Once he clicked on television there was a phase when he was seen almost everyday on the prime time slot. Then there was a time, Madhavan made very occasional appearances in a serial or two. Now he is back with Anant Mahadevan Ghar Jamai (Zee). So where did he disappear during this brief period? Well chasing the rainbow for the pot of gold at the end, led him down south, the mecca for all actors where work and money are both good. he landed lead roles in two films there whose box office fate will be revealed assoon as they are released. He also notched up a role in one Kannada film which has only 12 per cent dialogues while the rest are only movements! ``I hardly speak 18 to 20 lines in the entire film,'' he reveals.

In a matter of three days he ended up bagging three projects. Spotted by Tony and Deeya Singh on the sets of Yule.., he got a role in Banegi Apni Baat. And the next day, he went to the Zee office to thank them and ended up in Tol Mol Ke Bol.

And this South Indian face took over the small screen - a captain in Sea Hawks, a convict in Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum, an anchor in Tol Mol... Then followed A Mouthful Of Sky. ``I loved working in English. Since that is the language I dream in. I would love to do more such serials,'' he says. And who knows, if the money is right, he might do just that.