| Birth Date: | 1932 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Singampunari, Madura District, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Singampunari, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Office: | Former Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| Term Start: | 15 March 1971 |
| Term End: | 31 January 1976 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Constituency: | Tiruppattur |
| Term Start1: | 10 February 1969 |
| Term End1: | 4 January 1971 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | M. Karunanidhi |
| Constituency1: | Tiruppattur |
| Term Start2: | 6 March 1967 |
| Term End2: | 14 January 1969 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | C. N. Annadurai |
| Constituency2: | Tiruppattur |
| Office3: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start3: | 1984 |
| Term End3: | 1989 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Term Start4: | 1962 |
| Term End4: | 1967 |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | K. Kamaraj & M. Bakthavatsalam |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977) |
S. Madhavan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to join the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate for the Thirukoshtiyur constituency in the 1962 election, for the Tiruppattur constituency in 1967 and 1971, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1984 election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Madhavan was born in Singampunari in the Sivagangai district.[6] He started his career as a lawyer appearing for many DMK leaders in the 1950s. Eventually, he was attracted to the Dravidian movement and associated himself with Dravida Munnetra Kazhzagam. He got elected to the State Assembly from the Thirukoshtiyur constituency in 1962. After getting elected to the Assembly from Tirupattur constituency in the 1967 elections, he joined the cabinet headed by DMK founder and leader C.N. Annadurai and served as Law Minister. Madhavan again got elected from the same constituency in the 1971 elections and joined the Karunanidhi cabinet. In a short period, the veteran leader served in the cabinets headed by late C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi.[7]
Following a split in DMK, he joined the AIADMK, accepting the leadership of the late M.G. Ramachandran. He got elected to the Assembly in the 1984 elections in Tirupattur as an AIADMK nominee. Later, he threw his lot with Jayalalithaa and became the treasurer of the party before lying low in politics. Madhavan had also been a Rajya Saba member from 1990 to 1996.
He had a cordial relationship with other party leaders in his constituency and in Tamil Nadu in general.[8] Several political articles were periodically penned by him in leading newspapers such as The Hindu, Dinamani, and Murasoli.
He died at the age of 85 due to age-related illness on 3 April 2018 at his home in Singampunari.[9] [10] [11] He was succeeded by his wife, two daughters, and son. Following his passing, M.K. Stalin, AICC general secretary Thirunavukarasar, several former ministers, and industrialists across Tamil Nadu paid tribute to Madhavan.[12]