Madhavan reveals grueling sacrifices behind son Vedaant’s swimming success: ‘He’s like a monk’
4 min readHyderabadMay 25, 2026 07:27 PM IST Most fathers talk about their children’s achievements. R Madhavan talks about what his son Vedaant Madhavan had to give up to get there. In a recent conversation with Kumudam, the actor spoke with unusual directness about the life Vedaant leads as a competitive swimmer. Not the medals and the records, but the daily texture of what produces them. And through all of it, one thing Madhavan kept returning to: “I have not told him to do this.” He explained, “Vedaant chose swimming himself. He chose the early mornings, the strict diet, the two-a-day sessions. From the age of 12, he started taking protein shakes and began practicing rigorously, not because a parent pushed him toward it, but because he had already decided this was what he wanted. The discipline was never imposed. It was built from the inside.” “He has to swim eight hours a day,” Madhavan said. “He has to maintain his diet. He has to sacrifice a lot as a teenager that most other teenagers …
