Rocket Driver

Rocket Driver is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language fantasy dramedy film directed by Sriram Ananthashankar and co-written along with Akshay Poolla and Prasanth S.[1] The film stars debutant actor Vishvath in the lead role alongside Sunaina, National-Award winner Naga Vishal, Kathadi Ramamurthy, Jagan and others in supporting roles.

[3] The film has cinematography done by Regimel Surya Thomas, music by Kaushik Krish, and editing by Iniyavan Pandiyan.

One day, Prabha is inexplicably transported to a different world, where he encounters a young boy who requests a ride to Madras University.

To Prabha's astonishment, the young boy is revealed to be a younger version of India's former president and renowned scientist, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who has time traveled from 1948 to 2023.

The young Kalam recounts that he received a letter from Dean Mr. Arivazhagan, prompting his father to board him on a bus.

The diary mentions Annachi, a local shop owner who was a close friend of Kalam and Sasthri during their childhood.

The young Abdul Kalam replies that the time travel was driven to cherish those small and precious memories of life.

This is evident in his diary, where he expressed a desire to return a debt of one anna on the last day of his life and also acknowledged that Prabha's selfless act of helping a 14-year-old boy reach home safely was a greater achievement than his own accomplishments as a scientist who invented rockets.

[3] The genre was mentioned to be a fantasy dramedy film[7] produced by Anirudh Vallabh under his Stories By The Shore production banner.

[8] The film casting includes, Sunaina, K.D Engira Karuppudurai (2019) fame National-Award winner Naga Vishal,[9] Kathadi Ramamurthy, Jagan and others in supporting roles.

[17] Thinkal Menon of Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Rocket Driver - The genuine nature of the story and heartwarming performances are sure to leave a smile on your face.

"[19] Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Rocket Driver, with its refreshing premise, dedicated performances, and light-hearted take, manages to become a decent watch.