R Madhavan appointed as FTII president, Anurag Thakur sends ‘heartiest congratulations’

R Madhavan has been part of Indian cinema since 1996 and has worked in the Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu industries. In 2022, the actor made his directorial debut with Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. Despite performing acting and directorial duties, he received the Best Feature Film accolade at the National Film Award. Now, the actor-director has received a high honour. 3 things you need to know: R Madhavan gained recognition with Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey. He’s been part of films, television shows, as well as, documentaries. He is yet to appear in films such as Test and Amriki Pandit. R Madhavan gets appointed as president of FTII Madhavan has now been bestowed with the presidency of the Film and Television Insititute of India. Moreover, he is also the Chairman of the governing council. The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur congratulated the Rocketry director with a post on X. (Anurag Thakur wishes Madhavan congratulations on becoming FTII president | Image: X) He gave his ‘heartiest congratulations,’ and wrote, “I’m sure that your vast experience and strong ethics will enrich this institute, bring positive changes, and take it to a higher level. My best wishes to you.” R Madhavan’s reaction to winning National Film Award After winning big at the 69th National Film Awards, R Madhavan spoke with Republic Media Network’s Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami. During the conversation, Madhavan expressed gratitude over the massive feat and called the win a matter of great pride. He recalled how he arrived at the decision to direct the movie. #RocketryBestFilm | @ActorMadhavan shares with Arnab the 'divine' and emotional moment he decided to direct 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect', watch here https://t.co/eEqRBEi9nr #Rocketry #NambiNarayanan #Madhavan #ISRO #Arnab pic.twitter.com/Ezl9kIrSno — Republic (@republic) August 24, 2023 "This story and concept was brought to me by Mr. Anant Mahadevan when he told me about Nambi Narayanan sir. I remember wanting to research him immediately and very strangely the last scene of this film is actually from an interview that he gave and we had to match him and me in terms of the looks so that it looks seamless in the film,” said Madhavan. During the conversation, he also spoke about meeting Nambi Narayanan, and India’s Chandrayaan-3 achievement.

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R Madhavan appointed as FTII president, Anurag Thakur sends ‘heartiest congratulations’

R Madhavan has now become the President of FTII, and the chairman of its governing council. He received the honour after his National Film Award win.

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