R. Madhavan Honest Reply After Being Trolled For Saying ‘ISRO Used Panchang For Mars Mission’

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a forthcoming pan-Indian movie, a directorial debut by R Madhavan, is presently scheduled for release.

Speaking about the movie, since the beginning, it has been one of the talked-about topics throughout the world. One of the most talked-about movies at the Cannes Film Festival was the historical drama based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, who was ISRO’s former genius scientist and aerospace engineer. He was accused of spying but after battling a long legal fight, he gets the clean chit.

A formidable ensemble cast, comprising renowned foreign performers like Phyllis Logan, Vincent Riotta, and Ron Donachie as well as special cameos by superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Suriya, makes up the movie, which stars Madhavan in the titular character of Nambi Narayanan. The film also has Rajit Kapur, Simran, Misha Ghoshal, Ravi Raghavendra, Muralidaran, Shyam Renganathan, and Karthik Kumar.

R. Madhavan started the film’s promotional campaign and everything was going well but soon something went unusual when Madhavan’s comments on ISRO employing Panchang for the Mars Orbiter Mission. His comments went viral on various social media platforms and made lots of noise.

R. Madhavan controversial statement

In his interview in Telugu, as per TM Krishna’s translation, he said,

“Indian rockets did not have the three engines (solid, liquid and cryogenic) that helps western rockets propel themselves into Mars’ orbit. Since India lacked this… used information in the Panchangam.”

“It has the celestial map with all information on various planets, gravitation pulls, sun’s flares deflection etc., all calculated perfectly 1000s of years ago and hence the micro-second the launch was calculated using this info. The rocket was launched, it went around the earth, moon and Jupiter’s moon and ricochet like a play thing and put into Mar’s orbit”.

Here’s what he said:

The Rocketry actor’s remarks have angered internet users, especially R Madhavan’s devoted followers, who allege that he has now transitioned from being a “Chocolate Boy” to a “WhatsApp Uncle.”

As one user said,

While another user said,

But now Madhavan has reacted to all this by accepting his mistake in a tweet which said,

“I deserve this for calling the Almanac the “Panchang” in tamil. Very ignorant of me.❤️Though this cannot take away for the fact that what was achieved with just 2 engines by us in the Mars Mission. A record by itself. @NambiNOfficial. Vikas engine is a rockstar.”

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On July 1, 2022, the movie will be released in six different languages, including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.