Actor R Madhavan has spoken about two veteran actors, Clint Eastwood and Amitabh Bachchan, whom he “seriously” follows. In a new interview, Madhavan said that while Clint “breaks the rules”, Amitabh has “managed to stay relevant”. He also talked about how his recent film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is “well researched” and shot “with authenticity”.He also talked about what makes him happy as an actor. Madhavan said that if his audience “only sees the character” he plays in the film and not him, “then it works well” and makes him happy. He also said that he does not make films for awards.
In an interview with Tribune India, Madhavan spoke about the actors, “Clint Eastwood and Amitabh Bachchan are two people I honestly follow. At 91, Eastwood is still making the movies he wants, breaking the rules, and winning Oscars. Amitabh sir has also always managed to stay relevant.” Talking about Rocketry, the actor said, “It is a film that has been made with authenticity in mind. No graphics were used, no prosthetics were used, losing or gaining weight was natural, everything was well researched, which takes time. It took us four years to complete.”
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is Madhavan’s directorial debut. The film is based on the life of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, who was falsely accused of espionage in 1994. Rocketry chronicles Nambi’s early days as a graduate student at Princeton University, before exploring his scientific work and the espionage allegations against him.
The film was released in theaters on July 1. It was shot simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and English and also dubbed in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Apart from Madhavan, the film also stars Phyllis Logan, Vincent Riotta, Ron Donachie, Simran, Rajit Kapur, Ravi Raghavendra, Misha Ghoshal, Gulshan Grover, Karthik Kumar and Dinesh Prabhakar. The film also has special appearances by Shah Rukh Khan and Suriya.Madhavan also has a film in the pipeline, Dhokha-Round D Corner, which will hit theaters on September 23. The film also stars Aparshakti Khurana, Darshan Kumaar and Khushalii Kumar. The thrilling thriller is directed by Kookie Gulati. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Dharmendra Sharma and Vikrant Sharma.
