September 01, 2023 10:07 pm | Updated September 03, 2023 01:31 pm IST - NEW DELHIActor R. Madhavan has been nominated as the president of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). My best wishes to you,” said Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur in a post on X on Friday. 🙏🙏 https://t.co/OHCKDS9cqt — Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) September 1, 2023Notably, Madhavan succeeds Shekhar Kapur as the president of the FTII. The decision comes days after the actor-director’s Rocketry: The Nambi Effectbagged the national award for the year 2021 in the Best Feature Film category. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a biopic on former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, starred Madhavan in the lead role alongside Simran.

Source: The Hindu September 03, 2023 18:26 UTC