69th National Film Awards: R Madhavan is “overwhelmed” and “humbled” as Rocketry: The Nambi Effect wins Best Feature Film 69 : Bollywood News

Actor and director R Madhavan is over the moon after his directorial debut film, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, won the award for Best Feature Film at the 69th National Film Awards. The film, which also stars Madhavan in the lead role, is a biographical drama based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who was falsely accused of espionage.

69th National Film Awards: R Madhavan is “overwhelmed” and “humbled” as Rocketry: The Nambi Effect wins Best Feature Film

Madhavan took to Instagram to express his gratitude to the jury and the entire cast and crew of the film. An excerpt of his lengthy note read, “Getting the national award for the Best Feature film has given us the belief that Nambi Narayanan Sir will finally get the recognition he so richly deserves, and that has been our only mission. The love of the audience around the world and the recognition bestowed upon us today has completely humbled me and I do not take this lightly. This has inspired me to give even more of myself to this wonderful profession I am in, and I hope to entertain all of you, as best as I can in the years to come.”

The actor-turned-director also congratulated “all the other National award winners and contenders, who have put an extraordinary effort to get this recognition.”