Plot G.D.N. traces the life of Gopalaswamy Duraiswamy Naidu, popularly known as GD Naidu, the celebrated inventor and industrialist from Coimbatore. The film begins with a textbook committee debating whether a man once b...

GDN is a biographical period drama inspired by an extraordinary chapter in the life of Gopalaswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, popularly known as G.D. Naidu and remembered as the “Edison of India.” R Madhavan portrays the lege...

How does Madhavan approach real-life and fictional characters? Madhavan says believability is the most important factor in both cases. His main responsibility is to make audiences believe that the character genuinely exi...

R Madhavan’s growing interest in real-life stories has created an unofficial “Madhavan Biopic Universe,” spanning Guru, Rocketry, Dhurandhar and G.D.N. His latest film, G.D.N, brings inventor GD Naidu’s life to c...

R Madhavan’s GDN has secured a U/A certificate with a runtime of two hours and 27 minutes. The GD Naidu biopic, featuring Sathyaraj, Priyamani and Jayaram, is scheduled to release worldwide on August 7, 2026. GDN U/A C...

Cast and Poster Highlights R Madhavan is set to lead the biographical drama G.D.N., portraying the life of the legendary inventor and industrialist Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, popularly known as the Edison of India. The...