of
Big
Synergy
Communications
in
order
to
host
their
swanky
new
game
show
Big
Money.
As
he
prepares
for
his
grand
return
to
television,
Maddy"s
excitement
is
uncontainable.
“Because
I
was
so
busy
with
my
film
assignment
in
Mumbai
and
down
South
I
didn"t
think
I"d
have
time
for
television.
But
then
I
can"t
say
no
to
Siddharth
Basu.
He"s
absolutely
the
most
accomplished
producer
of
quiz
shows."
'Big
Money"
is
the
third
game
show
that
Maddy
would
be
hosting.
“Earlier
I
hosted
'Tol
Mol
Ke
Bol"
and
'Deal
Ya
No
Deal"
and
enjoyed
both
the
experiences.
Moreover
'Big
Money"
is
a
desi
adaptation
of
the
popular
international
game
show
'Family
Links".
All
the
questions
asked
on
the
show
would
pertain
to
television
and
its
popular
shows.
So
you
could
say
that
this
is
a
game
show
about
the
home-viewing
medium
on
the
home-viewing
medium."
Luckily
for
Maddy,
it
wouldn"t
take
up
too
much
of
his
time.
“They
just
need
me
for
11
days
in
three
months.
And
yes
'Big
Money"
is
paying
me
big
money.
But
I"m
not
revealing
the
amount."