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Madhavan's next 'Rocketrey' a film on ISRO scientist

30th October 2018

It is the biopic of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and R. Madhavan is roped in to play this prestigious role on screen. The breathe actor posted a video on Instagram as the actor who plays the role of the scientist in the movie made the official announcement of the release date of the film's teaser as well which is October 31. In the video Madhavan said "Narayanan’s story is so remarkable that it is impossible not to see it, listen to it and once you listen, it’s impossible not to speak about it." The film is helmed by the National Award winning director Ananth Mahadevan. The making of the film was announced a year ago and it’s said that Madhavan has been undergoing immense training to get into the skin of the character. 

The actor will step in the shoes of the scientist from age 27 to 75 that means he will play all the three phases from his professional life. Madhavan was last seen in Vikram Vedha as a cop opposite Vijaysethupati which bagged 50 cr at the box-office that the actor will be playing the role of Nambi Narayanan, the former ISRO scientist, who introduced liquid fuel rocket technology while in-charge of the cryogenic rocket project, was accused in an ISRO espionage case but was later acquitted of all charges and received a compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the Kerala government this October.

Click here to watch the announcement video.

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