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Rocketry, The nambi effect, Review.

Nambi Narayanan, one of the best scientist of ISRO, played by R Madhavan effectively narrates the ups and downs of his life in docu-drama style. The film dedicates its first half to mark Nambi narayanans contributions to indian space missions and its second half to his further journies , unexpected arrest on suspicious charges, identifying him as antinational, further custodial tortures, his trails and acquittance from the supreme court at last. Chronologically, Nambi as a brilliant student gets scholarship to study in Princeton university about solid fuels and later to liquid fuels on rocketry. He flies back to India and rejoins ISRO to develop liquid engines. As india cant afford the engines, he and his team joins a french mission named vikings on which liquid fuel is being used. He understands the french technology from there and flies back to india. Later he aspires to develop cryogenic engines for that he makes a deal with india and Russia for the equipments. As the USSR collapses...

Spectacular Now, Review

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The film is an easygoing refreshment like a casual date and as the boy you is in the lead role says  “stuffs happens ” . The story involves the teenage romance of a charismatic boy who faces some elements of self criticism and realisations from his family, friend and things goings around him . His story is “spectacular” but faces nothing but himself as his own enemy. He realises that he is not afraid of anything because he dont feel anything if he hurt someone or if he gets hurt by someone.   The best part of the film is that it’s relatable to most of the boys and girls of this age group though it mainly revolves around relationship aspects and some family drama only . It doesn't dive into any psychological issues nor depict anything so serious, exactly like the leading boy's general attitude.  After watching this film, one can't love him, but for sure , nobody can hate him . May be thats the film all about …