GD Naidu trailer: R Madhavan transforms into ‘Edison of India’ GD Naidu in biographical drama
The official trailer of GDN, the much-awaited biographical period drama starring R Madhavan, was released by makers on social media, offering a first look at the actor’s dramatic transformation into legendary engineer and philanthropist Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, widely known as the “Edison of India.” R Madhavan transforms into ‘Edison of India’ GD Naidu in biographical drama The film is directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Madhavan. After earning acclaim for portraying a real-life figure in ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, Madhavan once again steps into the role of a historical personality. In GDN, he depicts multiple stages of GD Naidu’s life, from his determined younger years to an elderly version in which the actor appears almost unrecognisable. Running for nearly three minutes, the trailer opens with speculation surrounding Naidu’s later years, including a rumour that he had gone mad and bombed his own building. It then traces his journey from a grassroots innovator to a pioneering industrialist who built the UMS public transport network and established some of India’s earliest polytechnic institutions. …
