Director Krishnakumar Ramakumar's GD Naidu biopic opened in theatres on Friday to critical and audience reviews ranging from mixed to negative. The film, starring R Madhavan in the titular role, has faced stiff competition from the other Friday release, DC, starring Lokesh Kanagaraj and Wamiqa Gabbi. On the first day, GDN's Telugu version has only earned a gross collection of 59 lakh from theatres and a net collection of 53 lakh, according to data from Sacnilk. Interestingly, the tracker is yet to release the GDN box office collection figure for the Tamil version and the total worldwide collection data.

The film tells the story of legendary inventor and industrialist GD Naidu's fight for progress and his innovative pursuit amidst opposition from authoritative figures.

The official logline reads, "Before the technology boom, there was one man who dared to reinvent the future. Witness the life, the struggles, and the genius of GD Naidu."

Besides starring in the titular role, Madhavan has also produced the film with his wife Sarita under their Tricolour Films banner in association with Varghese Moolan Pictures. It has reunited Madhavan and Tricolour Films with Varghese Moolan and Vijay Moolan's production banner after their collaboration on the Nambi Narayanan biopic, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. Madhavan is also credited as a writer alongside director Krishnakumar Ramakumar, known for helming Oho Enthan Baby.

In addition to Madhavan, the film also stars Sathyaraj, Jayaram, Priyamani, Dushara Vijayan, Vinay Rai, Thambi Ramaiah, Nandalal, TeeJay Arunasalam, Sheela, Karunakaran, Muralidaran, Aditi Balan, Mohan Raman, Kaniha, Ramesh Tilak, Carl Andrew Harte, and Richard Bhakti Klein, among others.

On the technical front, the film has composer Govind Vasantha, cinematographer Aravind Kamalanathan, editor Bijith Bala, production designer Hakkim Sulaiman, and costume designer Jishad Shamsudeen.