For acclaimed Indian actor R. Madhavan ( (“Alai Payuthey,” “Tanu Weds Manu”), making his directorial debut, “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect,” literally required an understanding of rocket s…
In addition to directing, Madhavan plays the role of Indian scientist, Nambi Narayanan, a former Indian Space Research Organization scientist and aerospace engineer known for developing efficient liquid fuel engines and who became embroiled in a spy scandal.
“At that point of time to get somebody to understand rocket science or liquid fuel engine or what rocketry is or what a specific impulse is, or what escape velocity is and how it has to be depicted, a ready director of that caliber in the industry was next to impossible,” Madhavan tellsNarayanan and the film’s funders were absolutely sure that Madhavan direct it.
Madhavan also realized the depth of the scientist’s achievements, which include being one of the first Indian Ivy League students, visiting Scotland and receiving $500 million worth of equipment and going to France and learning to build the liquid fuel engine.
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