Dhanush is all set to play former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, in a biopic directed by Om Raut. The film has been titled Kalam: The Missile Man of India and the primary poster was unveiled on the Cannes Movie Competition 2025. The upcoming movie will comply with his inspiring journey and showcase his roots.
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The upcoming biopic on Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam will comply with his unimaginable journey from his beginnings to turning into India’s “Missile Man” and the nation’s eleventh president. The movie takes inspiration from Kalam’s in style memoir Wings of Hearth and goals to focus on not simply his achievements in science and politics but in addition his deep values and imaginative and prescient for the nation.
Making the announcement on X, Om Raut wrote, “From Rameswaram to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the journey of a legend begins… India’s Missile Man is coming to the silver display. Dream massive. Rise greater. #KALAM – The Missile Man of India.”
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The movie is produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Bhushan Kumar. This additionally marks director Om Raut’s third undertaking with the latter. In keeping with a report by Selection, the Adipurush director stated that the film is designed to transcend politics. It would discover APJ Abdul Kalam’s multifaceted persona — from a scientist and instructor to a poet and dreamer.
The director talked about that the previous president of India represented management constructed on schooling, innovation, and humility. Om Raut additionally acknowledged that portraying Kalam’s life on display is each a artistic problem and a big accountability.
Coming to Dhanush, this marks his second upcoming biopic after Ilaiyaraaja. He additionally has a number of promising initiatives within the pipeline, together with Kuberaa, Idly Kadai, and Tere Ishk Mein. Moreover, he’s working with administrators like Rajkumar Periyasamy, Mari Selvaraj, Vetrimaaran, and others. Nonetheless, the titles of those movies haven’t been formally introduced but.
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