Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' Wins Best Film At 69th National Awards
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Rocketry: The Nambi Effect wins National Award for Best Feature Film

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect wins National Award for Best Feature Film

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‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ Wins Best Film At 69th National Awards

‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ Wins Best Film At 69th National Awards

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Rocketry: रॉकेट्री के एक साल पूरे होने पर फिल्म के मेकर्स हुए खुश, क्रू के सदस्यों को गिफ्ट किया यह खास तोहफा

Rocketry: रॉकेट्री के एक साल पूरे होने पर फिल्म के मेकर्स हुए खुश, क्रू के सदस्यों को गिफ्ट किया यह खास तोहफा

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R Madhavan and the makers of Rocketry: The Nambi Effect gift high end luxury watches to crew members as the film completes one year of release

R Madhavan and the makers of Rocketry: The Nambi Effect gift high end luxury watches to crew members as the film completes one year of release

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Well deserved: R Madhavan named best director at IIFA

Well deserved: R Madhavan named best director at IIFA

IIFA Awards 2023
IIFA 2023: R Madhavan wins Best Director award for ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, fans say “well deserved”

IIFA 2023: R Madhavan wins Best Director award for ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, fans say “well deserved”

IIFA Awards 2023
Rocketry won best director at the IIFA

Rocketry won best director at the IIFA

IIFA Awards 2023
Nominated For IIFA Award for Best Story (Adaptation)

Nominated For IIFA Award for Best Story (Adaptation)

IIFA Awards 2023

Sometimes a man wronged

...is a nation wronged

Sometimes a man wronged

...is a nation wronged

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Based on the incredible

True Story
Rocketry
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Based on the incredible

True Story
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An

Arrogant Genius
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Charming

Impatient

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Insensitive

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Shrewd

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Manipulative

But what destroyed him

Was his patriotism

For

An Ignorant Nation
Rocketry

is a retelling of 

Shri Nambi Narayananʼs

Life

Circa, 1965
One Man's Dream
To make India a superpower in Satellite Launch Market
Circa, 1965
Circa, 1969
Princeton University
Studied Liquid Propulsion under the legendary Prof. Luigi Crocco & completed a 3 year course in 8 months
Circa, 1969
Circa, 1971
Rolls Royce
Charmed the Cleaversʼ (CEO Rolls Royce) to give India £450 million worth of equipments for FREE.
Circa, 1971
Circa, 1984
Developed the VIKAS ENGINE
which continues to be the workhorse of ISRO for every launch even today known as an engine that never failed.
Circa, 1984
Circa, 1991, USSR
Cryogenic Engines
Deftly negotiated a deal with the USSR for cryogenic engines to prep India for the trillion dollar satellite launch market
Circa, 1991, USSR
Circa, 1991, USSR
EINSTEIN MEETS BOND
Deftly negotiated a deal with the USSR for cryogenic engines to prep India for the trillion dollar satellite launch market
Circa, 1991, USSR
India, 1994
Arrested, Humiliated, Wronged
Victim of an international conspiracy Betrayed by compatriots Shamed by an ignorant nation.
India, 1994
India, 1996
Arrested, Humiliated, Wronged
His obsessive pursuit to help India gain space supremacy drove him away from his family. Yet, it was the unflinching support of his loved ones that helped Nambi survive the darkest hour
India, 1996
Circa, 2014
Mangalyaan
The VIKAS engine made Mangalyaan possible at fraction of the cost that NASA had incurred to reach Mars.
Circa, 2014
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Based on the incredible

True Story
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Synopsis

Rocketry

The people who should be celebrated for their contribution to the society are usually the people who would rather stay anonymous. It is because they strive, persevere, accomplish more with less, without complaining, without wailing for attention. And in doing so, they become vulnerable to our worst instincts. 

Nambi Narayanan

Rocketry – The Nambi Effect is a retelling of Shri Nambi Narayananʼs life story as it unravels in an in- terview by the celebrated superstar and Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, on a TV program. Like many great minds, Nambi is also deeply flawed, his genius and obsession earning him enemies and detractors, thus making him a compelling modern protagonist. 

Beyond serving as a treatise for the vindication of quiet achievers in society, the film also challenges the audience to take up the responsibility of recognizing, and celebrating these special contributors, whether it be a Nambi Narayanan or a teacher educating poor kids, soldiers at the border, doctors serving in remote villages, or volunteers helping the needy. It also raises a powerful question – Why arenʼt we standing up collectively to defend our innocent and powerless against the hegemony of the powers that be? For every Nambi, there are a thousand more quiet achievers fighting for justice.

Their stories need to be heard. It starts with Nambi. But heʼs just the beginning.

Cast

R. Madhavan

Simran Bagga

Shahrukh Khan

Suriya