Who is Nambi Narayanan?

Ahead of Rocketry - The Nambi Effect's release in summer this year, here’s what you need to know about scientist Nambi Narayanan, the man who is the inspiration behind the film.

The trailer of R Madhavan’s much-anticipated film Rocketry - The Nambi Effect released on Thursday, April 1. The film is based on ex-ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Madhavan will be seen playing the protagonist in the film. The trailer of the film is garnering massive appreciation from the masses, but one question still lingers around, who is Nambi Narayanan, the main inspiration behind Madhavan’s directorial film? Ahead of the film’s release in summer this year, here’s what you need to know about Nambi Narayanan. Nambi Narayanan is an Indian scientist and aerospace engineer hailing from the state of Tamil Nadu. Nambi was the head of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Cryogenics Division when he was implicated in a fake spying case. In November 1994, Nambi Narayanan was charged with leaking confidential information pertaining to India’s space development to foreign agents. Nambi was accused of selling confidential "flight test data" for millions to foreign agents.