The 69th National Film Awards were declared on Friday. R Madhavans Rocketry: The Nambi Effect received the National Award under the Best Feature Film category. The film showcased the life and journey of scientist Nambi Narayanan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by R. Madhavan (@actormaddy)Amid several congratulatory messages, Madhavan received a high five from AR Rahman himself. The Oscar winning musician and composer took to social media and mentioned remembering the impact of R Madhavans Cannes debut as a director last year. AR Rahman reshared his previous post and congratulated the actor. AR Rahman also said that he liked Rocketry: The Nambi Effect better than Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer.“Congrats R Madhavan…I still remember the impact of your movie watching at Cannes…have to confess now (great timing)… I liked yours better than Oppenheimer.”Congrats Madhavan 🚀….I still remember the impact of your movie watching at Cannes ….have to confess now (great timing🥸)… I liked yours better than #Oppenheimer https://t.co/aGJQsK3u87— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) August 25, 2023Madhavan responded to the special gesture on X, formerly known as twitter. The actor said, “Oh my God. Sir, youre always been one of the greatest inspirations for me but today I am speechless and most importantly motivated way beyond what I thought I was capable of. You are incredible sir in every sense of the word and we at Team Rocketry cannot begin to tell you what this means to us. God bless you sir and totally humbled and touched.”Oh my God sir youre always been one of the greatest inspiration for me but today I am speechless and most importantly motivated way beyond what I thought I was capable of . You are incredible sir in every sense of the word and we at Team Rocketry cannot begin to tell you what… https://t.co/ifqQH67MQN— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) August 26, 2023 Telegu Icon star Allu Arjun whos also the recipient for the national award in the best actor category for his film Pushpa: The Rise also congratulated Madhavan for the feat, along with wishing other winners.Heartiest Congratulations to @ActorMadhavan Garu on bringing an inspiring story to life and winning the national award for #RocketryTheNambiEffect is truly commendable. A well-deserved recognition, Congratulations to the whole team of #Shershaah on winning the special jury…— Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) August 25, 2023
