Actor Madhavan, last seen in Dhurandhar playing a character based on NSA Ajit Doval, is currently gearing up for the release of GDN, a biography of the Edison of India, GD Naidu. Given that his role in Dhurandhar and his 2022 directorial, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect are based on real people, theres curiosity about why Madhavan is increasingly picking these roles.

Also starring Dushara Vijayan, Priyamani, Jayaram and Yogi Babu, among others, GDN is directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar and is gearing up to open in theatres on August 7 in Tamil, in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.

Speaking to Behindwoods, Madhavan issued clarity on doing one biopic after another. "When I chose these projects, I didn't pick them one after another thinking, 'I'll do one biopic after another.' After Rocketry, I worked on several other films. Similarly, even after Dhurandhar, I've completed two or three more projects. It's just that they're taking a little longer to be released.

Further, Madhavan listed the films he has in the pipeline. "We've done a web series called Legacy. After that, we made a film called Circle. If those had released first, followed by this film, it would've looked different. But this one happened to come out sooner. That's why it now seems like I'm doing one biopic after another," he explained.

Vijay Moolan and Varghese Moolan are producing GDN under Varghese Moolan Pictures. Madhavan, too, produces it alongside his wife, Sarita, through their banner, Tricolour Films. Often hailed as the “Edison of India”, GD Naidu was a self-taught engineer and entrepreneur from Coimbatore who revolutionised Indian industry by adapting imported technologies into affordable, practical innovations.

On the technical team, music is composed by 96 and Meiyazhagan fame Govind Vasantha, and cinematography is by Aravind Kamalanathan, who also serves as its creative producer. The film marks a reunion of Tricolour Films and Varghese Moolan Pictures following their collaboration on Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.