Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Seen it?2022 | 154 min | Drama, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Richard Jewell, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 34 min.
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The story of the great Indian rocket scientist, Shri Nambi Narayanan's life, a true patriot, who was turned into a villain in the blink of an eye after being falsely accused of treason.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
5 wins and 9 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide on a $8 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 171K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by R. Madhavan
- R. MadhavanNambi Narayanan
- SimranMeena
- Misha GhoshalGeeta Narayanan
- JaganScientist
- Dinesh PrabhakarL. D. Gopal
- Ron DonachieCol. Cleaver
- Vincent RiottaLuigi Crocco
- Phyllis LoganMrs Cleaver
- Gulshan GroverA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Ravi RaghavendraVikram Sarabhai