B-town actor R. Madhavan will be stepping in as the director of ‘Rocketry - The Nambi Effect’ after Ananth Mahadevan had to leave the project due to some unavoidable circumstances.
Earlier, Madhavan was co-directing the film which is based on the life of scientist and aerospace engineer S. Nambi Narayanan, with Mahadevan. Madhavan is also essaying the role of the protagonist in the film.
"Ananth Mahadevan is an extremely talented filmmaker. However, owing to unavoidable circumstances and certain pressing commitments he could no longer direct 'Rocketry - The Nambi Effect'. Rocketry is close to my heart for many reasons. The film is shaping up well and I can't wait to tell the incredible story of Nambi Narayanan to the world," Madhavan said in a statement.
Narayanan was a senior official at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who was in charge of the cryogenics division. In 1994, he was falsely charged with spying and arrested. The charges against him were dismissed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 1996, and the Supreme Court declared him not guilty in 1998.
The film is slated for a release this year.
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