Madhavan averages 8.60 across 1 rated films as a director, ahead of Mani Ratnam at 7.41.
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Alai Payuthey | 2000 | 8.3 | Producer, Writer, Director | as Karthik |
| Dum Dum Dum | 2001 | · | Producer, Writer | as Aditya |
 Kannathil Muthamittal | 2002 | 8.3 | Producer, Director, Writer | as G. Thiruchelvan |
| Aayitha Ezhuthu | 2004 | 7.9 | Writer, Producer, Director | as Inbasekar |
 Guru | 2007 | 7.7 | Producer, Writer, Director | as Shyam Saxena |
