Nambi Narayanan is an Indian Scientist, who worked with the Indian Space Research Organisation till 2001 after which he retired. He is infamous for being falsely accused of Espionage by the CBI and Kerala Police Department.
Actor Madhavan has now taken up a project that is based on the life of this legendary scientist. The movie, titled Rocketry - The Nambi Effect. The teaser of the film will be out on 31st October.
In September 2018, the Supreme Court gave Nambi a compensation of 50 Lakh, after the Kerala Government failed to do so. He was a pioneer in India's space mission programme, and played a crucial role in Chandrayaan that was launched in 2018.
Actor Suriya shared the promo of this film and tweeted: "This is Fantastic !! @ActorMadhavan Brother I would love to be a part of this dream! Let’s do what our heart says!!!", for which Madhavan replied: "You are so so Amazing my brother ..you always leave me overwhelmed and with nothing to say ... thank god for you Surya . ."
Madhavan has been tasting success for a long time in Tamil Cinema, with films like Irudhi Suttru, Vikram Vedha. He is awaiting the release of Savyasachi, a Telugu film.