The famous actor, R Madhavan is all set to play the role of Indian inventor and engineer Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu (GD Naidu), in his next feature film. Naidu referred to as the ‘Edison of India; is credited for the manufacturing of the first electric motor in India. He made significant contributions to a variety of fields, including mechanical, electrical, and agricultural. The earlier biopic of GD Naidu-The Edison of India. It was produced by the Films Division of India and won the ‘Best Science & Technology Film Award’ at the 66th National Film Awards, 2019.

Film poster released

The film was announced by the production banner MediaOne Global Entertainment Limited on its social media handle. “Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited signed with GD Naidu charities to make a Biopic on the life and achievements of Miracle man #GDNaidu with @ActorMadhavan as the lead”, the makers tweeted.

G.D. Rajkumar, the grandson of Mr. Naidu and the son of GD Naidu Charities Managing Trustee, G.D. Gopal, shared with a media source, that the movie’s aim was to inspire the youth towards science and innovation. “My grandfather had recorded many details about his life and innovations, which have been put up in the library in the memorial gallery. The movie is an extension of this. We hope to inspire the youth of today towards science and innovations…”.

Director of the film

Krishna Kumar, a filmmaker, has been selected to direct the film. His work was last seen in the biopic “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect,” which he also directed, Madhavan played ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan. The actor R Madhavan has appeared in a number of the highest-grossing movies, including Irudhi Suttru, 3 Idiots, and Vikram Vedha. With the 1997 movie Inferno, the actor made his film debut. He has since acted in a number of movies, including Guru, Rang De Basanti, Evano Oruvan, Naan Aval Adhu, Om Shanti, Vaazhthugal, Rocketry: The Manbi Effect, and many more.

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