'Life is more complicated than rocket science'

Ranganathan Madhavan's labour of love Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is out in theatres, and he wants it to reach even the remotest corners of the world.

Madhavan tells "We've shown a very small part of his torture and interrogation. In reality, this brave and honest man struggled for eight years to get justice. If we showed everything that he went through, the film would have become too dark and morbid."

How did you get Shah Rukh Khan to do a film after three years?

And that too for a guest appearance! It wasn't difficult at all.

Shah Rukh is a gem of a guy.

When he heard who and what the film was about, he agreed to come on board immediately.

Shah Rukh and I go back a long way.

We come from similar non-film backgrounds. He also started television like me.

Then you both became superstars?

I don't know about me, but Shah Rukh is definitely a superstar.

He plays a very important part in Rocketry. He conducts the interview with Nambi sir where the truth about his life is revealed.

Suriya plays Shah Rukh's role in the Tamil version of the film.

Did such an interview actually happen in Nambi Narayanan's life?

Of course! It was conducted on a Kerala television channel by a local journalist.

This interview was a turning point in Nambi sir's fight for justice.