Actor Madhavan's upcoming film, GDN, based on inventor and entrepreneur GD Naidu, will move to an August 7 release. The film, directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, was initially scheduled for release on July 17. Besides Tamil, GDN will also be released in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.

GDN also stars Jayaram, Priyamani, and Yogi Babu. Vijay Moolan and Varghese Moolan are producing it 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.