First Published Jan 11, 2023, 6:33 PM IST
Rocketry – The Numby Effect has made it as the Indian hopeful in this year’s Oscar shortlist. Rocketry – The Nambi Effect is a film based on the life of former ISRO scientist Padma Bhushan Nambi Narayan. Bollywood and Kollywood superstar R. Madhavan is the director of the film. RRR, The Kashmir Files, Kantara, Gangubhai Kathiyawadi and Vikrant Rona are also on the Oscar shortlist. The final nominations will be announced on January 24.
Madhavan himself acted as Nambi Narayana. The movie was a super hit at the time of its theatrical release. The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Prominent Malayali businessman Dr. Varghese Mulan’s Varghese Mulan Pictures and R. The film is jointly produced by Madhavan’s Tricolor Films and Hollywood production company 27th Investments.
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What happened in the personal and professional life of a scientist named Nambi Narayanan following the fake spy case? How was Indian space research affected? That’s what rocketry is all about. The film was simultaneously shot in English, Hindi and Tamil and was dubbed into Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada languages. The film was also released in international languages like Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian and Japanese. With this, ‘Rocketry – The Numby Effect’ became the first Indian film to be released in the most languages simultaneously.
Bollywood Megastar Shah Rukh Khan and Kollywood Superstar Suriya appeared in guest roles in the film. Simran is the heroine. Madhavan’s physical changes and makeovers to portray Nambi Narayanan at different ages were noted. Hollywood stars like Phyllis Logan (Phyllis Logan), Vincent Riotta (Vincent Riotta), Ron Donaiche (Ron Donaiche) and Bollywood stars like Rajit Kapoor, Ravi Raghavendra, Misha Khoshal, Gulshan Grover, Karthik Kumar and Malayalam actor Dinesh Prabhakar have acted in the lead role. The shooting of the movie took place in countries like India, France, America, Canada, Georgia, Serbia and Russia.
Last Updated Jan 11, 2023, 6:33 PM IST