# Madhavan compares beggar’s Rs 100 to businessman’s Rs 20,000 crore

2026-08-09T23:41:45+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

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Times of India reports that a resurfaced clip from actor R Madhavan's podcast appearance with Ranveer Allahbadia is sparking online debate about wealth and happiness. In the clip, Madhavan questions whether more money automatically brings more happiness. He compares a beggar who unexpectedly finds Rs 100 with a businessman who makes a profit of Rs 20,000 crore, asking who sleeps happier that night. Madhavan argues that financial aspirations are shaped by conditioning, not objective need. He adds that the richest person in the world is not billions of times happier than someone with Rs 10 crore. The actor was last seen in the biographical film GDN about inventor G. D. Naidu.

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