New Delhi, Aug 20 - Versatile actor R. Madhavan, who has mega projects like 'Teen Patti' with Amitabh Bachchan and '3 Idiots' with Aamir Khan in his kitty, says he doesn't see any actor as his competitor since there is no one in his league.

'I consider myself my biggest competition. I don't think anyone else is in my league at all in terms of what I'm doing. I have done eight Hindi films in eight years and somehow people remember all the names and the characters I played in them. By and large it is an achievement. I'm happy with that,' Madhavan, whose latest film 'Sikandar' releases Friday, told IANS in an interview.

His first Hindi movie was 'Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein' in 2001, followed by 'Dil Vil Pyar Vyar', 'Ramji Londonwaley', 'Rang De Basanti', 'Guru', 'Delhii Heights' and 'Mumbai Meri Jaan'. His last Hindi movie was the hit spooky thriller '13B', which released earlier this year.

The 39-year-old also maintains that he has never gone by the book and worked on his own terms in the industry.

'I've always done things that are opposite. I started off with TV. People told me that if you start with TV, you will never become a film star. When I became a Tamil hero, they said that now you will never become a Hindi actor. I did everything.

'I don't think there is any hard and fast rule in the industry and even if there is, then there is a lot of fun to break it,' he said.

Madhavan was in the capital to promote forthcoming film 'Sikandar', which narrates the tensions in Jammu and Kashmir through the eyes of children.