Actor R Madhavan is all set to make his directorial debut with his upcoming film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. The actor turned director on Monday shared a picture on social media from his recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also present at the meeting was S. Narayan Nambi, scientist and aerospace engineer at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on whose life Madhavan’s debut directorial feature, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, is based.
The picture shows them seated in a boardroom, observing social distancing.
“A few weeks ago, @NambiNOfficial and I had the honour of calling on PM @narendramodi. We spoke on the upcoming film #Rocketrythefilm and were touched and honoured by PM’s reaction to the clips and concern for Nambi ji & the wrong done to him. Thank you for the privilege sir,” Madhavan wrote as the caption.
Replying to Madhavan’s tweet, PM Modi appreciated the meeting that was held for discussing the upcoming project which is based on highlighting the great sacrifices that scientists have made for the country. Happy to have met you and the brilliant Nambi Narayanan Ji. This film covers an important topic, which more people must know about,” PM Modi wrote.
The film is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation who was accused of espionage. The film is mounted on a massive scale and apart from donning the hat of an actor and a director, Madhavan has also written and produced the project. ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ will be released simultaneously in six languages ‘ Hindi, English, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam.