Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a biographical drama film based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation, who was accused in the ISRO espionage case and later exonerated. The film is written, produced, and directed by R. Madhavan, who also plays the lead role.
The movie was filmed simultaneously in English, Tamil, and Hindi. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 19th May 2022 and was theatrically released on 1st July 2022.
Star Cast:
R. Madhavan as Nambi Narayanan
Simran as Meena Narayanan
Rajit Kapur as Vikram Sarabhai (Hindi and English versions)
Ravi Raghavendra as Vikram Sarabhai (Tamil version)
Amaan as APJ Abdul Kalam
Muralidaran as Arunan
Misha Ghoshal as Geeta Narayanan
Shyam Renganathan as Shankar Narayanan
Karthik Kumar as P. M. Nayar
Dinesh Prabhakar as L. D. Gopal
Anurita Jha as Mariam Rasheeda
Mohan Raman as Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Ron Donachie as Col. Cleaver
Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Cleaver
Vincent Riotta as Luigi Crocco
Branka Petric as Crocco’s wife
Sriram Parthasarathy as Barry Amaldev
Jagan as Scientist
Rajeev Ravindranathan as Param
Sam Mohan as Unni
Bhawsheel Sahani Singh as Sartaj
Vladimir Vuckovic as Yuri
Shah Rukh Khan as himself (Guest appearance in Hindi and English versions)
Suriya as himself (Guest appearance in Tamil version)
MOVIE REVIEW: An important film with an exceptional story that must be told. R Madhavan has turned director with this film and in his debut directorial he impressed everybody and handled the film very well. Hats off to Madhavan for picking this subject and not making it an overdramatized film. He deserves an applaud to show how Vikram Sarabhai, APJ Abdul Kalam, Neil Armstrong, and Cleaver Hughes were impressed by Nambi’s achievements.
The pace of the film in the first half is slow and a lot of rocket science jargon is used due to which it becomes difficult for some viewers to connect with the scenes. The second half is better and more engaging. It offers a few stirring & emotional moments of Nambi’s interrogation, society’s reaction on his family, and the climax showing Nambi Narayanan himself was the stand-out scene.
This is an Award-winning performance by Madhavan, he surprises the audience with his look & body language and how he transforms into Nambi Narayanan. The makeup department does an impressive job. Simran was outstanding in the second half of the film. Shah Rukh Khan is excellent in a special appearance and his presence upraised the film. The supporting cast has done their job well with the limited written roles.
Other highlights of the film are the cinematography and the background music which enhances the impact in several scenes. There was a large room for the crisp editing in the first of the film, with a runtime of 157 minutes, the film seems too lengthy.
Rocketry – The Nambi Effect Movie Rating:
Direction 3.5/5
Acting 4/5
Dialogues 3.5/5
Story 3.5/5
Screenplay 3/5
Overall Hit ya Flop Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars (Very Good)
Highly Recommended 
