Union I&B Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday congratulated actor R Madhavan on being nominated as President of FTII. Anurag Thakur took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “Heartiest congratulations to  @ActorMadhavan ji on being nominated as President of @FTIIOfficial and Chairman of the governing council. I'm sure that your vast experience & strong ethics will enrich this institute, bring positive changes, and take it to a higher level. My best wishes to you.” R Madhavan Nominated as President of Film and Television Institute of India, Union minister Anurag Thakur Shares Post On Social Media.

To this, Madhavan replied, “Thank you so very much for the honour and kind wishes @ianuragthakur Ji. I will do my very best to live up to all the expectations.” R Madhavan has been nominated as President and chairman of the governing council of FTII for a period of three years. Recently,  R Madhavan’s film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect won the award for Best Feature Film at the 69th National Film Awards. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a 2022 Indian biographical drama film written, produced and directed by R Madhavan in his directorial debut. The film is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, played by Madhavan, a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation. R Madhavan Talks about How Important Is Auditioning after His 3 Idiots Audition Video Surfaces Online!.

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Rocketry was released in six languages worldwide, including Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Earlier R Madhavan received the Best Director award at IIFA 2023 for the film. The biographical drama was screened in Parliament on August 5, and it received quite a phenomenal response. The movie was shot in India, France, Canada, Georgia and Serbia. Shah Rukh Khan and Suriya played cameos in the film.