R Madhavan’s directorial debut Rocketry bags National Award on mother’s birthday: ‘All yours, Appa’s and Nambi sir’s blessings’

Madhavan took to his Instagram story and posted a selfie with his mother, along with a screenshot of the title card announcing Rocketry: The Nambi Effect as the best feature film at the National Film Awards. The text read, “Wish you the happiest birthday Amma. All yours, Appas, Nambi sir’s blessings.”

Rocketry The Nambi Effect marked R Madhavan’s directorial debut. (Photo: R Madhavan/Instagram)

The actor also shared a statement and said he was grateful to have had the opportunity to portray Nambi Narayanan on-screen. “I extend my heartfelt thanks to the National Film Awards jury for recognizing our film. This award is not just for me, but for all those who believed in the story we wanted to tell. Nambi Sir’s life is an inspiration, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to portray his incredible journey on screen.”

Rocketry premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year, before it released theatrically in July and received mixed to positive reviews. The film also featured superstar Shah Rukh Khan in a special appearance. In the Tamil version of the movie, Surya made a cameo apperance.

At the 69th National Film Awards, Allu Arjun was named the Best Actor for the film Pushpa, while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the award for Best Actress for the films Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively.  The Kashmir Files, meanwhile, won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration.